Alba leads Inter Miami against Atlanta United

Atlanta United FC (5-15-12, 13th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Inter Miami CF (17-7-8, third in the Eastern Conference)

Fort Lauderdale, Florida; Saturday, 7:30 p.m. EDT

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Inter Miami CF -225, Atlanta United FC +463, Draw +390; over/under is 3.5 goals

BOTTOM LINE: Jordi Alba leads Inter Miami into a matchup with Atlanta United after a two-goal showing against the New England Revolution.

Miami is 13-5-7 in Eastern Conference play. Miami is first in the Eastern Conference with 72 goals. Lionel Messi paces the team with 24.

United is 4-13-7 against Eastern Conference opponents. United has a 4-1-0 record in games it scores at least three goals.

The matchup Saturday is the second meeting of the season between the two teams. Miami won the last game 2-1.

TOP PERFORMERS: Messi has 24 goals and 14 assists for Miami. Tadeo Allende has scored four goals over the past 10 games.

Emmanuel Latte Lath has scored seven goals with one assist for United. Aleksey Miranchuk has three goals over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Miami: 5-3-2, averaging 2.3 goals, 6.2 shots on goal and 5.8 corner kicks per game while allowing 1.9 goals per game.

United: 1-5-4, averaging 1.2 goals, 3.8 shots on goal and 4.4 corner kicks per game while allowing 1.8 goals per game.

NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: Miami: None listed.

United: None listed.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.