Messi and Inter Miami visit Nashville

Inter Miami CF (18-7-8, second in the Eastern Conference) vs. Nashville SC (16-11-6, fifth in the Western Conference)

Nashville, Tennessee; Saturday, 6 p.m. EDT

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Nashville SC +129, Inter Miami CF +170, Draw +278; over/under is 3.5 goals

BOTTOM LINE: Lionel Messi leads Inter Miami into a matchup with Nashville after scoring two goals against Atlanta United.

Nashville is 11-2-3 at home. Sam Surridge leads the ninth-ranked scoring team in the MLS with 22 goals. Nashville has scored 56.

Miami is 7-4-5 in road games. Miami is 7-1 in games decided by one goal.

Saturday's game is the second time these teams square off this season. Miami won the last meeting 2-1.

TOP PERFORMERS: Surridge has 22 goals and three assists for Nashville. Hany Mukhtar has five goals and two assists over the past 10 games.

Messi has 26 goals and 15 assists for Miami. Luis Suarez has scored five goals over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Nashville: 3-6-1, averaging 1.5 goals, 4.7 shots on goal and 5.7 corner kicks per game while allowing 1.6 goals per game.

Miami: 6-2-2, averaging 2.6 goals, 6.8 shots on goal and 6.1 corner kicks per game while allowing 1.5 goals per game.

NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: Nashville: Wyatt Meyer (injured), Matthew Corcoran (injured), Julian Gaines (injured), Jonathan Perez (injured), Ahmed Qasem (injured), Taylor Washington (injured).

Miami: David Ruiz (injured), Obando (injured).

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