Sporting KC vs Real Salt Lake Prediction, 06/19/2024 MLS soccer picks, tips and odds

Game: Sporting KC vs Real Salt Lake

Date: Wednesday June 19, 2024

Place: Kinder Mercy Park in Kansas City, Kansas

TV: AppleTV

The Claret and Cobalt (9-7-2) head to Children’s Mercy Park on Wednesday, where they meet Sporting KC (3-5-10). The goaltenders protecting the net are Tim Melia for Kansas City and Zac MacMath for Salt Lake.

KC has given away 36 goals while conceding 2.00 goals per 90 minutes, and opposing clubs have conceded 93 goals to their name. They have kept a total of 1 clean sheet, giving them a percentage of 5.6% this season. Kansas City has received 37 yellow cards so far this year. The Wizards rank 27th in expected goals ratio at 19.2, and their xGA stands at 29.2. Over the season, the team has an average of 0.78 points per game (14 points) and is also in 8th place in the league with 20 assists. The team’s goal difference currently stands at -8 with 28 goals in the net and also 36 goals conceded. Sporting KC has collected 56 saves and earned a 62.4 save percentage this season.

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On the year, RSL has a club save percentage of 80.0 (85 shots on target against), and is 3rd in football with 34 points. The Claret and Cobalt have an average of 1.89 points/match, while they have 30 assists and 1 red card. Real Salt Lake has scored 36 goals and their expected goals this season is 29.7. RSL has a shutout rate of 33.3% this year and also 41 yellow cards. This club’s goals conceded per 90 stands at 1.06, alongside 66 saves, and they have collected 6 shutouts. Salt Lake is 1st in terms of goals conceded with 19, and their goal difference is 17.

The man expected to protect the net for Kansas City will be Tim Melia. His goals allowed per 90 minutes are 1.33 (358 total goals allowed) and he has a save percentage of 70.8. Melia (108-64-99 record during his football career) was responsible for 74 shutouts, giving him a 27.4% clean sheet percentage. Melia has played a total of 24,203 minutes and collected 795 saves in his career. The United States goalkeeper has faced 1,162 shots in 270 career starts.

Zac MacMath will be in front of the net for Salt Lake. MacMath has kept 64 clean sheets while facing 980 shots against him in 20,723 minutes during his career. He has earned a save percentage of 71.0 and his clean sheet percentage currently stands at 27.8%. He has surrendered 1.30 goals per 90 minutes and has a record of 81-70-79. In his career, MacMath has allowed 299 goals and recorded 680 saves in 230 starting assignments.

Alan Pulido is a football player who can make an impact for Kansas City. Pulido has played 193 games in his career and scores 0.44 goals per 90 minutes. The striker representing Mexico scored 89 goals in 18,220 minutes played. He has 27 assists while collecting 17 yellow card warnings during his professional football career.

Salt Lake has a player in Cristian Arango who is causing headaches for opposing coaches. He scores 0.52 goals per 90 minutes and has started 164 games during his football career. The forward from Columbia has spent 14,972 minutes on the pitch and scored 86 goals. He has received fourteen yellow card warnings in his career and has assisted a goal nineteen times.

Who will win tonight’s MLS match against the spread?

Josh Schonwald’s pick: Take Salt Lake

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