Inter Miami vs Atlanta United Prediction, Preview, Lineups and Team News | MLS, November 10, 2024

Inter Miami vs Atlanta United Preview

• Tournament: Major League Soccer
• Date: Thursday, November 10
• Kick-off Time: 11:00 PM GMT
• Venue: Chase Stadium, USA

Atlanta United will travel to Inter Miami for their 3rd game of the 2024/25 MLS play-offs at Chase Stadium. The first game of the MLS Cup Playoffs saw the Herons bag a 2-1 win over Atlanta at the Chase Stadium whereas the recent tie ended 2-1 in favour of Atlanta United.

Hosts Inter Miami were dominant throughout the season and racked up more points than any other team in the league’s history. Both Miami and Atlanta are tied 1-1 heading into the final game of the ‘three-match’ series in Fort Lauderdale. The winner of this tie will play Orlando City or Charlotte FC in the Eastern Conference semifinals.

Meanwhile, Atlanta United are coming off a 2-1 win over the hosts, and were dominant throughout the game, making a whopping 13 goal attempts. Rob Valentino’s men barely made the playoffs this season and have left Messi scoreless through the first two games of the playoffs.

Inter Miami Team News

The hosts will welcome Lawson Sunderland who recently recovered from a hamstring injury. The likes of Nicolas Freire, and Facundo Farias are sidelined with ACL injuries and have been sidelined for the remainder of the campaign whereas David Ruiz and Oscar Ustari are dealing with hamstring issues.

Atlanta United Team News

As for Atlanta United, they will definitely be without players like Edwin Mosquera and Quentin Westberg who remain sidelined with sore knee and head injuries respectively.

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Inter Miami vs Atlanta United Predicted Lineups

Inter Miami predicted lineup (4-3-3):

Goalkeeper: Callender

Defenders: Weigandt, Aviles, Kryvtsov, Alba

Midfielders: Gomez, Busquets, Rojas

Forwards: Messi, Suarez, Gressel

Atlanta United predicted lineup (4-2-3-1):

Goalkeeper: Guzan

Defenders: Lennon, Rode Gregersen, Williams, Amador

Midfielders: Slisz, Fortune

Forwards: Lennon, Miranchuk, Lobzhanidze; Rios

Head-to-Head Record

The two sides have faced off only 16 times in the past, with Atlanta United and Inter Miami winning six games each. The remaining four games ended in a draw.

Key Players to Watch in Inter Miami vs Atlanta United

Aleksei Miranchuk (Atlanta United)

The Atalanta midfielder penned a four-year contract with Atlanta United this summer and has already hit the ground running in the United States. Miranchuk has found the back of the net thrice in his last nine MLS games this season. He can be the deciding factor of this match.

Lionel Messi (Inter Miami)

Argentinian forward Lionel Messi has been phenomenal throughout the season and has back-to-back hat-tricks against Bolivia and the New England Revolution to his end. The veteran forward struggled to find the back of the net in his last two tie against Atlanta United. Messi is a big match player and all eyes will be on him in this must-win match.

Inter Miami vs Atlanta United Prediction

Atlanta United are coming off a 2-1 win over Inter Miami in their latest game despite struggling to muster any sort of confidence this season. They have also struggled against Montreal FC in the wild card round and only managed to win after the penalties.

As for Inter Miami, they are the winners of the 2024 Supporters Shield but lost their most recent tie against the hosts in their ‘best of three’ series. The Herons broke the record for most points in a single MLS season last week but find themselves on the brink of elimination this weekend. Their 2-1 loss to Atlanta United ended their 12-match unbeaten run in domestic games.

Predicted Score: Inter Miami 2-0 Atlanta United

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