Sporting KC vs FC Dallas Prediction, 7/7/2024 MLS Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Josh Schonwald - 7/5/2024

Game: Sporting KC vs FC Dallas

Date: Sunday, July 7, 2024

Location: Children's Mercy Park in Kansas City, KS

TV: AppleTV

The Toros (6-5-10) are traveling to Children's Mercy Park on Sunday where they will attempt to defeat Sporting KC (4-5-13). The expected starting goalkeepers are Tim Melia for Kansas City and Maarten Paes for Dallas.

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Sporting KC has tallied 67 saves and also have a save % of 61.4 this year. Their differential on goals is currently at -12 by way of 34 goals put in the net and also 46 goals conceded. On the season, the squad is averaging 0.77 pts per contest (17 points) and also are ranked 8th in soccer with 26 assists. The Wizards sit at 26th concerning expected goals having 25.3, and the squad's xGA are at 36.9. Kansas City has amassed 45 yellow card warnings over the course of the season. KC has relinquished 46 goals while conceding 2.09 goals per 90 min, and opposing clubs have accumulated 114 shots on target against them. They have amassed 2 clean sheets, which has them at a rate of 9.1% on the campaign.

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FC Dallas has accumulated 30 goals and this squad's xG on the campaign sits at 20.9. The club's goals against per 90 min is at 1.62 with 90 saves, and they are sitting with 4 clean sheets. the season, Dallas has a save rate of 75.8 (124 SoT against), and are ranked 21st in soccer with 23 pts. Dallas ranks 19th in relation to goals against with 34, and the goal differential is coming in at -4. Dallas has compliled a CS% of 19.0% on the year and 46 yellow card cautions. The Toros have put together an average of 1.10 points per match while tallying 22 assists and 1 red card.

The guy defending the goal for Kansas City will be Tim Melia. His goals allowed per 90 minutes is 1.35 (368 goals allowed) and his save % is 70.6. Melia (109-64-102 mark in his career) has earned 75 shutouts, which has earned him a 27.4% clean sheet percentage. Melia has seen the field for 24,563 mins and has tallied 808 saves so far in his pro soccer career. The goalkeeper hailing from the United States has seen 1,185 shots tried against him in 274 starting assignments.

Maarten Paes will reside in front of the goal for Dallas. Paes has 29 clean sheets while defending 600 shots tried against him in 12,971 minutes throughout his career. He has a save percentage of 72.2 and his clean sheet rate sits at 20.0%. He has surrendered 1.26 goals per 90 mins while he holds a mark of 52-37-56. So far in his pro soccer career, Paes has conceded 182 goals and has racked up 420 stops in 145 starting assignments.

Johnny Russell is one player who could help decide the outcome for Kansas City. Russell has been in the starting lineup in 385 games so far in his pro soccer career and he has earned 0.33 goals per 90 minutes. The forward hailing from Scotland has recorded 125 goals scored in 33,975 mins. He has 63 assists while tallying 15 yellow cards during his career.

Dallas features Petar Musa, who has been known to frustrate defenses. The forward hailing from Croatia has been on the pitch for 8,431 mins while scoring 52 goals. He has an average of 0.56 G/90 and has had a starting assignment in 87 outings during his soccer career. He has 0 yellow card warnings thus far in his career and has assisted a teammate on a goal 13 times.

Who will win tonight's MLS game ATS?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Kansas City

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