Inter Miami CF vs New York City Prediction & Betting Tips - Major League Soccer

Prediction published on 28/03/2024, 19:30  by Kennedy Kechula | Modified on 30/03/2024 at 11:30 in Major League Soccer Prediction

Inter Miami are looking to bounce back when they play host to New York City in their Saturday MLS fixture. In this game pitting Eastern Conference sides, Inter Miami are second in the standings while New York are second from bottom. After a good start to the season, Inter Miami got a reality check in their last outing, falling 4-0 to New York Red Bulls. At home against another New York side, the hosts will be keen to get back to winning ways. It is not like they’ve been superb at home; they lost to Montreal at home in their last game there. Inter Miami have 10 points, one behind the Eastern Conference leaders Cincinnati, while they’ve played a game more. Juggling league and continental assignments means Inter Miami have played more games than New York City. Being without the injured Lionel Messi has really exposed Inter Miami. As Messi will once again miss this game, Gerardo Martino will hope to find a formula around playing without their talisman.

The last time these two sides faced off competitively was in October of 2023. Inter Miami needed a stoppage time goal to hold New York City to a 1-1 draw. That result extended their run without a loss to Inter Miami to three matches. New York City won two of the three matches and will be looking to extend this run to four games unbeaten. However, with four losses in their five opening MLS games, New York City will need to be at their best here. Their most recent outing ended in a 1-0 defeat at the hands of league leaders Cincinnati. With that, they failed to build on their earlier 2-1 win over Toronto, leaving them with three points from a possible 15. New York City’s woes have largely been down to a poor scoring run. They’ve actually failed to score in three of their opening five matches but haven't managed a clean sheet.