After making it four winners from my last five BOTD columns at Ibrox on Thursday, Saturday’s Football Bet of the Day sees me head to the MLS, and I’ve highlighted a goals-based selection in one of the fixtures.
⚽️ Charlotte FC vs Columbus Crew
🇺🇸 MLS
⏰ Sunday 16 August, 00:30
Two clubs separated only by five points in the Eastern Conference table meet at the Bank of America Stadium in the early hours of Sunday morning as Charlotte FC entertain the Columbus Crew in a fixture that appeals to me for goals.
Dean Smith’s hosts have scored 29 goals across their opening 18 contests in the MLS this term, with an impressive 20 (69%) of them coming in front of their supporters.
The Crown have blanked just four times all season – scoring on multiple occasions in 6/10 (60%) of their home clashes – and will be confident of breaching a Columbus backline that has yet to register a clean sheet on their travels in MLS this campaign, shipping 2+ goals in 7/9 (78%) of them.
Laurent Courtois’ visitors have scored 26 goals across their opening 18 MLS encounters this season, with 14 (54%) of them coming on their travels.
The Crew have failed to score in just one of their last 14 MLS contests – scoring two or more goals in eight (57%) of them – and they will also be confident of getting on the scoresheet against a Crown defence that has kept just three clean sheets in the MLS this term.
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Bet of the Day
The Crew’s opening nine road trips in the MLS this season have averaged an eye-catching 3.67 goals per game, with Both Teams to Score landing in eight (89%) of them, whilst eight (89%) of them have also gone Over 2.5 Goals.
Both Teams to Score & Over 2.5 Goals has landed in 10 of Charlotte FC’s previous 14 MLS encounters – including in six of their last eight in front of their supporters – and I’m backing that trend to continue in North Carolina on Saturday night/Sunday morning.
- Both Teams to Score & Over 2.5 Goals
- Pays 10/11 (bet365)
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