New York Red Bulls vs New York City FC Prediction, 10/17/2021 MLS Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Josh Schonwald - 10/12/2021

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Game: New York Red Bulls vs New York City FC

Date: Sunday, October 17, 2021

Location: Red Bull Arena in Harrison, NJ

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: New York (+145) New York City (+175)

Jesus Medina and New York City FC (11-7-10, 6th in Eastern Conference) are headed to Red Bull Arena on Sunday where they'll meet the New York Red Bulls (10-7-11, 9th in Eastern Conference). The goalkeepers who are expected to start will be Carlos Miguel Coronel for the New York Red Bulls and Sean Johnson for New York City FC. The moneyline on this game has the New York Red Bulls priced at +145 and NYCFC is at +175. The total has been set at 2.5.

New York faced off with Miami in their last matchup and notched a win by a score of 1-0. The Red Bulls tried 9 dribbles in this contest and were successful in 8 of the dribbles for a rate of 88.9%. In regard to passing, they had a 87.2% passes received rate by completing 319 out of their 366 pass targets in their last match.

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Regarding shot accuracy, New York finished at a 38.5% clip by landing 5 shots on target of 13 total shots. New York averages 1.21 g/90 (34 total goals) and have accounted for 25 assists in all matches this season.

Daniel Royer is a player you are going to want to keep your eye on for the New York Red Bulls. Royer has started 200 contests during his pro soccer career and he scores 0.30 goals per 90 minutes. The forward representing Austria has earned 59 goals in 17,767 professional minutes played. He has totaled 28 assists while tallying 20 yellow cards so far in his career.

Another guy who should impact this match is Patryk Klimala, the forward who is from Poland. He has helped a teammate on a goal 7 times so far in his career while scoring 19 total goals. Klimala has been on the field for 3,938 minutes in 45 starting assignments and has earned himself a total of 9 yellow card cautions. He currently averages 0.43 goals per 90 minutes so far in his pro soccer career.

The man protecting the net for New York Red Bulls will be Carlos Miguel Coronel. Coronel has been on the pitch for 4,099 mins and has tallied 130 stops so far in his career. His goals against per 90 mins is 1.21 (55 total goals surrendered) and he has earned a save % of 71.7. The keeper hailing from Brazil has faced 180 shots attempted at him in 45 career starts. Coronel (20-9-16 record in his career) has earned 15 clean sheets, which has earned him a 33.3% clean sheet percentage.

In their last game, New York City were able to avoid a loss with a score of 0-0 against Nashville. They wrapped up this outing by converting 454 of the 548 passes they attempted earning a percentage of 82.8%. NYCFC finished the match with a 33.3% successful dribble rate by converting 3 of the 9 dribbles they attempted. New York City had 3 shots on goal out of their 12 shots tried which gave them a 25.0% clip in their last match. Having earned a total of 43 goals and 31 assists in all their contests, New York City is averaging 1.54 goals and 1.11 assists per 90 min.

Jesus Medina will be counted on for New York City FC. The forward representing Paraguay has been on the pitch for 11,213 minutes while earning 39 goals. He has 18 yellow cards during his career and has helped on a goal 9 times. He currently averages 0.31 goals per 90 minutes and has been in the starting lineup in 130 outings during his pro soccer career. Be sure to keep an eye out for Maximiliano Moralez, the forward born in Argentina. He has earned 47 goals in his career while helping on a goal 66 different times. Moralez has been handed a total of 40 yellow cards in 22,794 professional minutes played (261 starting assignments). His goals per 90 average so far in his career is 0.19.

Sean Johnson will reside in front of the goal for New York City FC. So far in his career, Johnson has conceded 417 goals while earning 966 stops in 315 starts. He has surrendered 1.32 goals per 90 minutes and he has earned a record of 122-91-102. He is the owner of a save percentage of 70.8 and his shutout rate is currently at 23.5%. Johnson has 74 clean sheets and has defended 1,368 shots against him in 28,326 mins in his career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take New York City (+175)

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