In the early hours of Wednesday, struggling Inter Miami hosts Columbus Crew at the DRV PNK Stadium in MLS’ Eastern Conference as both teams look for potentially vital points.
The home side is enduring a miserable campaign and currently sits bottom of the Eastern Conference standings, three points adrift of 14th place Toronto.
Cremaschi to Martínez to put us in the lead and to put Josef in 9th on the @MLS all time scoring chart 👏👏#MIAvATX | 1-0 pic.twitter.com/TjcJC4BNer— Inter Miami CF (@InterMiamiCF) July 2, 2023
Cremaschi to Martínez to put us in the lead and to put Josef in 9th on the @MLS all time scoring chart 👏👏#MIAvATX | 1-0 pic.twitter.com/TjcJC4BNer
The men from Miami head into this game on the back of an eight-game winless run in the USA top flight. There was a slight positive last time out in MLS, as a 1-1 draw at Austin ended a losing streak of seven matches.
However, the draw continued a winless home run for Inter Miami, as they are now four games winless on home soil in the USA top-flight. The match also saw the home team fail to keep a clean sheet for an eighth straight match on their own patch.
The Crew are in the play-off spots, fifth place in the standings after an excellent recent run of league form in the Eastern Conference.
A 2-1 home win over New York RB last time out means that Columbus are now six games unbeaten in the league, having recorded five wins and a draw.
A critical factor in that good recent run of form in MLS is their potency in front of goal, as Wilfried Nancy’s team has scored at least two goals in each of those recent wins.
Despite their good run of league form, Columbus has won just once in their previous five away games in MLS. However, a 1-1 draw at New York City FC last time out in the US top-flight means they have taken four points from a possible six on their travels.
Forebet predicts that Columbus will add to their host's woes in MLS by returning home with maximum points.