Orlando City vs Inter Miami

Exploria Stadium is the venue as Orlando City and Inter Miami go head-to-head in a high-stakes Major League Soccer encounter.

Orlando City have switched off since a 2-1 home win over Houston Dynamo in mid-June, suffering back-to-back MLS defeats, including an overwhelming 5-3 reverse to DC United last time out. After allowing eighth-placed Charlotte to close the gap to only two points, the ‘Lions’ will be desperate to pick up all three points here. However, they have only won one of their last four MLS meetings with Inter Miami (D2, L1), netting under 1.5 goals three times in the process. Curiously, none of Orlando’s nine home league matches this season have ended as a draw (W4, L5), with 67% of those results (win/loss) seeing the winner fail to keep a clean sheet.

On the other hand, Inter Miami’s indifferent three-game MLS form (W1, D1, L1) has seen them fall three points behind the Eastern Conference playoff line. But the ‘Herons’ have never been closer to reaching the playoffs, which could inspire their bid to defy their underwhelming away form. Indeed, Phil Neville’s men have only won one of their eight MLS fixtures on hostile turf this season (D2, L5), losing three of the last five (D2). The visitors have found the away goals hard to come by this term, having netted an embarrassing average of 0.5 goals per MLS trip thus far.