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New York Red Bulls vs New York City FC Prediction, 7/17/2022 MLS Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Josh Schonwald - 7/14/2022

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Game: New York Red Bulls vs New York City FC

Date: Sunday, July 17, 2022

Location: Red Bull Arena in Harrison, NJ

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: New York (+114) New York City (+219)

Red Bull Arena is the site where Maximiliano Moralez and New York City FC (9-5-4, 3rd in Eastern Conference) will take on the New York Red Bulls (9-6-5, 1st in Eastern Conference) on Sunday. The goaltenders who are expected to start will be Ryan Meara for the New York Red Bulls and Sean Johnson for New York City FC. NYCFC is priced at +219 while the Red Bulls are at +114. The O/U is set at 2.5.

New York stepped onto the pitch against Cincinnati in their most recent match and wrapped up with a draw by a score of 1-1. In the passing game, they ended up with a 92.0% received passes percentage by completing 252 of the 274 targeted passes in their last outing. The Red Bulls attempted 18 dribbles in this matchup and completed 14 of those tries for a rate of 77.8%.

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In relation to shooting accuracy, New York walked away from the pitch at a 28.6% rate by putting 2 shots on target out of 7 shots. New York sports an average of 1.40 goals per 90 (28 goals in total) and have accounted for 16 assists In all contests for the year.

Patryk Klimala is a player you are going to want to keep your eye on for the New York Red Bulls. He has totaled 11 assists while accumulating 15 yellow cards in his career. Klimala has been given a starting assignment in 62 matches during his pro soccer career while he scores 0.39 goals per 90 mins. The forward representing Poland has earned 23 goals in 5,374 professional minutes played.

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One more player who should impact this match is Tom Barlow, the forward representing the United States. Barlow has 5,035 mins in 50 starting assignments and has been given 7 yellow cards. He has assisted on a goal 3 times in his career while scoring 28 total goals. He currently averages 0.50 goals per 90 minutes thus far in his career.

The guy defending the goal for New York Red Bulls is Ryan Meara. Meara has played for a total of 5,922 mins and has earned 196 stops so far in his career. His GA/90 is 1.17 (77 goals conceded) and he holds a save percentage of 72.8. The goalie hailing from the United States has had 272 shots attempted at him in 67 starts. Meara (34-17-16 mark during his career) has accumulated 22 shutouts, which has him sitting with a 32.8% clean sheet percentage.

In their last game, New York City walked away with a victory by a final of 4-2 against New England. They wrapped up this match by connecting on 564 out of their 594 passes they tried for a rate of 94.9%. NYCFC had a 55.6% successful dribble rate by completing 5 out of the 9 dribbles they attempted. New York City had 8 shots on target out of 19 shots attempted earning them a 42.1% clip when they last stepped onto the pitch. Having earned a total of 37 goals and 22 assists for all their matches, New York City is averaging 2.06 goals and 1.22 assists per 90 min.

Maximiliano Moralez will need to provide a spark for New York City FC. He is currently averaging 0.18 goals per 90 and has been a starter in 280 matches in his pro soccer career. The forward born in Argentina has totaled 24,427 mins while scoring 48 goals. He has earned 43 yellow cards during his pro soccer career and has helped a teammate on a goal 74 times. Make sure to watch out for Keaton Parks, the midfielder who is from the United States. He has scored 10 goals during his career while helping on a goal 2 different times. Parks has been given a total of 13 yellow card warnings in 6,455 minutes played (73 career starts). His goals per 90 average during his career is 0.14.

Sean Johnson will be residing in front of the net for New York City FC. In his pro soccer career, Johnson has conceded 431 goals while tallying 1,014 saves in 334 starting assignments. He has allowed 1.29 goals per 90 minutes while holding a record of 133-95-106. He has a save % of 71.1 and his clean sheet rate is 25.1%. Johnson has recorded 84 clean sheets while defending 1,431 shots against him in 30,036 career mins.

Who will win tonight's MLS game ATS?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take New York City FC (+219)

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