📊 Form Guide

Inter Miami

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Inter Miami will be hoping to bounce back here after a 4-0 MLS loss in their previous game against New York Red Bulls.

In that game, Inter Miami managed 69% possession and 7 shots on goal with 2 on target. On the other side, New York Red Bulls got 12 attempts at goal with 6 of them on target. Lewis Morgan (3', 51', 70') and Wikelman Carmona (66') scored for New York Red Bulls.

Three or more goals per game were seen in 6 of the past 6 fixtures where Inter Miami have participated. Opposition teams scored 11 of them in this period whereas Inter Miami totted up 15.

New York City FC

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Since a losing effort in their last game against FC Cincinatti in MLS action, New York City FC will be aiming to make amends here.

In that game, New York City FC had 54% possession and 8 attempts at goal with 4 on target. FC Cincinnati got 10 attempts at goal with 6 on target. Luciano Acosta (57') scored for FC Cincinatti.

The numbers tell their own story, and New York City FC have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 matches, letting opponents get 7 goals overall. Defensively, New York City FC certainly have room for improvement. Let’s see if that trend will end up being sustained here.

↔️ Head to head

Looking at their most recent head to head clashes going back to 30/10/2021 shows us that Inter Miami have won 1 of these and New York City FC 4, with the tally of drawn games being 1.

17 goals were yielded between them throughout the course of those matches, with 5 of them for The Herons and 12 being from The Pigeons. This gives an average number of goals per game equal to 2.83.

The previous league fixture featuring these clubs was MLS match day 45 on 30/09/2023 when the final score was Inter Miami 1-1 New York City FC.

That time, Inter Miami managed 65% possession and 12 shots on goal with 1 on target. Their only player on the scoresheet was Tomás Avilés (95').

For their opponents, New York City FC had 10 shots on goal with 3 of them on target. Santiago Rodríguez (77') was the scorer.

The referee was Victor Rivas.

ℹ️ Team News: Inter Miami

Ian Fray (Cruciate ligament tear), Robbie Robinson (Calf injury), Lionel Messi (muscular problems), Benja Cremaschi (Pubalgia), Nicolás Freire (Muscle injury) and Facundo Farías (Cruciate ligament tear) won’t be available for Inter Miami manager Gerardo Martino.

In all likelihood, The Herons could kick off with a 4-3-3 system for this one, handing starts to Drake Callender, Marcelo Weigandt, Ryan Sailor, Tyler Hall, Noah Allen, Julian Gressel, Sergio Busquets, David Ruiz, Robert Taylor, Luis Suarez and Leonardo Campana.

🗞️ Team News: New York City FC

New York City FC manager Nick Cushing has not got a full squad to pick from. Maxi Moralez (Cruciate ligament tear) and Talles Magno (Knee injury) are those who can’t be considered.

It’s our belief that The Pigeons will likely make use of a 4-2-3-1 system using Matt Freese, Mitja Ilenic, S. Tanasijevic, Thiago Martins, Kevin OToole, Keaton Parks, James Sands, Julián Fernández, Santiago Rodríguez, Hannes Wolf and Monsef Bakrar.

🔮 Prediction

It looks to us that Inter Miami will more than likely get the win and a possible clean sheet against New York City FC, who won’t find it easy to find the back of the net.

We’re therefore expecting to see a 2-0 margin for Inter Miami at the conclusion of the game.

Our expert partners are tipping over 1.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.

Renata Leite, 23:01 30/03/2024