Inter Miami faces Atlanta United in conference action

Atlanta United FC (10-14-10, ninth in the Eastern Conference during the regular season) vs. Inter Miami CF (22-4-8, first in the Conference during the regular season)

Fort Lauderdale, Florida; Saturday, 8 p.m. EST

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Inter Miami CF -258, Atlanta United FC +550; over/under is 3.5 goals

BOTTOM LINE: Inter Miami and Atlanta United square off in Eastern Conference play.

Miami is 18-5-5 in Eastern Conference games. Miami is 9-1-2 when it scores a pair of goals.

United is 12-10-7 in Eastern Conference games. United is 3-0-0 when it scores three or more goals.

The teams meet Saturday for the fifth time this season. United won the last meeting 2-1.

TOP PERFORMERS: Luis Suarez has scored 21 goals with nine assists for Miami. Lionel Messi has eight goals and two assists over the last 10 games.

Saba Lobzhanidze has scored 10 goals with four assists for United. Aleksey Miranchuk has three goals and three assists over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Miami: 6-1-3, averaging 2.4 goals, 5.8 shots on goal and 5.2 corner kicks per game while allowing 1.3 goals per game.

United: 3-3-4, averaging 1.5 goals, 4.3 shots on goal and 5.1 corner kicks per game while allowing 1.6 goals per game.

NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: Miami: Leo Afonso (injured), David Ruiz (injured), Ian Fray (injured), Nicolas Freire (injured), Sergey Krivtsov (injured), Sergio Busquets (injured), Oscar Ustari (injured).

United: Edwin Mosquera (injured), Brooks Lennon (injured), Quentin Westberg (injured).

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