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St. Louis City SC vs Austin FC Prediction, 8/20/2023 MLS Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Guy Bruhn - 8/15/2023

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Game: St. Louis City SC vs Austin FC

Date: Sunday, August 20, 2023

Location: CITYPARK in St. Louis, MO

TV: FS1

Odds/Point Spread: St. Louis (-110) Austin (+275)

The St. Louis Soccer Club (13-2-8) will try to beat Austin FC (9-5-9) at CITYPARK on Sunday. Austin FC is priced at +275 while St. Louis is at -110. The over/under comes in at 2.5. The men protecting the net will be Roman Burki for St. Louis and Brad Stuver for Austin.

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St. Louis has allowed 27 goals while allowing 1.17 goals per 90 minutes, and opposing clubs have 111 shots on target on them. They have tallied 7 clean sheets, giving them a rate of 30.4% so far this year. St. Louis is sitting with 55 yellow card warnings this year in addition to 2 red cards. The St. Louis Soccer Club have a ranking of 12th in the category of goals expected with 31.2, and the team's xGA are 31.9. On the year, the team is sitting with an average of 1.78 pts/match (41 points) and also are ranked 11th in the league with 23 assists. The team's differential on goals is currently at 16 by way of 43 goals finished and 27 goals surrendered. St. Louis City SC has a total of 85 SVs and hold a SV percentage of 78.4 the season.

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Austin FC has totaled 32 goals and their expected goals this year is at 28.7. The club's goals against/90 minutes is at 1.39 in addition to 83 saves, and they have tallied 5 clean sheets. So far this year, Austin has a save % of 73.0 (115 SoT against), and rank 12th in the league with 32 points. Austin has a ranking of 13th in relation to goals against with 32, and their goal differential is at 0. Austin has accounted a shut out % of 21.7% on the year and also 41 yellow cards. The Verde and Black are averaging 1.39 pts/match while accumulating 24 assists and 1 red card.

The man who is expected to defend the goal for St. Louis is Roman Burki. Burki has seen the pitch a total of 30,918 minutes and has earned 1,033 saves in his pro soccer career. His GA/90 is 1.28 (440 total goals allowed) and he is the owner of a save percentage of .703. The goalkeeper born in Switzerland has seen 1,469 shots sent his way in 343 career starts. Burki (172-76-96 mark in his professional soccer career) has accumulated 108 shutouts, which leaves him with a 31.5% clean sheet percentage.

Brad Stuver will be looking after the goal for Austin. Stuver has racked up 71 clean sheets while defending 1,547 shots attempted against him in 28,032 minutes throughout his career. He sports a save percentage of .706 and his shutout rate is currently at 22.7%. He has allowed 1.46 goals per 90 mins and he has a record of 112-82-118. In his career, Stuver has allowed 455 goals while tallying 1,092 stops in 313 starts.

Nicholas Gioacchini is one member of the team who can be a force on the pitch for St. Louis. He has 3 assists while earning 1 yellow card in his pro soccer career. The forward from the United States has racked up 14 goals in 5,578 minutes played. Gioacchini has been given a starting assignment in 60 outings in his career and has 0.23 goals per 90 mins.

Austin features a difference maker in Gyasi Zardes, who is known to give defenses fits. The forward born in the United States has been on the pitch for 22,888 professional minutes while scoring 104 goals. He has an average of 0.41 G/90 and has started 256 games during his career. He has accumulated 14 yellow card warnings during his pro soccer career and has assisted a teammate on a goal 25 times.

Who will win tonight's MLS game ATS?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Austin (+275)

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