Inter Miami CF vs Atlanta United FC Prediction, 9/9/2020 Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Tony Sink - 9/7/2020

Game: Inter Miami CF vs Atlanta United FC

Date: Wednesday, September 9, 2020

Location: Inter Miami CF Stadium in Fort Lauderdale, FL

TV: Fox Sports South

Odds/Point Spread: Miami (+180) Atlanta (+137)

Inter Miami CF Stadium is the site where Ezequiel Barco and Atlanta United (3-2-4, 8th in the Eastern Conference) will play Inter Miami (1-2-6, 13th in the Eastern Conference) on Wednesday. The expected starting goalies will be Luis Robles for Inter Miami and Brad Guzan for Atlanta United. The moneyline on this game has Inter Miami coming in at +180 and the 5 Stripes are at +137. The total opens at 2.75.

Miami has controlled possession for 44.7% of matches while dribbling successfully 53.7% of the time (23rd in Major League Soccer). They have tried 109 shots at their opponents goal with 35 of them being on target, which comes out to a 32.1% shots on target percentage. Inter Miami have collected 6 goals this year, which is currently 24th in the league. Their players have been on the receiving end of 2,874 passes on 3,401 attempts on the campaign, making their receiving percentage 84.5%.

Lewis Morgan is a player you are going to want to keep your eye on for IMCF. He has 19 assists while accumulating 3 yellow card warnings thus far in his career. Morgan has started 91 games so far in his MLS career and has 0.23 goals per 90 minutes. The forward who is from Scotland has recorded 22 goals (106th among active MLS players) in 8,589 mins. One more player who could decide who wins is Rodolfo Pizarro, the midfielder who hails from Mexico. He has helped a teammate on a goal 17 times in his career while he has scored 28 total goals. Pizarro has been on the pitch for 15,433 mins during 173 starting assignments and has been given 28 yellow card warnings. He scores 0.16 goals per 90 mins in his MLS career (148th among active MLS players).

The guy who will defend the goal for Miami will be Luis Robles. Robles has seen the pitch for 26,540 mins and has accumulated 831 saves so far in his pro soccer career. His goals against per 90 mins is 1.38 (407 total goals given up) and he is the owner of a save percentage of .678. The keeper from the United States has seen 1,226 shots sent his way in 294 career starting assignments. Robles (127-67-102 mark in his career) has 85 clean sheets, which has earned him a 28.9% shutout percentage.

Atlanta has accumulated 4,678 targets on the year (5th in MLS) and they have 4,188 successful received passes. They have a receiving percentage of 89.5% while controlling possession of the ball 57.6% of the time. The 5 Stripes have successfully dribbled 59.6% of the time on the campaign while scoring 8 goals. They have been able to hit on 42% of their SOT out of 81 total shots.

Ezequiel Barco will need to be on top of his game for Atlanta. The forward who was born in Argentina has been on the pitch for 5,607 minutes while he has scored 15 goals (144th among active players). He has accumulated 9 yellow card warnings so far in his career and has helped a teammate on a goal 11 times. He currently averages 0.24 goals per 90 and has started 32 matches in his career. Be sure to keep an eye out for Adam Jahn, the forward who was born in the United States. He has collected 41 goals so far in his pro soccer career while helping a teammate on a goal 9 times. Jahn has earned himself 17 yellow cards in 8,964 minutes played (93 starts). His G/90 average during his pro soccer career is 0.41 (43rd among active MLS players).

Brad Guzan will reside in front of the net for the 5 Stripes. In his pro soccer career, Guzan has given up 484 goals while tallying 1,083 saves in 335 starts. He has conceded 1.44 goals per 90 mins while holding a record of 113-79-144. He holds a save percentage of .696 and his clean sheet rate sits at 26.6%. Guzan has earned 89 clean sheets while seeing 1,557 shots against him in 30,238 career mins.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Miami (+180)

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