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Philadelphia Union vs Nashville SC Prediction, 10/7/2023 MLS Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Josh Schonwald - 10/2/2023

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Game: Philadelphia Union vs Nashville SC

Date: Wednesday, October 4, 2023

Location: Subaru Park in Chester, PA

TV: fuboTV

Odds/Point Spread: Philadelphia (-116) Nashville (+290)

The St. Louis Soccer Club (17-5-10) are headed to BC Place on Saturday where they will try to beat the Whitecaps (11-10-10). The Whitecaps open at -116 and St. Louis is at +290. The betting total is set at 2.5. The goalkeepers protecting the net will be Andre Blake for Philadelphia and Joe Willis for Nashville.

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The Whitecaps have conceded 47 goals while relinquishing 1.52 goals per 90, and opponents have amassed 133 shots on target against them. They are sitting with 6 clean sheets, which has them at a rate of 19.4% so far this year. Vancouver has tallied 60 yellow cards over the course of the season as well as 1 red card. The Whitecaps are ranked 2nd in regard to goals expected having 50.7, and the xGA are at 40.1. This season, the squad averages 1.39 pts/match (43 pts) and also have a rank of 14th in MLS with 30 assists. Their differential on goals is currently at 4 by means of 51 goals put in the net and 47 goals conceded. Vancouver Whitecaps FC has earned 86 SVs and they have earned a save percentage of 64.7 on the season.

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the season, CITY has a save rate of 79.2 (159 SoT against), and they also are 2nd in soccer with 56 points. The St. Louis Soccer Club are averaging 1.75 pts per contest while tallying 34 assists and 4 red cards. St. Louis City SC has amassed 62 goals and the team's expected goals so far this season is 41.8. St. Louis has a shut out percentage of 25.0% on the season and 78 yellow card warnings. This club's goals against/90 min is at 1.25 in addition to 120 saves, and they have amassed 8 clean sheets. St. Louis sits at 1st concerning goals given up with 40, and the difference in goals is sitting at 22.

The guy protecting the net for Vancouver will be Yohei Takaoka. Takaoka (28-20-23 mark in his career) has recorded 14 shutouts, which leaves him with a 19.7% shutout rate. The goalie hailing from Japan has seen 237 shots attempted against him in 71 starts. His GA/90 is 1.49 (106 goals surrendered) and he holds a save percentage of .675. Takaoka has defended the goal for 6,390 minutes and has tallied 160 stops in his pro soccer career.

Roman Burki is expected to look after the net for St. Louis. Burki has accumulated 109 shutouts and defended 1,517 shots against him in 31,728 mins throughout his career. He sports a save % of .704 and his clean sheet rate is currently 31.0%. He has surrendered 1.29 goals per 90 minutes while he holds a mark of 176-79-98. During his professional soccer career, Burki has surrendered 453 goals and has totaled 1,068 stops in 352 starting assignments.

Sergio Cordova is a player who can be a force for Vancouver. The forward hailing from Venezuela has 21 goals in 6,590 minutes played. Cordova has been in the starting lineup in 65 matchups thus far in his career and he has earned 0.29 goals per 90 minutes. He has 4 assists while accumulating 10 yellow cards so far in his career.

St. Louis features a game changer in Nicholas Gioacchini, who opposing coaches will have to gameplan in this fixture. The forward from the United States has been on the field for 5,894 minutes while scoring 16 goals. He currently averages 0.24 goals per 90 mins and has been a starter in 63 games in his career. He has collected 1 yellow card so far in his career and has helped a teammate on a goal 3 times.

Who will win tonight's MLS game ATS?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Philadelphia (-116)

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