New York City FC vs Colorado Rapids Prediction, 6/19/2022 MLS Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Josh Schonwald - 6/14/2022

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Game: New York City FC vs Colorado Rapids

Date: Sunday, June 19, 2022

Location: Yankee Stadium in Bronx, NY

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: New York City (-171) Colorado (+456)

Keaton Parks and New York City FC (8-2-3, 1st in Eastern Conference) host the Colorado Rapids (5-3-6, 9th in Western Conference) at Yankee Stadium on Sunday. The starting goalkeepers will be Sean Johnson for New York City FC and William Yarbrough for the Colorado Rapids. The Rapids are priced at +456 while NYCFC is at -171. The total opens at 2.75.

New York City played Minnesota in their last game and went home with a win by a final score of 1-0. NYCFC tried 20 dribbles in this contest and were successful in 11 of those attempts for a rate of 55.0%. In sharing the ball, they ended the game with a 85.8% received passes rate by connecting on 434 out of their 506 pass targets last contest.

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Concerning shot accuracy, New York City finished the game at a 35.7% clip by landing 5 shots on target out of 14 shots. New York City averages 1.92 goals per 90 min (25 total goals) and have accounted for 16 assists in all matches for the year.

Keaton Parks is one guy you are going to want to keep your eye on for New York City FC. Parks has been given a starting assignment in 73 contests so far in his pro soccer career while scoring 0.14 G/90. The midfielder from the United States has earned 10 goals in 6,435 professional minutes. He has totaled 2 assists while accumulating 13 yellow card cautions in his career.

Someone else who should impact this match is Maximiliano Moralez, the forward who represents Argentina. Moralez has been on the field for 24,022 mins during 275 starts and has been handed 42 yellow card cautions. He has assisted on a goal 70 times in his career while scoring 48 goals. He is averaging 0.18 goals per 90 mins for his career.

The guy defending the goal for New York City FC is Sean Johnson. Johnson has played for 30,036 mins and has accumulated 1,014 saves so far in his career. His GA/90 is 1.29 (431 goals given up) and he holds a save percentage of 71.1. The keeper from the United States has had 1,431 shots tried against him in 334 starting assignments. Johnson (133-95-106 record during his career) has accumulated 84 shutouts, which gives him a 25.1% shutout rate.

For their last outing, Colorado took a defeat with a final score of 3-1 against Nashville. The Rapids earned a 87.5% successful dribble rate by completing 7 of the 8 dribbles they attempted. They finished this game by completing 512 of the 578 passes they tried for a rate of 88.6%. Colorado connected on 4 shots on goal out of the team's 14 shots tried which had them sitting at a 28.6% clip in their last game. Having tallied 16 goals and 9 assists for all their matches, Colorado is averaging 1.14 goals and 0.64 assists per 90 minutes.

Michael Barrios should be able to be counted on for Colorado Rapids. The forward from Colombia has accumulated 16,738 mins while earning 39 goals. He has 26 yellow card warnings in his career and has helped a teammate on a goal 45 times. He averages 0.21 goals per 90 minutes and has had a starting assignment in 190 outings during his pro soccer career. Be sure to keep an eye out for Jonathan Lewis, the midfielder who represents the United States. Lewis has been given a total of 7 yellow cards in 4,906 mins (49 career starts). His goals per 90 min average in his career is 0.40. He has tallied 22 goals so far in his career while assisting a teammate on a goal 9 times.

William Yarbrough will look after the goal for Colorado Rapids. Thus far in his career, Yarbrough has surrendered 272 goals while totaling 673 stops in 207 starting assignments. He has given up 1.32 goals per 90 while earning a mark of 81-54-71. He is the owner of a save percentage of 73.6 and his clean sheet rate is 29.0%. Yarbrough has racked up 60 shutouts and has seen 933 shots against him in 18,585 career minutes.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Colorado (+456)

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