D.C. United vs New York Red Bulls Prediction, 7/25/2021 MLS Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Josh Schonwald - 7/23/2021

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Game: D.C. United vs New York Red Bulls

Date: Sunday, July 25, 2021

Location: Audi Field in Washington, D.C.

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: D.C. (+119) New York (+247)

Ola Kamara and D.C. United (5-2-7, 9th in Eastern Conference) host the New York Red Bulls (5-3-5, 8th in Eastern Conference) at Audi Field on Sunday. The expected starting goaltenders will be Bill Hamid for D.C. United and Carlos Miguel Coronel for the New York Red Bulls. The line on this matchup has D.C. United coming in at +119 and the Red Bulls are at +247. The total has been set at 2.5.

D.C. faced Chicago in their most recent game and wrapped up with a draw by a score of 2-2. The Black-and-Red tried 11 dribbles in this matchup and completed 6 of the tries for a percentage of 54.5%. When talking about passing the ball, they had a 84.7% passes received percentage by connecting on 393 out of their 464 passing targets in their last match.

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Regarding shot accuracy, D.C. ended this match at a 45.5% rate by hitting 5 SoT out of 11 shots. D.C. sports an average of 1.36 goals per 90 min (19 total goals) and have earned 15 assists in all matches for the year.

Ola Kamara is a guy who can be a difference maker for D.C. United. He has 24 assists while accumulating 12 yellow cards in his pro soccer career. Kamara has been in the starting lineup in 222 outings in his pro soccer career and accounts for 0.52 G/90. The forward born in Norway has tallied 120 goals scored in 20,851 minutes. One more player who should impact this match is Julian Gressel, the defender who represents Germany. He has helped a teammate on a goal 36 times so far in his pro soccer career while he has scored 17 total goals. Gressel has 10,470 minutes in 119 starting assignments and has been handed a total of 14 yellow cards. He sports an average of 0.15 goals per 90 minutes thus far in his career.

The man protecting the net for D.C. United is Bill Hamid. Hamid has defended the goal for 22,839 minutes and has tallied 890 stops so far in his career. His goals against per 90 minutes is 1.28 (324 goals given up) and he has a save percentage of 73.9. The keeper from the United States has seen 1,209 shots tried against him in 256 starts. Hamid (93-66-94 mark in his career) has accounted for 73 shutouts, which has him sitting with a 28.5% clean sheet percentage.

When they last took the field, New York finished locked up with a final of 1-1 against Toronto. They wrapped up this match by completing 274 out of their 386 attempted passes for a rate of 71.0%. The Red Bulls finished with a 43.8% successful dribble rate by connecting on 7 of the 16 dribbles they attempted. New York converted 3 shots on target out of their 19 shots tried which had them sitting at a 15.8% clip when they last stepped onto the pitch. With 18 goals and 12 assists in all their contests, New York sports an average of 1.29 goals and 0.86 assists per 90 min.

Fabio will need to be on top of his game for New York Red Bulls. He is currently averaging 0.40 G/90 and has had a starting assignment in 69 outings during his soccer career. The forward who is from Brazil has been on the pitch for 6,149 mins while earning 27 goals. He has totaled 6 yellow card warnings in his pro soccer career and has assisted a teammate on a goal 7 times. You should also keep an eye on Cristian Casseres, the midfielder representing Venezuela. He has earned 13 goals in his career while helping on a goal 7 times. Casseres has been given 18 yellow cards in 6,777 professional minutes (76 starting assignments). His goals per 90 minute average thus far in his career is 0.17.

Carlos Miguel Coronel will be looking after the goal for New York Red Bulls. In his career, Coronel has conceded 41 goals and has tallied 93 saves in 30 starting assignments. He has conceded 1.34 goals per 90 while earning a record of 15-5-10. He sports a save percentage of 70.0 and his shutout rate is 30.0%. Coronel has accumulated 9 shutouts and defended 130 shots attempted against him in 2,749 career mins.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take New York (+247)

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