FC Dallas vs LA Galaxy Prediction, 7/24/2021 MLS Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Parlay's Pundit - 7/23/2021

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Game: FC Dallas vs LA Galaxy

Date: Saturday, July 24, 2021

Location: Toyota Stadium in Frisco, TX

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: Dallas (-100) LA (+263)

Toyota Stadium is the site where Kevin Cabral and the LA Galaxy (8-1-5, 3rd in Western Conference) will take on FC Dallas (2-5-7, 13th in Western Conference) on Saturday. The expected starting goalies will be Jimmy Maurer for FC Dallas and Jonathan Bond for the LA Galaxy. The Galaxy are priced at +263 while FCD is at -100. The total is set at 3.

Dallas faced Colorado in their last matchup and went home with a loss by a final score of 2-0. In the passing game, they finished this match with a 92.2% received passes rate by connecting on 484 of the 525 pass targets in their last game. FCD tried 12 dribbles in this outing and completed 7 of those attempts for a rate of 58.3%.

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Regarding shot accuracy, Dallas ended this match at a 20.0% rate by landing 2 shots on target out of 10 total shots. Dallas averages 0.93 goals per 90 min (13 goals in total) and are sitting with 10 assists in all matches this season.

Franco Jara is a player who should be able to impact this match for FC Dallas. Jara has been given a starting assignment in 178 matchups in his career and he accounts for 0.47 goals per 90 mins. The forward born in Argentina has tallied 84 goals in 16,033 minutes played. He has accounted for 20 assists while earning 53 yellow cards in his pro soccer career. Another player who could decide the outcome is Jader Obrian, the midfielder hailing from Colombia. Obrian has been on the pitch for 7,417 minutes in 80 starting assignments and has been given a total of 21 yellow card warnings. He has helped on a goal 2 times during his pro soccer career and he has scored 26 goals. He is averaging 0.32 goals per 90 minutes for his career.

The man protecting the net for FC Dallas is Jimmy Maurer. Maurer has seen the field for 14,599 mins and is sitting with 484 stops so far in his pro soccer career. His goals against per 90 mins is 1.24 (201 total goals allowed) and he has earned a save percentage of 71.1. The goalkeeper born in the United States has seen 679 shots tried at him in 164 starting assignments. Maurer (65-54-46 record in his career) has recorded 55 clean sheets, which gives him a 33.5% shutout percentage.

In their last outing, LA earned the draw by finishing with a tally of 2-2 against Salt Lake. They finished this game by connecting on 408 of the 471 passes they tried for a rate of 86.6%. The Galaxy finished with a 50.0% successful dribble rate by converting 6 out of the 12 dribbles they pursued. LA connected on 6 shots on goal out of their 12 shots attempted which gave them a 50.0% clip in their last outing. With a total of 21 goals and 15 assists in all their games, LA averages 1.50 goals and 1.07 assists per 90 minutes.

Kevin Cabral should provide a spark for LA Galaxy. The forward born in France has been on the pitch for 4,534 professional minutes while scoring 11 goals. He has earned 5 yellow cards thus far in his career and has assisted on a goal 7 times. He is averaging 0.22 G/90 and has been given a starting assignment in 47 matches during his career. You should also keep an eye on Sacha Kljestan, the midfielder hailing from the United States. He has totaled 58 goals during his pro soccer career while assisting on a goal 77 times. Kljestan has been handed a total of 66 yellow card cautions in 32,935 mins (370 career starts). His goals per 90 average so far in his pro soccer career is 0.16.

Jonathan Bond will look after the net for LA Galaxy. Bond has racked up 22 clean sheets while he has seen 492 shots tried against him in 9,449 career mins. He sports a save percentage of 70.7 and his clean sheet rate is 21.0%. He has surrendered 1.43 goals per 90 minutes and he has earned a record of 41-25-38. During his professional soccer career, Bond has surrendered 150 goals and has earned 344 stops in 105 starts.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take LA (+263) and under the total goals

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