Orlando City and Inter Miami have had contrasting fortunes in recent times, and as they face off, hosts Inter will be looking to get back to winning ways as Orlando seeks to extend their fine run. Inter are currently 11th in the standings with eight points while Orlando City have 18 points, in second place. A poor goal difference means even if Inter win, they won’t move higher, but even then, that isn’t expected in this game as they carry a very poor run. They’ve lost each of their last three matches and four of the last five. In all those losses, Inter haven’t scored, while in three of the last five matches, they’ve conceded two goals or more. At home, Inter Miami have no win in the last four, just three losses and a draw. Gregore de Magalhaes and Ryan Shawcross will miss this game after they were sent off in the team’s last game, a loss to DC United.
Orlando City are on a quest to go top of the standings, and they have a good chance to get that if they win here. League leaders, New England are two points ahead of them and have a tricky clash, at home to New York Red Bull; Orlando City will be crossing finders for New England to drop points. Going into this game, Orlando City have lost just once in their nine league matches and they have four wins in their last five. They are the best scorers in the Eastern Conference, currently with 16 goals and half of those have come in the last two matches. Orlando City are straight from a 5-0 win over San Jose Earthquakes, a win that came right after a 3-2 victory over Toronto. They have scored in eight straight matches and will be hoping to carry this run to the Inter game.
Inter are on a very poor run going to this game, and aren’t expected to trouble Orlando City in their current form. Orlando City aren’t the best defensive outfit around, having conceded four goals in their last three matches but in attack, they can’t really be faulted. Going by the two sides’ recent performances, go for Orlando City to win.