New York Red Bulls vs Philadelphia Union Prediction, 7/8/2021 MLS Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Josh Schonwald - 7/6/2021

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Game: New York Red Bulls vs Philadelphia Union

Date: Thursday, July 8, 2021

Location: Red Bull Arena in Harrison, NJ

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: New York (+130) Philadelphia (+180)

Red Bull Arena is the venue where Alejandro Bedoya and the Philadelphia Union (5-4-3, 3rd in Eastern Conference) will play the New York Red Bulls (5-1-5, 7th in Eastern Conference) on Thursday. The goalkeepers who are expected to start are Carlos Miguel Coronel for the New York Red Bulls and Matt Freese for the Philadelphia Union. The Zolos are priced at +180 while the Red Bulls are at +130. The total is set at 2.5.

New York took the field against Orlando in their last game and earned the victory with a final of 2-1. In regard to passing, they earned a 78.9% passes received percentage by connecting on 288 of the 365 passing attempts last contest. The Red Bulls tried 25 dribbles in this matchup and were successful in 12 of the tries for a percentage of 48.0%. In regard to shooting accuracy, New York walked away from the pitch at a 22.2% clip by hitting 4 SoT of 18 total shots. New York is averaging 1.45 goals per 90 min (16 goals in total) and have racked up 12 assists In all contests this year.

Cristian Casseres is a player you are going to want to keep your eye on for the New York Red Bulls. Casseres has had a starting assignment in 75 contests during his career while scoring 0.17 goals per 90 mins. The midfielder representing Venezuela has earned 13 goals in 6,687 minutes played. He has 7 assists while tallying 18 yellow cards so far in his career. Someone else who should impact this game is Fabio, the forward hailing from Brazil. Fabio has been on the field for 5,969 minutes during 67 starting assignments and has earned himself 6 yellow cards. He has assisted on a goal 7 times so far in his pro soccer career while scoring 27 total goals. He currently averages 0.41 goals per 90 thus far in his career.

The man who will defend the goal for New York Red Bulls will be Carlos Miguel Coronel. Coronel (15-3-10 record during his soccer career) has accumulated 9 shutouts, which has him sitting with a 32.1% shutout rate. The goalkeeper from Brazil has had 123 shots tried against him in 28 career starts. His GA/90 is 1.37 (39 goals allowed) and he has earned a save % of 69.9. Coronel has played for 2,569 minutes and is sitting with 88 saves in his career.

In their last game, Philadelphia walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 1-0 against Nashville. The Zolos finished the match with a 40.0% successful dribble percentage by converting 4 out of the 10 dribbles they pursued. They finished this game by connecting on 414 out of their 468 pass attempts for a percentage of 88.5%. Philadelphia connected on 4 shots on target out of the team's 8 shots tried which had them at a 50.0% rate when they last stepped onto the pitch. Having a total of 14 goals and 10 assists for all their matches, Philadelphia has an average of 1.17 goals and 0.83 assists per 90 min.

Alejandro Bedoya will need to provide a lift for Philadelphia Union. He scores 0.14 goals per 90 mins and has been given a starting assignment in 276 contests during his career. The forward born in the United States has earned 25,079 professional minutes and has earned 39 goals. He has 68 yellow cards in his career and has assisted on a goal 33 times. Make sure to watch out for Kacper Przybylko, the forward hailing from Germany. Przybylko has been handed 11 yellow cards in 11,574 mins (124 starting assignments). His goals per 90 average so far in his career is 0.38. He has earned 49 goals so far in his career while assisting a teammate on a goal 20 different times.

Matt Freese will reside in front of the goal for Philadelphia Union. In his pro soccer career, Freese has allowed 40 goals and has accounted for 70 stops in 21 starts. He has surrendered 1.97 goals per 90 mins while he holds a record of 6-5-10. He has earned a save % of 65.1 and his clean sheet rate is currently 28.6%. Freese has tallied 6 clean sheets while seeing 106 shots against him in 1,832 minutes in his career.

Who will win tonight's MLS game ATS?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Philadelphia (+180)

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