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Toronto FC vs St. Louis City SC Prediction, 7/8/2023 MLS Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Josh Schonwald - 7/6/2023

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Game: Toronto FC vs St. Louis City SC

Date: Saturday, July 8, 2023

Location: BMO Field in Toronto, ON

TV: Apple TV - MLS Season Pass

Odds/Point Spread: Toronto (+171) St. Louis (+151)

BMO Field is the location where CITY (11-2-7) will take on Toronto FC (3-10-9) on Saturday. St. Louis is priced at +151 and TFC is at +171. The total has been set at 2.5. The expected starting goalies are Greg Ranjitsingh for Toronto and Roman Burki for St. Louis.

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The Reds are ranked 27th in relation to expected goals having 20.8, and the expected goals against are at 29.1. Toronto has conceded 31 goals while surrendering 1.41 goals per 90, and their oppositition have earned 91 SoT on them. Their difference in goals is currently at -13 by 18 goals earned in addition to 31 goals conceded. They have a total of 6 clean sheets, which puts them at a rate of 27.3% on the season. Toronto FC has compiled 61 saves and they have a SV percentage of 65.9 on the campaign. Toronto has earned 37 yellow card warnings over the course of the season and also 2 red cards. This season, this club is averaging 0.86 points per fixture (19 points) and also have a ranking of 25th in soccer with 15 assists.

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The St. Louis Soccer Club are averaging 1.75 points per contest while earning 20 assists and 2 red cards. St. Louis has accounted a clean sheet % of 25.0% over the course of the season and also 50 yellow cards. St. Louis is 1st in goals relinquished having 24, and the squad's goal difference is 15. This season, CITY has a save % of 79.4 (102 shots on target against), and have a ranking of 5th in the league with 35 pts. This club's goals against per 90 min is currently at 1.20 in addition to 79 saves, and they have a total of 5 shut outs. St. Louis City SC has accumulated 39 goals and the squad's goals expected so far this year is currently at 28.0.

The man who will defend the goal for Toronto will be Greg Ranjitsingh. Ranjitsingh has seen the field a total of 7,606 minutes and has earned 201 stops so far in his career. His goals against per 90 mins is 1.16 (98 total goals given up) and his save percentage is .688. The goalkeeper hailing from Trinidad & Tobago has had 292 shots tried against him in 86 career starting assignments. Ranjitsingh (39-24-22 mark during his soccer career) has 32 clean sheets, which gives him a 37.2% shutout percentage.

Roman Burki will be looking after the net for St. Louis. He has given up 1.28 goals per 90 while he holds a mark of 170-76-95. Burki has totaled 106 shutouts and defended 1,460 shots tried against him in 30,648 career minutes. So far in his career, Burki has surrendered 437 goals and has tallied 1,027 stops in 340 starting assignments. He holds a save percentage of .703 and his shutout rate is currently at 31.2%.

Mark-Anthony Kaye is a member of the team who has a chance to score for Toronto. Kaye has been given a starting assignment in 175 contests in his career and accounts for 0.13 goals per 90 minutes. The midfielder born in Canada has accumulated 22 goals scored in 14,830 mins. He has 23 assists while earning 27 yellow card cautions in his career.

St. Louis is being led onto the pitch by Nicholas Gioacchini, who the defense is sure to gameplan in this matchup. The forward hailing from the United States has earned 5,413 minutes while scoring 14 goals. He currently averages 0.23 goals per 90 mins and has been a starter in 58 matches thus far in his career. He has earned 1 yellow card in his career and has assisted on a goal 3 times.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take St. Louis (+151)

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