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New York City FC vs Columbus Crew Prediction, 5/14/2022 MLS Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Parlay's Pundit - 5/10/2022

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Game: New York City FC vs Columbus Crew

Date: Saturday, May 14, 2022

Location: Yankee Stadium in Bronx, NY

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: New York City (-182) Columbus (+484)

Yankee Stadium is the site where Miguel Berry and the Columbus Crew (3-4-3, 9th in Eastern Conference) will play New York City FC (4-2-3, 6th in Eastern Conference) on Saturday. The goalkeepers protecting the net will be Sean Johnson for New York City FC and Eloy Room for the Columbus Crew. NYCFC is priced at -182 while the Crew are at +484. The over/under opens at 2.75.

New York City stepped onto the pitch against Kansas City in their last matchup and wrapped it up with a draw by a score of 0-0. NYCFC tried 12 dribbles in this game and converted 4 of those attempts for a rate of 33.3%. When talking about passing the ball, they finished this match with a 89.7% received passes percentage by converting 673 out of their 750 targeted passes in their last match.

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Concerning shot accuracy, New York City finished at a 27.3% rate by putting 3 shots on target out of 11 shots. New York City has an average of 2.11 goals per 90 (19 total goals) and are sitting with 12 assists in all matches this season.

Maximiliano Moralez is a guy who should be able to impact this game for New York City FC. Moralez has started 272 games so far in his pro soccer career and scores 0.18 goals per 90 mins. The forward hailing from Argentina has recorded 48 goals in 23,811 minutes played. He has accounted for 69 assists while tallying 41 yellow card cautions during his pro soccer career.

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Someone else who should impact this game is Valentin Castellanos, the forward representing Argentina. Castellanos has totaled 8,618 mins during 97 career starts and has been given a total of 36 yellow cards. He has assisted a teammate on a goal 17 times thus far in his career while scoring 45 goals. He is averaging 0.47 goals per 90 thus far in his career.

The guy who will defend the goal for New York City FC will be Sean Johnson. Johnson has played for 29,676 minutes and has 1,009 saves thus far in his career. His goals against per 90 minutes is 1.31 (431 total goals surrendered) and his save % is 71.0. The keeper born in the United States has faced 1,426 shots tried at him in 330 starting assignments. Johnson (129-95-106 record in his career) has totaled 80 shutouts, which leaves him with a 24.2% shutout rate.

When they last played, Columbus weren't able to secure a win with a final of 2-2 against New England. The Crew earned a 75.0% successful dribble percentage by converting 3 out of the 4 dribbles they pursued. They finished the match by converting 305 out of their 347 passing attempts for a rate of 87.9%. Columbus had 3 shots on target out of the team's 7 shots attempted which had them sitting at a 42.9% rate in their last match. With a total of 15 goals and 9 assists in all competitions, Columbus sports an average of 1.50 goals and 0.90 assists per 90 minutes.

Miguel Berry will need to provide a lift for Columbus Crew. The forward who is from Spain has played 2,450 mins and has scored 16 goals. He has collected 1 yellow card warnings thus far in his career and has assisted a teammate on a goal 4 times. He is currently averaging 0.59 goals per 90 mins and has been given a starting assignment in 29 matches during his pro soccer career. Be sure to keep an eye out for Derrick Etienne, the forward representing the United States. He has accumulated 24 goals in his career while assisting a teammate on a goal 23 times. Etienne has been given a total of 13 yellow cards in 9,824 professional minutes played (108 career starts). His goals per 90 min average during his career is 0.22.

Eloy Room is expected to look after the goal for Columbus Crew. Room has recorded 53 clean sheets while seeing 1,077 shots tried against him in 21,081 career mins. He holds a save percentage of 72.2 and his shutout rate is 22.8%. He has surrendered 1.35 goals per 90 minutes and he has a record of 91-62-81. So far in his career, Room has surrendered 316 goals while totaling 770 saves in 232 starts.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Columbus (+484) and under the total goals

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