Seattle Sounders FC vs St. Louis City SC Prediction, 7/17/2024 MLS Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Tony Sink - 7/16/2024

Game: Seattle Sounders FC vs St. Louis City SC

Date: Wednesday, July 17, 2024

Location: Lumen Field in Seattle, WA

TV: MLS Season Pass

The Sounders (9-7-7) are welcoming St. Louis City SC (4-10-9) at Lumen Field on Wednesday. The expected starting goalkeepers are Stefan Frei for Seattle and Roman Burki for St. Louis.

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The Sounders have relinquished 26 goals while giving up 1.13 goals per 90 minutes, and the other team have earned 96 shots on target against them. They have accumulated 7 clean sheets, which puts them at a % of 30.4% on the campaign. Seattle has recorded 40 yellow card warnings on the campaign and 7 red cards. The Sounders rank 20th in relation to xG having 31.6, and the team's expected goals against are sitting at 27.3. This season, the squad averages 1.48 pts per fixture (34 pts) and they also rank 24th in the league with 20 assists. Their goal differential is at 6 with the help of 32 goals scored as well as 26 goals given up. Seattle Sounders FC has earned 69 saves and they also have a save percentage of 75.0 on the campaign.

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This year, CITY has a save % of 61.8 (102 SoT against), and have a ranking of 27th in MLS with 22 points. The St. Louis Soccer Club hold an average of 0.96 pts per contest while earning 20 assists and 1 red card. St. Louis City SC has amassed 31 goals and the squad's xG this season sits at 34.7. St. Louis has amassed a clean sheet % of 26.1% so far this year and 65 yellow card warnings. This club's goals against/90 minutes is 1.87 in addition to 59 saves, and they have 6 shutouts. St. Louis is ranked 25th in goals allowed with 43, and the goal differential is sitting at -12.

The man defending the goal for Seattle is Stefan Frei. His goals against per 90 minutes is 1.25 (492 total goals conceded) and his save percentage is 73.3. Frei (168-94-133 record during his soccer career) has 111 shutouts, which gives him a 28.0% clean sheet rate. Frei has defended the goal for 35,553 minutes and has earned 1,255 stops so far in his career. The goalkeeper hailing from Switzerland has faced 1,741 shots tried against him in 396 starts.

Roman Burki will be residing in front of the goal for St. Louis. In his pro soccer career, Burki has surrendered 491 goals while tallying 1,126 saves in 375 starting assignments. He has surrendered 1.31 goals per 90 mins and he has a record of 180-89-107. He sports a save % of 71.3 and his shutout rate is 30.7%. Burki has accumulated 115 clean sheets while seeing 1,612 shots attempted against him in 33,739 minutes throughout his career.

Jordan Morris is one man to keep an eye out for Seattle. Morris has been a starter in 167 outings during his career and he tallies 0.38 goals per 90 minutes. The forward born in the United States has earned 62 goals scored in 14,677 mins played. He has totaled 21 assists while tallying 0 yellow cards in his career.

St. Louis has an attacker in Joao Klauss, who should keep defenses up at night. He currently averages 0.52 goals per 90 and has had a starting assignment in 114 outings so far in his pro soccer career. The forward born in Brazil has been on the pitch for 10,458 minutes and has scored 60 goals. He has accumulated 8 yellow cards so far in his pro soccer career and has helped on a goal 13 times.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Seattle

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