New England Revolution vs D.C. United Prediction, 4/24/2021 MLS Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Guy Bruhn - 4/19/2021

Game: New England Revolution vs D.C. United

Date: Saturday, April 24, 2021

Location: Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, MA

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: New England (-227) D.C. (+550)

Gillette Stadium is the venue where Julian Gressel and D.C. United (1-0-0, 2nd in Eastern Conference) will play the New England Revolution (0-1-0, 6th in Eastern Conference) on Saturday. The goalies protecting the net will be Matt Turner for the New England Revolution and Chris Seitz for D.C. United. The Revolution are priced at -227 while the Black-and-Red are at +550. The total is set at 2.75.

New England stepped onto the pitch against Chicago in their most recent match and earned a one point draw by a score of 2-2. The Revolution attempted 15 dribbles in this game and completed 6 of those tries for a percentage of 40.0%. When talking about passing the ball, they finished this match with a 78.5% received passes rate by completing 333 of the 424 pass targets in their last outing. Concerning shot accuracy, New England finished the game at a 38.5% rate by putting 5 shots on target out of 13 total shots.

Adam Buksa is a guy who should impact this matchup for the New England Revolution. He has 8 assists while accumulating 16 yellow cards thus far in his career. Buksa has had a starting assignment in 81 games so far in his pro soccer career while he scores 0.42 goals per 90 mins. The forward hailing from Poland has recorded 35 goals in 7,423 minutes played. One more guy who could decide who wins is Gustavo Bou, the forward representing Argentina. Bou has totaled 11,919 minutes during 132 starts and has been handed 17 yellow card warnings. He has assisted a teammate on a goal 23 times thus far in his career while scoring 66 goals. He is currently averaging 0.50 goals per 90 mins for his career.

The man who will protect the net for New England Revolution is Matt Turner. Turner (31-34-32 mark in his professional soccer career) has recorded 23 clean sheets, which leaves him with a 23.7% shutout rate. The goalie born in the United States has had 440 shots tried against him in 97 career starts. His goals allowed per 90 mins is 1.26 (122 goals allowed) and he holds a save % of 73.9. Turner has seen the pitch for a total of 8,695 mins and has tallied 327 saves so far in his pro soccer career.

In their last outing, D.C. went home victorious with a score of 2-1 against New York City. The Black-and-Red finished with a 50.0% successful dribble percentage by converting 5 out of the 10 dribbles they tried. They finished this game by completing 204 out of their 308 passing tries for a percentage of 66.2%. D.C. landed 4 shots on goal out of 11 shots tried earning them a 36.4% clip in their last match.

Julian Gressel will need to provide a spark for D.C. United. The defender hailing from Germany has played 9,432 mins while earning 17 goals. He has totaled 12 yellow cards during his soccer career and has helped on a goal 36 times. He averages 0.16 G/90 and has been given a starting assignment in 108 outings so far in his career. You should also keep an eye on Ola Kamara, the forward who is from Norway. He has scored 114 goals in his career while helping a teammate on a goal 23 different times. Kamara has been given a total of 12 yellow card cautions in 20,405 mins (218 career starting assignments). His goals per 90 min average during his pro soccer career is 0.50.

Chris Seitz will be looking after the net for D.C. United. Seitz has earned 28 clean sheets while he has seen 502 shots attempted against him in 10,346 career minutes. He is the owner of a save % of 68.9 and his clean sheet rate sits at 24.6%. He has surrendered 1.42 goals per 90 mins while he holds a mark of 45-30-39. During his professional soccer career, Seitz has conceded 163 goals and has earned 341 stops in 114 starts.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take D.C. (+550)

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