Toronto FC vs DC United Prediction, 8/31/2024 MLS Soccer Prediction, Tips & Odds

Game: Toronto FC vs DC United

Date: Saturday August 31, 2024

Location: BMO field in Toronto, ON

TV: Apple TV

The Reds (10-3-14) will face DC United (6-8-12) on Saturday at BMO Field. The goalies expected to start are Sean Johnson for Toronto and Alex Bono for DC.

Toronto has conceded 47 goals and conceded 1.74 goals per 90 minutes, while the opposition has had 125 SoT against them. They have 8 clean sheets, which gives them a percentage of 29.6% on the campaign. Toronto has collected 77 yellow cards over the course of the season, in addition to 4 red cards. The Reds are 25th in expected goals with 31.6, while their xGA stands at 36.2. On the campaign, the team is averaging 1.22 points per game (33 points) and also sits 18th in MLS with 26 assists. Their goal differential is -12 with 35 goals scored and also conceded 47. Toronto FC has earned 79 SVs and has an SV percentage of 64.0 so far this year.

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DC United has scored a total of 38 goals and their expected goals this year stands at 41.2. The club’s goals against per 90 minutes currently stands at 2.08 with 69 saves and they have registered 2 shutouts. This season, the United have a save percentage of 59.0 (122 SoT against) and they also rank 25th in football with 26 points. DC are ranked 26th in goals against with 54 and their goal difference is -16. The United have a shutout percentage of 7.7% this year and have collected 78 yellow card warnings. The United are averaging 1.00 points per game and have collected 30 assists and 7 red cards.

Guarding the net for Toronto is Sean Johnson. His goals against per 90 minutes is 1.31 (515 goals against) and he has a save percentage of 70.6. Johnson (152-113-128 during his soccer career) has kept 102 clean sheets, which gives him a shutout percentage of 26.0%. Johnson has been on the field for a total of 35,346 minutes and has 1,172 saves in his career so far. The United States goalkeeper has faced 1,684 shots in 393 starts.

Alex Bono is expected to guard the net for DC. Bono has 35 clean sheets and has defended 826 shots against him in 15,972 minutes throughout his career. He owns a save percentage of 69.2 and his shutout percentage stands at 20.0%. He has allowed 1.56 goals per 90 with a record of 69-46-61. So far in his career, Bono has allowed 277 goals and has made 552 total saves in 175 starts.

Deandre Kerr is a member of the squad that can be a force in the game for Toronto. The forward from Canada has scored 9 goals in 3,168 professional minutes played. Kerr has started 35 games in his professional soccer career and has 0.26 goals per 90 minutes. He has a total of 2 assists and 0 yellow cards during his professional soccer career.

DC has playmaker Jared Stroud, who will prepare the defenders for this match. The American-born forward has been on the pitch for 10,765 minutes and has scored 30 goals. He has an average of 0.25 goals per 90 and has started in 124 games in his career. He has collected 3 yellow cards in his career so far and has assisted on 37 goals.

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

Tony Sink’s Pick: Pick Toronto

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