Seattle Sounders FC vs St. Louis City SC Prediction, 4/8/2023 MLS Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Seattle Sounders FC vs St. Louis City SC

Date: Saturday, April 8, 2023

Location: Lumen Field in Seattle, WA

TV: Apple TV - MLS Season Pass

Odds/Point Spread: Seattle (-140) St. Louis (+350)

The St. Louis Soccer Club (5-0-1) are en route to Lumen Field on Saturday where they will go up against the Sounders (4-1-1). The Sounders open at -140 and St. Louis is at +350. The over/under is set at 2.5. The goalies protecting the net will be Stefan Frei for Seattle and Roman Burki for St. Louis.

The Sounders have a rank of 1st in xG with 11.9, and the team's xGA sit at 6.3. The Sounders have given up 3 goals while relinquishing 0.50 G/90, and the other team have recorded 19 shots on target on them. This team's difference in goals is currently at 9 by way of 12 goals finished and also 3 goals surrendered. They have accounted for 3 clean sheets, which gives them a rate of 50.0% on the season. Seattle Sounders FC has accounted for 16 saves and they also hold a SV percentage of 84.2 on the campaign. Seattle has compiled 11 yellow card warnings so far this season. On the season, this squad has an average of 2.17 pts/match (13 points) and they also are ranked 3rd in soccer with 8 assists.

the season, CITY has a save rate of 78.9 (19 SoT against), and they also sit at 1st in the league with 15 points. The St. Louis Soccer Club come in with an average of 2.50 pts/match while compiling 6 assists. St. Louis City SC has earned 15 goals and the team's expected goals the year is sitting at 9.2. St. Louis has accounted a CS% of 33.3% the year in addition to 12 yellow card warnings. Their goals against/90 min is 0.83 with 14 saves, and they have tallied 2 clean sheets. St. Louis has a ranking of 1st in regard to goals against having 5, and the squad's goal differential is 10.

The guy defending the goal for Seattle is Stefan Frei. His goals allowed per 90 mins is 1.11 (101 goals surrendered) and he has a save % of .699. Frei (40-21-29 record in his career) has accumulated 28 shutouts, which has earned him a 31.1% shutout percentage. Frei has played for 8,149 minutes and has earned 228 saves in his career. The keeper born in Switzerland has had 326 shots tried against him in 90 starts.

Roman Burki will look after the goal for St. Louis. He has surrendered 1.28 goals per 90 mins while earning a record of 164-74-89. Burki has tallied 103 clean sheets while he has seen 1,377 shots attempted against him in 29,388 career minutes. During his career, Burki has conceded 418 goals and has totaled 962 saves in 326 starts. He is the owner of a save % of .699 and his shutout rate sits at 31.6%.

Nicolas Lodeiro is a member of the squad who can be a difference maker for Seattle. He has totaled 60 assists while earning 34 yellow cards in his career. The midfielder born in Uruguay has tallied 48 goals in 17,526 minutes played. Lodeiro has started 191 matches during his career while scoring 0.25 G/90.

St. Louis has playmaker in Klauss, who gets under the skin of opposing sides. The forward representing Brazil has been on the field for 8,220 professional minutes while earning 49 goals. He is averaging 0.54 goals per 90 and has started 89 contests in his pro soccer career. He has totaled 6 yellow card cautions so far in his career and has assisted a teammate on a goal 9 times.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take St. Louis (+350)

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