Charlotte (home)
- The 16th-placed hosts have four points from three matches, two fewer than Miami CF in tenth place.
- Dean Smith’s men have been involved in a mixed bag of results recently, winning two, drawing one and losing two of their last five matches, but they have been strong at the Bank of America Stadium so far, winning their only home game and conceding just once in the process.
- Charlotte have conceded just one goal at home so far this MLS season.
Inter Miami (away)
- Inter Miami CF have won three of their last five games, including their last two.
- Inter Miami CF’s star-studded line-up have won each of their last two away games, beating Orlando City SC 4-2 in Florida and D.C. United 2-1 in the District of Columbia.
- Inter Miami’s possession-based, star-centric style, which is more suited to building up from the back and dominating possession, has been tweaked by Javier Mascherano to make the most of Messi’s creativity while still keeping it fluid enough for their attacking stars to express themselves.
Head-to-Head
- The two clubs met in MLS 2025 and the head-to-head record is one win apiece and one draw from three games.
- Charlotte won the last meeting 3-0 at home.
Key Players
- The clash of styles should be interesting as Smith’s team attempts to smother Messi and Telasco Segovia, who has three assists in MLS 2026 to Messi’s three goals.
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Recent stats:
- Messi: three goals (MLS 2026).
- Telasco Segovia: three assists (MLS 2026).
Betting Insights
Miami’s away defence has been breached six times in three away games, so Charlotte will have a chance to score on Saturday, but Miami have enough firepower to ensure that both teams to score odds of 1.43 are not enough value.
