Inter Miami Faces Toronto in Eastern Conference Action
Lionel Messi has 14 goals and eight assists for Miami, which leads the Eastern Conference and MLS with 48 goals.
- On Saturday at 7:30 p.m., Toronto FC faces first-place Inter Miami in Eastern Conference action, with oddsmakers favoring Miami at-286 while Toronto enters as a +580 underdog.
- Miami leads the Eastern Conference with an 8-1-5 record against conference opponents and ranks first in MLS with 48 goals, having won the previous matchup 4-2.
- Lionel Messi leads Miami with 14 goals and eight assists, while Luis Suarez recorded eight goals and three assists over the past 10 games; Daniel Salloi contributes five goals for Toronto.
- Both clubs report extensive injury lists entering Saturday's contest; Miami is missing Mateo Silvetti, Santiago Morales, Tadeo Allende, Micael, and German Berterame, while Toronto is without Nickseon Gomis, Nelson Palacio, Deandre Christopher Kerr, Djordje Mihailovic, and Jonathan Osorio.
- Entering the match, Toronto averages 3.6 goals and 10.5 shots on goal per game, while Miami generates 17.1 corner kicks; the over/under for total goals is set at 3.5.
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Inter Miami faces Toronto in Eastern Conference action
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