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New York Red Bulls vs Orlando City SC Soccer Betting Tips 7/21/2019


by - 7/20/2019

Brian White New York Red Bulls
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Sunday, July 21, 2019

Orlando City Stadium

Orlando City Stadium is the venue where Tesho Akindele and Orlando City (7-5-9, 9th in the Eastern Conference) will take on the New York Red Bulls (9-4-8, 4th in the Eastern Conference) on Sunday. The goalkeepers expected to start are Luis Robles for the New York Red Bulls and Brian Rowe for Orlando City. The moneyline on this contest has the New York Red Bulls coming in at +205 and the Lions are at +107. The over/under has been set at 3.

The New York Red Bulls step onto the pitch with a mark of 9 wins, 4 draws, and 8 losses ranking them 4th in the Eastern Conference. So far this year, they have scored a total of 34 goals which has them ranked at 3rd in the Eastern Conference and 5th in MLS. This means that if they are going to get away with the victory in this game, they are going to look at taking care of the ball and controlling possession. Their goal differential is +5 ranking them 7th in MLS. The New York Red Bulls will look to get teammates more involved in this game because they have earned a total of 27 assists which has them ranked at 2nd in MLS and 1st in the Eastern Conference. As to shots on target, they have earned a total of 95 which has them ranked at 6th in the Eastern Conference and 10th in MLS. As a unit, New York has compiled a total of 272 fouls which has them averaging 12.95 fouls per game. They have earned a total of 31 points for this season and they are averaging a crowd of 16,624.

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Daniel Royer is one of the players to watch for the Red Bulls. The midfielder from Austria has taken part in 18 games in 2019 and has played 1,280 minutes. Up to now, the 28-year-old has connected on 7 goals and has assisted on 5 goals. So far this season he is averaging 71 minutes per game. Royer has started 14 games in 2019 and has committed 8 fouls in the process. In terms of shots on target, Royer has a total of 17 which has him ranked 23rd in Major League Soccer and 8th in the Eastern Conference among midfielders. Brian White is another guy to keep an eye on for the team from New York. The 22-year-old from the United States has a total of 6 goals this season which puts him at 10th in the East among forwards and 27th among all players in MLS. He has totaled 941 mins and averages 72 mins per game which puts him at 247th in MLS. For this season, he has a total of 8 shots on target which puts him at 21st in the East among forwards.

Protecting the goal for the Red Bulls is Luis Robles from the United States. He is 34 years old and has totaled 1,800 mins defending the goal for the season. Robles is surrendering an average of 1.50 goals per 90 mins which has him sitting in 13th among Eastern Conference goalies and 21st in Major League Soccer among goaltenders. So far this year, he's allowed 30 goals. He's earned a save percentage of .643 which has him sitting in 9th among Eastern Conference goalies.

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Orlando City SC comes into this matchup with a mark of 7 wins, 5 draws, and 9 losses which puts them at 9th in the Eastern Conference. So far this year, they have racked up a total of 27 goals which ranks them 9th in the East and 17th in the league. This means that if they are going to get away with the victory in this game, they will want to put some goals in the back of the net. Their goal differential is +1 which puts them at 13th in the league. Orlando City SC will want to move the ball around the pitch and get the ball to their scorers as they currently have a total of 16 assists which ranks them 21st in the league and 10th in the East. In discussing shots on target, they currently have a total of 75 which ranks them 10th in the East and 22nd in the league. As a team, Orlando has collected a total of 227 fouls which means they have an average of 10.81 fouls per game. They currently have a total of 26 points for the 2019 season and they are averaging a crowd of 22,947.

Tesho Akindele is one of the players to watch for the Lions. The forward from Canada has taken part in 16 games so far in 2019 and has played 1,104 mins. Up to now, the 26-year-old has scored 6 goals and has assisted on 1 goal. So far this season he is averaging 69 minutes per appearance. Akindele has started 14 games so far in 2019 and has racked up 14 fouls during that period. When looking at shots on target, Akindele has earned 11 which is 65th in Major League Soccer and 16th in the East among forwards. Nani is another guy to watch out for on the team from Orlando. The 32-year-old from Portugal has netted 8 goals in 2019 which has him sitting in 3rd in the Eastern Conference among forwards and 8th among all qualified players in MLS. He has totaled 1,192 minutes and holds an average of 75 minutes per appearance which has him sitting in 220th in MLS. Up to now for the season, he has a total of 20 shots on target which has him sitting in 4th in the Eastern Conference among forwards.

Protecting the net for the Lions is Brian Rowe from the United States. He is 30 years old and has been on the field a total of 1,620 mins defending the net this year. Rowe is allowing an average of 1.28 goals per 90 mins which puts him at 7th in the East and 12th among goalies in Major League Soccer. During the 2019 campaign, he's given up 23 goals. His save percentage is .705 which puts him at 4th in the East.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Orlando (+107)

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