Columbus Crew vs Sporting KC Prediction, 6/22/2024 MLS Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Josh Schonwald - 6/19/2024

Game: Columbus Crew vs Sporting KC

Date: Saturday, June 22, 2024

Location: Lower.com Field in Columbus, OH

TV: MLS Season Pass

Lower.com Field is the location where Sporting KC (3-5-11) will take on the Columbus Crew (7-6-3) on Saturday. The men protecting the net are Patrick Schulte for Columbus and Tim Melia for Kansas City.

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Columbus has conceded 17 goals while allowing 1.06 goals per 90, and opposing clubs have amassed 67 shots on target on them. They have accounted for 5 clean sheets, which gives them a rate of 31.3% so far this season. Columbus has accounted for 22 yellow cards on the season and also 2 red cards. The Crew are ranked 19th in the matter of expected goals having 24.3, and their expected goals against are sitting at 20.3. This season, the club has put together an average of 1.69 pts per contest (27 points) and they also are ranked 21st in MLS with 16 assists. The team's difference in goals is at 8 because of 25 goals earned in addition to 17 goals allowed. The Columbus Crew have earned 50 SVs and they also hold a save percentage of 76.1 this season.

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The Wizards average 0.74 pts per fixture while tallying 23 assists. KC has compliled a shut out percentage of 5.3% over the course of the season and 38 yellow cards. Kansas City is ranked 25th in the category of goals conceded having 40, and their goal difference sits at -9. On the season, KC has a save % of 61.8 (102 SoTA), and also rank 28th in soccer with 14 points. This club's goals against/90 minutes is at 2.11 with 61 saves, and they have recorded 1 clean sheet. Sporting KC has totaled 31 goals and their goals expected the year is at 21.6.

The man defending the goal for Columbus is Patrick Schulte. His goals against per 90 mins is 1.29 (58 goals allowed) and he has earned a save percentage of 71.0. Schulte (22-13-10 record in his career) has recorded 11 shutouts, which gives him a 24.4% shutout percentage. Schulte has seen the field a total of 4,050 minutes and has accumulated 129 saves so far in his career. The goalie from the United States has seen 186 shots tried against him in 45 career starting assignments.

Tim Melia will reside in front of the net for Kansas City. Melia has tallied 74 clean sheets while defending 1,181 shots attempted against him in 24,383 career minutes. He has a save % of 70.6 and his clean sheet rate sits at 27.2%. He has conceded 1.35 goals per 90 while earning a mark of 108-64-101. So far in his career, Melia has allowed 366 goals and has 806 stops in 272 starts.

Darlington Nagbe is one member of the side to keep an eye out for Columbus. Nagbe has been given a starting assignment in 385 matches so far in his career while scoring 0.10 goals per 90 mins. The midfielder who is from the United States has earned 38 goals scored in 33,381 minutes. He has 33 assists while tallying 1 yellow card thus far in his career.

Kansas City has playmaker in Johnny Russell, who should keep defenses up at night. The forward hailing from Scotland has been on the pitch for 33,772 mins while scoring 124 goals. He sports an average of 0.33 goals per 90 and has started 383 games in his career. He has tallied 15 yellow card warnings so far in his career and has assisted on a goal 62 times.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Columbus

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