We have a full round of games in the MLS this week and two playoff contenders meet in the Western Conference.
The match between Philadelphia Union and Inter Miami takes place at Subaru Park on the 16th of June. The hosts begin this game in 8th place on 20 points while the visitors are top of the Western Conference on 35 points having played 2 matches more than their opponent.
Philadelphia Union come into the game on the back of a 2-2 draw at home with Montreal Impact. Philadelphia Union were 1-0 down at the interval but with Montreal Impact down to ten men in the second half they took the lead thanks to goals in the 56th and 58th minutes.
However, Philadelphia Union also had a player sent off in the 63rd minute and Montreal Impact scored the equaliser 3 minutes later.
The draw with Montreal Impact means Philadelphia Union are undefeated in their 4 most recent fixtures, all of which have been played in the MLS. There was a 3-0 win at New England Revolution plus draws at Charlotte and at home with Toronto FC.
The stats show Philadelphia Union have won only 1 of their 10 most recent Major League Soccer matches. They have failed to win any of their last 6 home league games and have seen over 2.5 goals plus both teams score in 5 of those 6 matches.
Inter Miami travel to Subaru Park having been held to a 3-3 draw at home by St Louis City. It was a thrilling game to watch and Inter Miami came back from a goal down twice in the first half to go in level at 2-2. Into the second half and St Louis City regained the lead in the 68th minute but Inter Miami equalised for a third time in the 85th minute.
The draw with St Louis City means Inter Miami are undefeated in 11 of their 12 most recent MLS games.
They have won 7 of those 12 matches with the victories coming over Nashville SC, New York RB, and DC United at home plus Sporting Kansas City, New England Revolution, Montreal Impact, and Vancouver Whitecaps away.
Trends show Inter Miami have won 4 of their last 5 MLS games on the road. They have seen both teams score and over 2.5 goals in each of those 4 victories.
Looking ahead to the team news and Philadelphia Union are without the injured duo of Andre Blake and Isaiah LeFlore. There are also doubts over the fitness of Julián Carranza and Markus Anderson.
Many players have been called up to their country, including Daniel Gazdag, Jose Martinez, Jamir Berdecio, Jack McGlynn, Nate Harriel, David Vazquez, CJ Olney, Damion Lowe, and Tai Baribo.
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Inter Miami make the trip without the injured quartet of Nicolas Freire, Diego Gomez, Facundo Farias, and Ian Fray. Like the hosts, the visitors will be missing players on international duty, including Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez, Matias Rojas, Benjamin Cremaschi, and David Ruiz.
Both teams are missing important players for this game but we still predict an exciting encounter. Our algorithm suggests over 2.5 goals plus both teams scoring and with Inter Miami the team in form, our prediction is for an away win.