Inter Miami CF vs Sporting Kansas City Prediction: Sporting!, Don't take your eyes off Messi

Inter Miami CF are back playing at home after their last game against Los Angeles FC away from home. They ended the game with a 3-1 win and they are looking confident to carry on their winning form into this game against Sporting Kansas City.

Sporting Kansas City also won their last game and they have been in fine form since the end of the Leagues Cup. But they are playing against one of the best teams on paper. They will need to be at their very best to get a positive result in this game. This will be the very first meeting between these two clubs.

Lionel Messi was once again the star performer in Inter Miami’s last game against Los Angeles FC and they will be looking to him to carry on with his form in this game. Inter Miami CF came off the game with a comfortable 3-1 win against Los Angeles. Inter Miami’s first goal was scored by Facundo Torres in the 14th minute and in the 51st minute, Jordi Alba scored Inter’s second goal and finally Leonardo Campana scored the third from a brilliant Lionel Messi assist in the 83rd minute. Los Angeles FC were able to pull one goal back in the 90th minute but they ended up losing at full time.

Inter Miami CF have not lost in any of their last 11 games in all competitions and in the MLS, they are unbeaten in their last 3 games. Their last 5 MLS games ended in 2 wins. 2 draws and 1 defeat. They defeated New York Red Bulls and Los Angeles FC, and played a draw against DC United and Nashville SC, but lost against St. Louis City.

Their home form looks worrying and they will need to play better to improve that form. They are without a win in their last 6 MLS home games in a row. Their last home game ended in a 0-0 draw against Nashville SC.

Inter Miami CF are still 14th in the Eastern Conference and 27th in the MLS, with 25 points and 25 matches. They have 7 wins, 4 draws and 14 defeats and a goal ratio of 27:37.

Streaks: no losses (10), first to score (8/10), less than 4.5 cards (5/7), less than 10.5 corners (8/9).

Sporting Kansas City will be feeling pleased with their current form but this is the sort of game that can really test them. They have won back-to-back games since the end of the Leagues Cup. Their most recent came against St. Louis City SC at home. The game produced 3 goals in the first and it was Sporting Kansas City that ended the half ahead. Samuel Adeniran put St. Louis City took the lead in the 22nd minute and Alan Pulido was on target in the 31st minute to bring the game level. Alan Pulido struck again in the 44th minute to send Sporting Kansas City ahead into the break. In the second half, both sides failed to score and Sporting Kansas City won by 2-1 at full time.

Sporting Kansas City needs to keep on winning as their MLS stats doesn’t look really pleasing. In their last 5 MLS matches, they managed just 2 wins,1 defeat and 2 draws. The wins came against San Jose Earthquakes and St. Louis City, while the draw was against Houston Dynamo and Real Salt Lake, and the defeat against Austin FC.

Their away form is horrible as they are without a win in their last 6 away matches in a row and they lost their last away game by 2-1 against Austin FC.

Streaks: more than 2.5 goals (8/9), both teams scoring (6/8), first half winner (4/5), less than 4.5 cards (5/7), less than 10.5 corners (6/8).

According to Analysis, Inter Miami CF have scored 27 goals and conceded 37 goals in the MLS. They average 1.1 goals per game and their conversion rate is 10%, while conceding an average of 1.5 goals per game and they have 4 clean sheets. They also average 3.5 corners per game.

Sporting Kansas City have scored 36 goals and conceded 37 goals in the MLS. They average 1.3 goals per game and their conversion rate is 10%, while conceding an average of 1.4 goals per game and they have 6 clean sheets. They also average 5.9 corners per game.

• Home Win FT at 1.91 Odds
• Home Over 1.5 Goals at 1.71 Odds
• Correct Score 2-1 at 8.50 Odds