Messi and Inter Miami host Nashville

Nashville SC (12-4-5, first in the Western Conference) vs. Inter Miami CF (10-3-5, fourth in the Eastern Conference)

Fort Lauderdale, Florida; Saturday, 7:45 p.m. EDT

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Inter Miami CF -115, Nashville SC +252, Draw +298; over/under is 3.5 goals

BOTTOM LINE: Lionel Messi leads Inter Miami into a matchup with Nashville after a two-goal outing against the New England Revolution.

Miami is 5-2-2 at home. Miami is 3-0-1 when it scores a pair of goals.

Nashville is 5-3-2 on the road. Nashville has a 6-0-2 record in games it scores two goals.

The teams meet Saturday for the first time this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Messi has 14 goals and six assists for Miami. Tadeo Allende has five goals and one assist over the past 10 games.

Sam Surridge has 15 goals and two assists for Nashville. Hany Mukhtar has scored five goals over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Miami: 5-3-2, averaging 2.9 goals, 4.9 shots on goal and 4.8 corner kicks per game while allowing 2.2 goals per game.

Nashville: 7-0-3, averaging 1.7 goals, 4.6 shots on goal and 5.3 corner kicks per game while allowing 0.9 goals per game.

NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: Miami: Yannick Bright (injured), David Ruiz (injured), Noah Allen (injured), Gonzalo Lujan Melli (injured), Ian Fray (injured), Drake Callender (injured).

Nashville: Maximus Ekk (injured), Wyatt Meyer (injured), Jacob Shaffelburg (injured), Tate Schmitt (injured), Taylor Washington (injured), Walker Zimmerman (injured), Tyler Boyd (injured).

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