Columbus Crew vs New England Revolution Prediction, 7/3/2021 MLS Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Guy Bruhn - 6/29/2021

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Game: Columbus Crew vs New England Revolution

Date: Saturday, July 3, 2021

Location: Lower.com Field in Columbus, OH

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: Columbus (+110) New England (+230)

Gustavo Bou and the New England Revolution (7-2-2, 1st in Eastern Conference) are headed to Lower.com Field on Saturday where they'll meet the Columbus Crew (4-3-3, 5th in Eastern Conference). The goaltenders who are expected to start are Eloy Room for the Columbus Crew and Matt Turner for the New England Revolution. The Crew are priced at +110 while the Revolution are at +230. The over/under has been set at 2.5.

Columbus faced off with Austin in their most recent match and walked away with a draw with a final of 0-0. When talking about passing the ball, they finished with a 86.9% passes received percentage by connecting on 364 out of their 419 pass targets last match. The Crew attempted 14 dribbles in this contest and successfully completed 11 of the attempts for a percentage of 78.6%. In relation to shooting accuracy, Columbus ended this match at a 33.3% clip by putting 5 shots on target out of 15 total shots. Columbus is averaging 0.70 g/90 (7 goals in total) and have racked up 3 assists in all games this season.

Lucas Zelarayan is a player who can be a difference maker for the Columbus Crew. Zelarayan has been given a starting assignment in 123 games so far in his career and he tallies 0.30 goals per 90. The midfielder from Argentina has totaled 37 goals scored in 10,967 minutes played. He has 23 assists while accumulating 7 yellow cards thus far in his career. One more guy who should impact this match is Gyasi Zardes, the forward who represents the United States. He has helped a teammate on a goal 22 times during his pro soccer career while scoring 82 goals. Zardes has 18,565 mins in 206 starts and has been given 12 yellow cards. He is averaging 0.40 goals per 90 during his soccer career.

The man defending the goal for Columbus Crew will be Eloy Room. Room has seen the pitch for a total of 18,291 minutes and has tallied 688 stops thus far in his career. His goals against per 90 minutes is 1.34 (273 goals surrendered) and he holds a save % of 72.7. The goalie hailing from the Netherlands has seen 957 shots attempted at him in 201 starting assignments. Room (80-54-69 record in his career) has accumulated 46 clean sheets, which has earned him a 22.9% clean sheet rate.

For their last match, New England took a loss by a score of 2-1 against Dallas. The Revolution finished the match with a 68.4% successful dribble rate by completing 13 out of the 19 dribbles they tried. They wrapped up this match by connecting on 471 out of their 540 passes they attempted for a rate of 87.2%. New England converted 5 shots on target out of 16 shots attempted which had them at a 31.3% rate when they last stepped onto the pitch. With a total of 17 goals and 14 assists in all their contests, New England averages 1.55 goals and 1.27 assists per 90 minutes.

Gustavo Bou will need to provide a lift for New England Revolution. The forward hailing from Argentina has been on the pitch for 12,529 minutes and has earned 70 goals. He has 17 yellow cards in his career and has assisted a teammate on a goal 25 times. He currently averages 0.50 goals per 90 minutes and has been given a starting assignment in 139 contests during his pro soccer career. Make sure to watch out for Adam Buksa, the forward representing Poland. Buksa has been given 17 yellow card cautions in 7,961 minutes played (86 starts). His goals per 90 average during his pro soccer career is 0.43. He has earned 38 goals so far in his pro soccer career while helping a teammate on a goal 8 times.

Matt Turner will reside in front of the goal for New England Revolution. In his pro soccer career, Turner has conceded 133 goals while earning 356 stops in 107 starting assignments. He has given up 1.25 goals per 90 while he holds a mark of 38-35-34. He has a save % of 73.9 and his clean sheet rate is 24.3%. Turner has accumulated 26 clean sheets while defending 479 shots against him in 9,595 minutes throughout his career.

Who will win tonight's MLS game ATS?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take New England (+230)

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