Los Angeles FC vs New York Red Bulls Prediction, 6/26/2022 MLS Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Josh Schonwald - 6/21/2022

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Game: Los Angeles FC vs New York Red Bulls

Date: Sunday, June 26, 2022

Location: Banc of California Stadium in Los Angeles, CA

TV: ABC

Odds/Point Spread: Los Angeles (+120) New York (+210)

Cristian Arango and Los Angeles FC (9-3-3, 1st in Western Conference) play the New York Red Bulls (7-5-4, 2nd in Eastern Conference) at Banc of California Stadium on Sunday. The starting goalies will be Maxime Crepeau for Los Angeles FC and Ryan Meara for the New York Red Bulls. The line on this matchup has Los Angeles FC coming in at +120 and the Red Bulls are at +210. The O/U opens at 2.5.

Los Angeles faced Seattle in their most recent game and earned a one point draw by a score of 1-1. In the passing game, they had a 93.6% passes received rate by connecting on 392 of the 419 targeted passes in their last game. LAFC tried 22 dribbles in this matchup and successfully completed 8 of those tries for a rate of 36.4%.

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In relation to shooting accuracy, Los Angeles finished at a 63.6% clip by hitting 7 shots on target of 11 total shots. Los Angeles sports an average of 2.00 goals per 90 min (30 goals in total) and have racked up 14 assists in all games for the season.

Cristian Arango is a guy who should be able to impact this match for Los Angeles FC. He has 9 assists while tallying 25 yellow cards during his career. Arango has been a starter in 116 matchups so far in his pro soccer career while he scores 0.39 G/90. The forward hailing from Colombia has totaled 47 goals in 10,819 professional minutes played.

One more guy who should impact this match is Carlos Vela, the forward representing Mexico. Vela has 29,280 mins in 326 starts and has been handed 51 yellow cards. He has assisted on a goal 70 times in his career while he has scored 145 total goals. He averages 0.45 G/90 during his pro soccer career.

The man defending the goal for Los Angeles FC is Maxime Crepeau. Crepeau (44-29-60 record in his career) has recorded 34 shutouts, which has earned him a 25.4% shutout percentage. The goalie from Canada has had 614 shots sent his way in 134 career starts. His goals allowed per 90 mins is 1.42 (190 goals conceded) and he has a save percentage of 71.3. Crepeau has been on the pitch for a total of 12,027 mins and has 437 saves so far in his career.

In their last game, New York earned three points by winning 2-0 against Toronto. The Red Bulls ended the game with a 58.3% successful dribble rate by converting 7 of the 12 dribbles they tried. They finished this game by converting 269 of the 364 pass attempts earning a percentage of 73.9%. New York converted 4 shots on target out of the team's 14 shots attempted which gave them a 28.6% rate in their last outing. With a total of 24 goals and 15 assists in all competitions, New York averages 1.50 goals and 0.94 assists per 90.

Tom Barlow should be able to be counted on for New York Red Bulls. He averages 0.53 goals per 90 mins and has been given a starting assignment in 48 contests so far in his career. The forward born in the United States has played 4,783 mins while earning 28 goals. He has 7 yellow cards thus far in his career and has assisted a teammate on a goal 3 times. Make sure to watch out for Patryk Klimala, the forward who is from Poland. Klimala has been handed 14 yellow cards in 5,068 minutes played (58 career starting assignments). His goals per 90 average in his career is 0.41. He has accounted for 23 goals during his career while assisting a teammate on a goal 11 times.

Ryan Meara will be residing in front of the net for New York Red Bulls. Meara has totaled 22 clean sheets while he has seen 272 shots against him in 5,922 career minutes. He has earned a save percentage of 72.8 and his clean sheet rate is currently at 32.8%. He has given up 1.17 goals per 90 mins while he holds a record of 34-17-16. During his professional soccer career, Meara has conceded 77 goals and has earned 196 stops in 67 starting assignments.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take New York (+210)

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