Colorado Rapids vs St. Louis City SC Prediction, 4/22/2023 MLS Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Tony Sink - 4/19/2023

Game: Colorado Rapids vs St. Louis City SC

Date: Saturday, April 22, 2023

Location: Dick's Sporting Goods Park in Commerce City, CO

TV: Apple TV - MLS Season Pass

Odds/Point Spread: Colorado (+112) St. Louis (+230)

The St. Louis Soccer Club (6-0-2) are en route to Dick's Sporting Goods Park on Saturday where they will try to beat the Rapids (1-4-3). The Rapids open at +112 while St. Louis is at +230. The over/under is 2.5. The goaltenders protecting the net are William Yarbrough for Colorado and Roman Burki for St. Louis.

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The Colorado Rapids have amassed 25 saves and also have a save percentage of 74.3 the year. The team's goal differential is at -5 by 5 goals accumulated and also 10 goals given up. This season, this squad is sitting with an average of 0.88 pts per match (7 points) and they also are 23rd in soccer with 4 assists. The Rapids sit at 10th for xG having 10.4, and the squad's xGA are coming in at 11.0. Colorado is sitting with 22 yellow card warnings the season. Colorado has surrendered 10 goals while allowing 1.25 goals per 90, and opposing clubs have accumulated 35 shots on target on them. They have a total of 3 shut outs, giving them a rate of 37.5% this season.

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St. Louis City SC has amassed 20 goals and their expected goals this season is 11.5. The club's goals against per 90 minutes is 1.13 in addition to 22 saves, and they have recorded 2 clean sheets. So far this year, CITY has a save % of 73.3 (30 shots on target against), and they also sit at 1st in the league with 18 pts. St. Louis sits at 1st in goals surrendered with 9, and the squad's goal difference is coming in at 11. St. Louis has tallied a clean sheet % of 25.0% this year and also 16 yellow card warnings. The St. Louis Soccer Club average 2.25 points per fixture while accounting for 9 assists.

The man who will protect the net for Colorado will be William Yarbrough. Yarbrough has been on the field for 11,041 minutes and has 347 saves during his soccer career. His goals against per 90 mins is 1.17 (143 goals surrendered) and he has earned a save percentage of .717. The keeper hailing from the United States has faced 484 shots tried against him in 122 career starts. Yarbrough (47-37-38 record during his career) has earned 39 shutouts, which gives him a 32.0% clean sheet percentage.

Roman Burki will be residing in front of the net for St. Louis. In his pro soccer career, Burki has conceded 422 goals and has 970 stops in 328 starting assignments. He has given up 1.28 goals per 90 and he has earned a mark of 165-74-90. He sports a save % of .699 and his clean sheet rate is currently at 31.4%. Burki has tallied 103 shutouts while defending 1,388 shots against him in 29,568 career minutes.

Lalas Abubakar is one footballer you are going to want to keep your eye on for Colorado. Abubakar has been given a starting assignment in 131 contests thus far in his career and he accounts for 0.07 goals per 90 mins. The defenseman born in Ghana has totaled 9 goals in 11,445 mins played. He has totaled 1 assists while earning 34 yellow card cautions during his career.

St. Louis has an attacker in Klauss, who gets under the skin of opposing sides. He has accumulated 6 yellow cards in his career and has helped on a goal 10 times. The forward from Brazil has been on the field for 8,400 minutes and has earned 49 goals. He currently averages 0.53 goals per 90 minutes and has been in the starting lineup in 91 games so far in his pro soccer career.

Who will win tonight's MLS game ATS?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Colorado (+112)

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