New York City FC hosts Inter Miami in conference action

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Inter Miami CF (19-4-6, first in the Eastern Conference) vs. New York City FC (11-11-7, sixth in the Eastern Conference)

The Bronx, New York; Saturday, 2 p.m. EDT

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE NYCFC +137, Inter Miami CF +168, Draw +269; over/under is 2.5 goals

BOTTOM LINE: Inter Miami visits New York City FC in Eastern Conference action.

NYCFC is 10-5-7 in Eastern Conference play. NYCFC ranks eighth in the Eastern Conference with 42 goals led by Adrian Alonso Martinez Batista with 12.

Miami is 14-4-3 in Eastern Conference games. Luis Suarez leads the top-scoring team in Eastern Conference action with 17 goals. Miami has a conference-leading 66.

The matchup Saturday is the second meeting this season between the two teams. The last meeting finished tied 1-1.

TOP PERFORMERS: Martinez Batista has 12 goals and three assists for NYCFC. Monsef Bakrar has scored three goals over the past 10 games.

Suarez has 17 goals and six assists for Miami. Federico Redondo Solari has two goals and one assist over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: NYCFC: 2-3-5, averaging 1.6 goals, 4.5 shots on goal and 5.9 corner kicks per game while allowing 1.9 goals per game.

Miami: 8-1-1, averaging 2.3 goals, 5.8 shots on goal and 3.6 corner kicks per game while allowing 1.5 goals per game.

NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: NYCFC: Malachi Jones (injured), Birk Risa (injured).

Miami: Leo Afonso (injured), Noah Allen (injured), Diego Gomez (injured), Facundo Farias (injured), Carlos Joaquim Antunes Dos Santos (injured), Matias Rojas (injured), David Martinez (injured), Nicolas Freire (injured).

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