Nashville faces Inter Miami after shutout victory
Inter Miami CF (12-3-5, first in the Eastern Conference) vs. Nashville SC (6-5-8, ninth in the Western Conference)
Nashville, Tennessee; Saturday, 8:30 p.m. EDT
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE Nashville SC -108, Inter Miami CF +265, Draw +258; over/under is 2.5 goals
BOTTOM LINE: A game after shutting out New York City FC 1-0, Nashville faces Inter Miami.
Nashville is 4-2-5 in home games. Nashville leads the Western Conference with only 23 conceded goals.
Miami is 6-1-2 in road games. Miami is 7-0-1 when it records at least three goals.
Saturday's game is the second time these teams meet this season. Miami won the last meeting 3-1.
TOP PERFORMERS: Sam Surridge has seven goals and one assist for Nashville. Hany Mukhtar has scored two goals over the past 10 games.
Luis Suarez has scored 12 goals with five assists for Miami. Lionel Messi has five goals and six assists over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Nashville: 5-2-3, averaging 1.3 goals, 3.1 shots on goal and 4.3 corner kicks per game while allowing 0.6 goals per game.
Miami: 7-1-2, averaging 2.4 goals, 5.3 shots on goal and 4.2 corner kicks per game while allowing 1.4 goals per game.
NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: Nashville: Lukas MacNaughton (injured), Julian Gaines (injured), Jacob Shaffelburg (injured), Randall Leal (injured), Shaquell Moore (injured), Anibal Godoy (injured).
Miami: Lionel Messi (injured), Federico Redondo Solari (injured), Diego Gomez (injured), Facundo Farias (injured), Matias Rojas (injured), Nicolas Freire (injured), Luis Suarez (injured).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.