Leagues Cup Betting Tips: 3 Picks for Matchday 1 (July 22-24)

Ace Football presents detailed betting tips on the upcoming Leagues Cup games of the weekend.

As we prepare for the first matchday of the new Leagues Cup campaign, our experts take a look at the bookmakers’ predictions for the upcoming matches.

Here are three betting tips for Matchday 1 of north America’s Leagues Cup.

Don’t expect goals when New York City host Atlas

New York City come into their first Leagues Cup game of the season on the back of a run of three winless matches in MLS.

The American side’s attacking line has struggled in recent weeks, failing to register more than one goal in any one of their last five fixtures.

We don’t expect NY City to find many goalscoring chances against Atlas’ in-form defence line. However, the Mexican side’s goalscoring stats in away games convince us that they will also take a conservative approach to the game.

Back Philadelphia to beat Tijuana

Philadelphia have made a strong start to the new MLS campaign, sitting third in the Eastern Conference table with 40 points from 23 matches.

This weekend, they will take on Tijuana on the first matchday of the Leagues Cup.

Their opponents come into the game on the back of a 2-1 victory over Cruz Azul in Liga MX. However, we don’t expect the Mexican side to pull off a similar performance against Philadelphia.

Jim Curtin’s side have shown incredible consistency in their home displays recently. On the other hand, Tijuana’s record of conceding five goals in their first three matches of the Liga MX campaign suggests they will give away enough goalscoring chances to their opponents.

Goals likely on both sides when Portland meet San Jose

San Jose meet Portland after a mid-week win over Seattle Sounders in MLS.

Having scored in all of their last five league games, San Jose will most likely find the back of the net against Portland’s out-of-form backline.

However, their opponents have also shown fantastic goalscoring consistency in home games recently. Having scored in their last four matches on home soil, the Timbers will most likely manage to score on Sunday.