Inter Miami CF vs New York City FC Prediction: Goals will definitely come, but who will win?

A win and a draw without superstar player Lionel Messi, might be a good result for Inter Miami CF team. But it has done little good for their position on the table. They are still 5 points away from playoff spot and a win in their last game would have gotten them closer to their target. Now they need Lionel Messi's brilliance more than ever when they take on New York City FC.

New York City FC won't be handing Inter an easy win because their current form looks very good. They are on a bounce of back-to-back wins against Orlando City and Toronto FC.

Inter Miami CF have been able to turn their fortunes around. Earlier in the season, they looked like they were never leaving the bottom spot. But they didn't just leave the bottom, they won the Leagues Cup and they are mounting a charge for the Playoffs spot.

Inter Miami CF beat Toronto FC 4-0 on this ground in their last home game but they ended up playing a 1-1 draw away to Orlando City SC in their last game. David Ruiz was on target in the 52nd minute, but then they lost the lead as Duncan Maguire scored for Orlando City.

Inter Miami are only 5 points away from Playoff spot and a win here would be a good way to go for the team. Inter Miami won the last encounter against New York City on this ground and that game ended 3-2 at full time.

• More than 2.5 goals in 4/5 games
• Less than 10.5 corners in 4/5 games.

New York City FC are playing with lots of confidence as their results are looking quite good with those back-to-back wins against Orlando City and Toronto FC. Andres Perea, Andres Jasson and Julian Fernandez were all on target in the 3-0 win over Toronto FC a few days ago.

New York City are currently unbeaten in their last 5 matches. They have won 3 and drawn 2 of those 5 matches.

New York City need no reminder that they need to keep winning. They have just 1 point more than DC United. They are currently 9th in the Eastern Conference and a negative result might see them drop off the playoff zone, which will be a serious problem for the team.

New York City won Inter Miami the last time they faced each other back in March. Christopher McVey's own goal was enough to separate both sides at full time. But that match offers little comfort for New York City because Inter Miami have improved tremendously since then.

• No losses in 5 games.
• No goals conceded in 3 games.
• Less than 2.5 goals scored in 4/5 games.
• NYCFC scored first in 4/5 games.
• Less than 4.5 cards shown in 5/7 games.

Inter Miami are no match for New York City FC according to the head-to-head record. New York City won 7 of their 8 meetings and Inter Miami won just once.

• Inter Miami have no clean sheet in 8 games.
• New York City scored first in 8/8 games.
• New York City won the first half in 6/7 games.
• 6/8 games ended with more than 4.5 cards.
• 4/5 games ended with less than 10.5 corners.

Both teams are in very fine form at the moment which makes this quite difficult to call. Inter Miami CF have coped fine without Lionel Messi in the last 2 matches. They were unstoppable at home against Toronto. They only played a draw away from home in their last game, but that shouldn't disappoint them too much as they were struggling for points months ago.

New York City FC have a good record against Inter Miami CF. They won the last meeting 1-0 and on this ground, they lost 3-2 the last time they were here. New York City are not the team to feel overwhelmed by Inter Miami CF but they must be cautious as this current Miami side are much improved than they have ever been.

• More than 2.5 Goals at 1.69 Odds
• Inter Miami Win at 1.686 Odds
• Over 7 Corners at 1.66 Odds