New York City FC takes road losing streak into matchup against Inter Miami
New York City FC (1-4-0, 13th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Inter Miami CF (3-2-1, second in the Eastern Conference)
Fort Lauderdale, Florida; Saturday, 7:30 p.m. EDT
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK MLS LINE: Inter Miami CF -120, NYCFC +303, Draw +273; over/under is 2.5 goals
BOTTOM LINE: New York City FC visits Inter Miami trying to stop a three-game road losing streak.
Miami is 2-2-0 against Eastern Conference opponents. Luis Suarez paces the top-scoring team in Eastern Conference action with four goals. Miami has a conference-leading 12 goals.
NYCFC went 9-11-14 overall a season ago while going 1-8-8 on the road. NYCFC averaged 1.0 goals on 4.4 shots on goal per game a season ago.
The matchup Saturday is the first meeting this season between the two teams.
TOP PERFORMERS: Suarez has scored four goals with three assists for Miami. Lionel Messi has two goals and one assist.
Santiago Rodriguez has two goals for NYCFC. Kevin O'Toole has one goal.
SEASON SO FAR: Miami: Averaging 2.0 goals, 4.2 shots on goal and 3.5 corner kicks through six games while allowing 1.3 goals per game.
NYCFC: Averaging 0.6 goals, 4.4 shots on goal and 4.8 corner kicks through five games while allowing 1.4 goals per game.
NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: Miami: Israel Boatwright (injured), David Ruiz (injured), Benjamin Cremaschi (injured), Federico Redondo Solari (injured), Ian Fray (injured), Drake Callender (injured), Facundo Farias (injured), Shanyder Borgelin (injured), Leonardo Campana (injured), Robbie Robinson (injured), Nicolas Freire (injured), Lionel Messi (injured).
NYCFC: Jovan Mijatovic (injured), Christian McFarlane (injured), Monsef Bakrar (injured), Mitja Ilenic (injured), Tayvon Gray (injured), Talles Magno (injured), Tomas Romero (injured), Maxi Moralez (injured).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
