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Minnesota United FC vs Real Salt Lake MLS Point Spread Picks 7/20/2019


by - 7/19/2019

Sam Johnson Real Salt Lake
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Saturday, July 20, 2019

Rio Tinto Stadium

Darwin Quintero and Minnesota United (10-3-7, 4th in the Western Conference) travel to Rio Tinto Stadium on Saturday where they'll meet Real Salt Lake (9-2-9, 6th in the Western Conference). The goalkeepers expected to start are Vito Mannone for Minnesota United and Nick Rimando for Real Salt Lake. The moneyline on this game has Minnesota United coming in at +310 and RSL is at -143. The over/under is set at 3.

Minnesota United FC comes into the game with a record of 10 wins, 3 draws, and 7 defeats putting them at 4th in the Western Conference. Thus far in the season, they have converted a total of 35 goals which puts them at 2nd in the Western Conference and 4th in the league. This means that if they are going to get away with the victory in this matchup, they are going to need to play really tough. Their goal differential is +8 putting them at 4th in the league. Minnesota United FC will look to get teammates more involved in this game because they have earned a total of 23 assists which puts them at 7th in the league and 3rd in the Western Conference. Regarding shots on target, they have earned a total of 79 which puts them at 12th in the Western Conference and 20th in the league. As a team, Minnesota has obtained a total of 248 fouls which means they are averaging 12.4 fouls per contest. They have earned a total of 33 points for 2019 and they are averaging a crowd of 19,740.

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Darwin Quintero is one of the players to keep an eye on for the Loons. The midfielder from Colombia has played in 18 contests this year and has played 1,353 minutes. Up to now, the 31-year-old has racked up 6 goals and has had an assist on 5 goals. He holds an average of 75 mins per game. Quintero has been a starter in 16 contests this year and has racked up 16 fouls in the process. With reference to shots on target, Quintero has 15 which puts him at 36th in Major League Soccer and 5th in the East among midfielders. Angelo Rodriguez is another guy to watch out for on the squad from Minnesota. The 29-year-old from Colombia has connected on 5 goals this year which has him sitting in 16th in the East among forwards and 40th among all qualified players in Major League Soccer. He has totaled 1,290 minutes and averages 65 minutes per game which has him sitting in 295th in Major League Soccer. For this year, he has earned 12 shots on target which has him sitting in 22nd in the East among forwards.

The man looking after the goal for the Loons is Vito Mannone from Italy. He is 30 years old and has played 1,800 minutes minding the goal this season. Mannone is allowing an average of 1.50 goals per 90 mins which ranks him 9th in the Western Conference and 23rd in MLS among goaltenders. During this year, he's surrendered 30 goals. His save percentage is .691 which ranks him 9th in the Western Conference.

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Real Salt Lake comes into this game with a record of 9 wins, 2 draws, and 9 losses which is good for 6th in the Western Conference. So far this year, they have earned a total of 29 goals which has them sitting at 7th in the West and 14th in MLS. This means that if are going to walk away with a victory, they are going to look at taking care of the ball and controlling possession. Their goal differential is 0 which is good for 15th in MLS. Real Salt Lake will be looking to get teammate involved in the game because they currently have a total of 18 assists which has them sitting at 18th in MLS and 9th in the West. When looking at shots on target, they currently have a total of 94 which has them sitting at 5th in the West and 11th in MLS. As a team, Salt Lake has obtained a total of 249 fouls which has them averaging 12.45 fouls per game. They currently have a total of 29 points for this season and they have an average attendance of 17,800.

Sam Johnson is one of the players to watch for RSL. The forward from Liberia has performed in 16 contests so far this year and has played a total of 892 mins. Over the course of that time, the 25-year-old has scored 8 goals and has assisted on 0 goals. He holds an average of 56 minutes per game. Johnson has started 10 contests so far this year and has totaled 12 fouls during that period. In the matter of shots on target, Johnson has connected on 10 which places him at 75th in Major League Soccer and 25th in the Eastern Conference among forwards. Albert Rusnák is another scorer to keep an eye on for the team from Salt Lake. The 24-year-old from Slovakia has racked up 7 goals for the year which places him at 2nd in the Eastern Conference among midfielders and 23rd among all qualified players in MLS. He has totaled 1,507 mins and has an average of 84 minutes per game which places him at 127th in MLS. So far this year, he has earned 17 shots on target which places him at 3rd in the Eastern Conference among midfielders.

The goaltender for RSL is Nick Rimando from the United States. He is 39 years old and has been on the field a total of 1,440 minutes minding the net for the 2019 campaign. Rimando is conceding an average of 1.50 goals per 90 minutes which has him sitting in 10th in the West and 24th in Major League Soccer among goaltenders. For the season, he has given up 24 goals. His save % is .619 which has him sitting in 16th in the West.

Who will win tonight's soccer game against the spread?

Tony's Pick: Take Minnesota (+310)

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