New England Revolution vs New York City FC Prediction, 9/11/2021 MLS Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Guy Bruhn - 9/8/2021

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Game: New England Revolution vs New York City FC

Date: Saturday, September 11, 2021

Location: Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, MA

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: New England (-120) New York City (+295)

Gillette Stadium is the venue where Valentin Castellanos and New York City FC (10-4-7, 4th in Eastern Conference) will play the New England Revolution (16-4-4, 1st in Eastern Conference) on Saturday. The goalkeepers protecting the net are Matt Turner for the New England Revolution and Sean Johnson for New York City FC. The Revolution are priced at -120 while NYCFC is at +295. The total is set at 2.5.

New England stepped onto the pitch against Philadelphia in their most recent game and went home with a win by a final score of 1-0. The Revolution attempted 10 dribbles in this game and converted 7 of the dribbles for a rate of 70.0%. When talking about passing the ball, they ended up with a 80.9% rate by completing 254 of the 314 passing targets last match.

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In terms of shooting accuracy, New England finished at a 37.5% clip by landing 3 SoT of 8 total shots. New England averages 1.83 goals per 90 minutes (44 total goals) and have earned 33 assists in all competitions this season.

Gustavo Bou is a guy who should impact this matchup for the New England Revolution. Bou has had a starting assignment in 149 games in his pro soccer career and he has earned 0.51 goals per 90. The forward hailing from Argentina has totaled 77 goals in 13,464 professional minutes played. He has accounted for 27 assists while accumulating 18 yellow card warnings during his pro soccer career.

Another guy who could decide the outcome is Carles Gil, the forward hailing from Spain. Gil has totaled 14,470 mins during 164 starting assignments and has been given a total of 21 yellow card warnings. He has assisted a teammate on a goal 33 times so far in his pro soccer career while he has scored 21 total goals. He sports an average of 0.13 goals per 90 minutes during his pro soccer career.

The man who is expected to protect the net for New England Revolution will be Matt Turner. Turner (42-37-35 record during his career) has recorded 27 clean sheets, which has him sitting with a 23.7% shutout percentage. The goalkeeper hailing from the United States has seen 514 shots tried at him in 114 career starting assignments. His goals against per 90 mins is 1.25 (142 goals allowed) and he has a save % of 73.9. Turner has been on the field for a total of 10,225 minutes and has 383 saves in his career.

For their last game, New York City walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 3-1 against Nashville. They finished the contest by converting 489 of the 558 passes they tried for a percentage of 87.6%. NYCFC finished the match with a 36.4% successful dribble percentage by converting 4 out of the 11 dribbles they attempted. New York City converted 7 shots on target out of their 23 shots attempted which had them at a 30.4% rate when they last stepped onto the pitch. Having earned a total of 36 goals and 26 assists for all their games, New York City averages 1.71 goals and 1.24 assists per 90 min.

Valentin Castellanos will be someone to watch for New York City FC. He scores 0.41 goals per 90 mins and has started 78 games during his career. The forward representing Argentina has totaled 6,996 minutes while scoring 32 goals. He has collected 29 yellow card cautions so far in his career and has helped a teammate on a goal 14 times. Make sure to watch out for Ismael Tajouri-Shradi, the forward who represents Switzerland. He has tallied 39 goals during his soccer career while assisting a teammate on a goal 20 different times. Tajouri-Shradi has been handed 8 yellow cards in 9,574 professional minutes (107 career starts). His G/90 average in his pro soccer career is 0.37.

Sean Johnson will be looking after the net for New York City FC. So far in his career, Johnson has surrendered 407 goals and has tallied 947 stops in 308 starting assignments. He has allowed 1.32 goals per 90 while holding a mark of 121-88-99. He holds a save % of 70.8 and his clean sheet rate is currently 23.7%. Johnson has 73 clean sheets while he has seen 1,339 shots tried against him in 27,696 minutes throughout his career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take New England (-120)

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