Los Angeles FC vs Colorado Rapids Prediction, 8/20/2023 MLS Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Josh Schonwald - 8/15/2023

Game: Los Angeles FC vs Colorado Rapids

Date: Sunday, August 20, 2023

Location: Banc of California Stadium in Los Angeles, CA

TV: Apple TV - MLS Season Pass

Odds/Point Spread: Los Angeles (-204) Colorado (+490)

The Rapids (3-10-10) are en route to Banc of California Stadium on Sunday where they will take on LAFC (10-7-6). The Rapids are priced at +490 while LAFC is at -204. The over/under has been set at 2.5. The goalkeepers protecting the net are John McCarthy for Los Angeles and William Yarbrough for Colorado.

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The LA Football Club have a ranking of 4th when it comes to xG having 35.6, and the team's xGA are coming in at 25.1. LAFC has relinquished 25 goals while conceding 1.09 goals per 90 minutes, and their oppositition are sitting with 85 shots on target against them. This team's goal differential is currently at 9 with the help of 34 goals scored and also 25 goals given up. They have a total of 8 shut outs, which has them at a rate of 34.8% so far this season. Los Angeles FC has compiled 60 saves and hold a save rate of 74.1 so far this year. Los Angeles is sitting with 44 yellow cards so far this year and also 1 red card. On the season, the team comes in with an average of 1.61 pts per contest (37 pts) and also sit at 18th in soccer with 19 assists.

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The Colorado Rapids have tallied 16 goals and the team's expected goals on the campaign is 27.7. This team's goals against per 90 is at 1.30 with 72 saves, and they are sitting with 8 clean sheets. This season, Colorado has a save % of 71.6 (102 shots on target against), and rank 27th in soccer with 19 points. Colorado has a rank of 27th in goals allowed having 30, and the team's goal differential sits at -14. Colorado has recorded a clean sheet percentage of 34.8% so far this season as well as 53 yellow cards. The Rapids sport an average of 0.83 points per match while sitting with 12 assists and 4 red cards.

The man who is expected to defend the goal for Los Angeles will be John McCarthy. His goals against per 90 mins is 1.57 (181 goals allowed) and he has earned a save percentage of .664. McCarthy (42-21-52 record during his career) has accounted for 24 clean sheets, which has him sitting with a 20.9% clean sheet percentage. McCarthy has defended the goal a total of 10,360 minutes and has accumulated 357 stops during his soccer career. The goalkeeper hailing from the United States has faced 538 shots tried at him in 115 starts.

William Yarbrough will be residing in front of the goal for Colorado. He has surrendered 1.17 goals per 90 mins and he has a mark of 49-42-43. Yarbrough has racked up 43 clean sheets while he has seen 539 shots tried against him in 12,121 career mins. Thus far in his career, Yarbrough has conceded 158 goals and has 387 stops in 134 starts. He holds a save % of .718 and his shutout rate is currently 32.1%.

Carlos Vela is one member of the team who has a chance to score for Los Angeles. He has accounted for 81 assists while earning 52 yellow card warnings during his career. The forward hailing from Mexico has racked up 159 goals in 31,942 professional minutes played. Vela has been given a starting assignment in 357 matches during his pro soccer career and he tallies 0.45 goals per 90 mins.

Colorado features a difference maker in Lalas Abubakar, who can cause havoc on the pitch. The defenseman born in Ghana has been on the pitch for 12,446 professional minutes and has scored 11 goals. He scores 0.08 goals per 90 mins and has been given a starting assignment in 143 games so far in his career. He has totaled 39 yellow card warnings thus far in his career and has assisted a teammate on a goal 1 times.

Who will win tonight's MLS game ATS?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Colorado (+490)

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