Inter Miami faces New York City FC after shutout victory

New York City FC (8-11-9, ninth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Inter Miami CF (13-5-10, first in the Eastern Conference)

Miami; Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. EDT

LINE: Inter Miami CF -207, NYCFC +430, Draw +384; over/under is 3.5 goals

BOTTOM LINE: A game after shutting out D.C. United 4-0, Inter Miami faces New York City FC.

Miami is 10-3-7 in Eastern Conference play. Miami is 53-2-14 when it scores a pair of goals.

NYCFC is 6-9-6 against Eastern Conference opponents. NYCFC is sixth in the MLS giving up 38 goals.

The matchup Wednesday is the second meeting this season between the two teams. Miami won the last game 3-2.

TOP PERFORMERS: Lionel Messi has 24 goals and 11 assists for Miami. Luis Suarez has five goals and three assists over the past 10 games.

Nicolas Ezequiel Fernandez Mercau has scored 15 goals with three assists for NYCFC. Luighi has four goals over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Miami: 16-5-9, averaging 6.9 goals, 17.4 shots on goal and 11.4 corner kicks per game while allowing 5.4 goals per game.

NYCFC: 9-8-13, averaging 3.3 goals, 12.9 shots on goal and 14.4 corner kicks per game while allowing 4.2 goals per game.

NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: Miami: Mateo Silvetti (injured), Santiago Morales (injured), Tadeo Allende (injured).

NYCFC: Arnau Farnos (injured), Drew Baiera (injured), Maxi Moralez (injured).

The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.