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New York Red Bulls vs Portland Timbers Prediction, 5/7/2022 MLS Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Guy Bruhn - 5/3/2022

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Game: New York Red Bulls vs Portland Timbers

Date: Saturday, May 7, 2022

Location: Red Bull Arena in Harrison, NJ

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: New York (-147) Portland (+300)

Dairon Asprilla and the Portland Timbers (2-5-3, 10th in Western Conference) are headed to Red Bull Arena on Saturday where they'll meet the New York Red Bulls (5-2-2, 2nd in Eastern Conference). The goaltenders who are expected to start will be Carlos Miguel Coronel for the New York Red Bulls and Aljaz Ivacic for the Portland Timbers. The line on this game has the New York Red Bulls priced at -147 and the Timbers are at +300. The total is set at 2.5.

New York stepped onto the pitch against Chicago in their most recent match and walked away with a win by a score of 2-1. The Red Bulls attempted 13 dribbles in this outing and successfully completed 8 of the dribbles for a rate of 61.5%. In regard to passing, they ended with a 82.3% rate by completing 246 of the 299 passing targets last contest.

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In terms of shooting accuracy, New York wrapped this game up at a 21.4% rate by hitting 3 shots on target out of 14 total shots. New York averages 1.56 goals per 90 min (14 total goals) and have accounted for 10 assists In all contests for this campaign.

Tom Barlow is a guy who should be able to impact this match for the New York Red Bulls. He has accounted for 3 assists while accumulating 7 yellow cards in his career. Barlow has been given a starting assignment in 45 matchups so far in his career while he scores 0.56 goals per 90 minutes. The forward from the United States has totaled 28 goals in 4,520 mins.

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One more guy who could decide who wins is Patryk Klimala, the forward hailing from Poland. He has assisted on a goal 11 times thus far in his career while he has scored 22 total goals. Klimala has earned 4,860 minutes in 55 career starting assignments and has earned himself a total of 13 yellow card warnings. He currently averages 0.41 goals per 90 for his career.

The guy defending the goal for New York Red Bulls is Carlos Miguel Coronel. Coronel (28-13-19 mark in his career) has accounted for 21 clean sheets, which gives him a 35.0% shutout rate. The goalie hailing from Brazil has faced 216 shots tried against him in 60 starts. His GA/90 is 1.07 (65 goals allowed) and his save % is 72.2. Coronel has seen the field for a total of 5,449 minutes and is sitting with 156 saves so far in his career.

The last time they took the pitch, Portland went home defeated by a final of 2-0 against Colorado. They wrapped up this contest by connecting on 341 out of their 398 passing attempts earning a percentage of 85.7%. The Timbers finished the match with a 30.0% successful dribble percentage by completing 3 out of the 10 dribbles they attempted. Portland landed 3 shots on target out of 11 shots tried which had them sitting at a 27.3% rate in their last match. Having tallied 10 goals and 4 assists in all matches, Portland is averaging 1.00 goal and 0.40 assists per 90 minutes.

Dairon Asprilla should provide a lift for Portland Timbers. The forward from Colombia has earned 9,118 mins and has scored 32 goals. He has 23 yellow card cautions in his career and has assisted on a goal 12 times. He sports an average of 0.32 goals per 90 and has been in the starting lineup in 105 matches during his career. You should also keep an eye on Yimmi Chara, the forward born in Columbia. Chara has been handed 6 yellow card warnings in 15,059 professional minutes (171 career starts). His goals per 90 minute average so far in his pro soccer career is 0.23. He has 39 goals in his career while assisting on a goal 34 times.

Aljaz Ivacic is expected to look after the net for Portland Timbers. Ivacic has earned 4 shutouts while seeing 151 shots tried against him in 2,571 mins in his career. He has earned a save percentage of 64.9 and his clean sheet rate sits at 14.3%. He has surrendered 1.96 goals per 90 while holding a mark of 8-9-11. In his pro soccer career, Ivacic has surrendered 56 goals while tallying 97 stops in 28 starts.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take New York (-147)

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