Real Salt Lake vs St. Louis City SC Prediction, 3/25/2023 MLS Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Real Salt Lake vs St. Louis City SC

Date: Saturday, March 25, 2023

Location: America First Field in Sandy, UT

TV: Apple TV - MLS Season Pass

Odds/Point Spread: Salt Lake (+111) St. Louis (+238)

America First Field is the site where CITY (4-0-0) will go up against Real Salt Lake (1-0-2) on Saturday. RSL opens at +111 and St. Louis is at +238. The total is set at 2.75. The goaltenders protecting the net are Zac MacMath for Salt Lake and Roman Burki for St. Louis.

RSL has conceded 5 goals while relinquishing 1.67 goals per 90 min, and the opposition have a total of 19 shots on target against them. The team hasn't gotten a clean sheet on the campaign. Salt Lake is sitting with 3 yellow card warnings the season. The Claret and Cobalt rank 29th in relation to xG with 2.6, and their xGA are sitting at 5.8. On the season, this team has an average of 1.00 pts/match (3 pts) and are ranked 17th in the league with 3 assists. This team's goal differential is at -2 by way of 3 goals finished in addition to 5 goals conceded. Real Salt Lake has a total of 14 saves and also are the owners of a SV percentage of 73.7 over the course of the season.

This year, CITY has the club's save percentage of 60.0 (10 SoT against), and also are 1st in the league with 12 pts. The St. Louis Soccer Club come in with an average of 3.00 pts per fixture while recording 4 assists. St. Louis City SC has accounted for 11 goals and the team's xG so far this year sits at 6.6. St. Louis has amassed a shut out percentage of 25.0% this year and 7 yellow card cautions. The club's goals against per 90 min is 1.00 with 6 saves, and they have compiled 1 clean sheet. St. Louis sits at 2nd in the category of goals surrendered with 4, and their goal differential sits at 7.

The guy protecting the net for Salt Lake will be Zac MacMath. His goals allowed per 90 mins is 1.41 (547 goals allowed) and his save % is .694. MacMath (133-94-163 record in his career) has accumulated 104 clean sheets, which gives him a 26.8% clean sheet percentage. MacMath has played a total of 34,990 mins and has accumulated 1,239 saves so far in his career. The keeper born in the United States has seen 1,786 shots sent his way in 388 career starting assignments.

Roman Burki will be looking after the net for St. Louis. He has allowed 1.29 goals per 90 minutes while he holds a mark of 163-74-88. Burki has accumulated 102 shutouts and has seen 1,368 shots against him in 29,208 minutes throughout his career. So far in his career, Burki has conceded 417 goals and has 954 stops in 324 starting assignments. He has earned a save percentage of .697 and his clean sheet rate is currently 31.5%.

Justen Glad is a man who should impact this matchup for Salt Lake. Glad has been a starter in 190 outings so far in his pro soccer career and has 0.06 goals per 90 mins. The defenseman from the United States has earned 11 goals scored in 16,897 professional minutes played. He has totaled 1 assists while earning 37 yellow card warnings in his career.

St. Louis is being led onto the pitch by Klauss, who gets under the skin of opposing sides. The forward from Brazil has been on the pitch for 8,040 mins while scoring 47 goals. He is currently averaging 0.53 goals per 90 minutes and has been a starter in 87 contests in his pro soccer career. He has 6 yellow card warnings so far in his pro soccer career and has helped a teammate on a goal 9 times.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Salt Lake (+111)

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