Inter Miami hosts Nashville in non-conference action

Nashville SC (16-3-5, first in the Western Conference) vs. Inter Miami CF (12-4-8, first in the Eastern Conference)

Miami; Saturday, 7:30 p.m. EDT

LINE: Inter Miami CF -126, Nashville SC +263, Draw +313; over/under is 3.5 goals

BOTTOM LINE: Inter Miami and Nashville take the pitch in a non-conference matchup.

Miami is 4-2-5 in home games. Lionel Messi paces the top-scoring squad in MLS play with 19 goals. Miami has a league-high 59 goals.

Nashville is 5-3-4 in road games. Nashville ranks fourth in the MLS with 48 goals led by Sam Surridge with 13.

The teams match up Saturday for the second time this season. Nashville won the last meeting 4-1.

TOP PERFORMERS: Messi has scored 19 goals and added 11 assists for Miami. Luis Suarez has nine goals and three assists over the last 10 games.

Surridge has 13 goals for Nashville. Hany Mukhtar has four goals and two assists over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Miami: 20-4-6, averaging 7.8 goals, 15.6 shots on goal and 14.4 corner kicks per game while allowing 6.0 goals per game.

Nashville: 20-4-6, averaging 5.1 goals, 12.3 shots on goal and 18.6 corner kicks per game while allowing 2.4 goals per game.

NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: Miami: Tadeo Allende (injured), Micael (injured), Mateo Silvetti (injured).

Nashville: None listed.

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