Inter Miami are back in action this week in the MLS and they are up against Nashville SC at the Chase Stadium. Both teams have been at each other's throats in the last couple of weeks as they both clashed in the Concacaf Champions League. Inter Miami progressed to the next round after beating Nashville at home in the return leg. The fans are waiting to see yet another thrilling encounter between these two teams once again.
In the MLS, Inter Miami are top of the eastern conference table with 15 points while Nashville SC are 14th with 7 points in the same conference.
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Inter Miami CF have been performing well below expectations for such a star studded team. They crashed out of the Concacaf Champions League against Monterrey and in the MLS they just recorded their first win in the last 4 games. Hence, there's a lot of pressure on the management to turn things around before it's too late for the team.
Inter Miami played a thrilling games against Sporting Kansas City last week and they snatched a 3-2 win at the end. Diego Gomez scored Inter’s opening goal in the 18th minute to bring the game on level terms and in the 51st minute, Lionel Messi scored the second goal to put them ahead. 7 minutes later, Sporting Kansas equalized but Luis Suarez scored Inter’s third and final goal in the 73rd minute to seal the win for Inter Miami. According to stats, inter Miami had 60% possession, 5 shots on target and 1 corner kick. They also created 2 big chances and missed 1.
Inter Miami are yet to convince the fans that they are back, so it's a huge risk placing too much expectations on them. But with a fit squad including Lionel Messi and playing at an advantage, they should be able to get the right results here.
Nashville SC
Nashville SC will hope they have learnt from their past meetings with Inter Miami this season. Both clubs will be playing for the 3rd time this season and Nashville SC hope to get their revenge for the Concacaf Champions League elimination. However they have to worry about their current league form as they have failed to win their last 3 games in a row.
Nashville lost to Philadelphia Union at home last week and the scoreline was 2-1. Sam Surridge gave Nashville the lead just before half time and in the 66th minute, they conceded the equalizer. And by the 90th minute, Philadelphia took the lead and went on to win the game. According to stats, Nashville SC had 52% possession, 5 shots on target and 8 corner kicks. They also created 2 big chances, missed 1 and hit the woodwork once during the game.
Nashville SC are heading into a tough game against a desperate Inter Miami side. They must be at their very best to get a win.
Head to Head
According to the h2h, there's been 12 games played between Inter Miami and Nashville. Both clubs had 4 wins each and then they drew 4 games.
Analysis and Predictions
Inter Miami are threading on a tiny rope and the tension is building around the club. Lionel Messi’s fitness has been an issue in the last couple of weeks and the decision to build the team around the Argentine star is already raising concerns. Nashville will want to win and will put up a fight but that might leave them exposed at the back.
Inter Miami are unbeaten in the last 4 meetings. There were more than 2.5 goals scored in 6 of the last 8 meetings and both teams scored in 7 of the last 8. The last 8 meetings ended with less than 10.5 corners.
- More than 8 Corners at 1.667 Odds
- Both Teams to Score at 1.666 Odds
- Lionel Messi to Score Anytime at 1.72 Odds