New York Red Bulls face Inter Miami following shutout victory

New York Red Bulls (4-3-3, seventh in the Eastern Conference) vs. Inter Miami CF (5-1-3, fifth in the Eastern Conference)

Fort Lauderdale, Florida; Saturday, 7:30 p.m. EDT

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Inter Miami CF -164, New York +401, Draw +303; over/under is 2.5 goals

BOTTOM LINE: A game after shutting out CF Montreal 1-0, the New York Red Bulls visit Inter Miami.

Miami is 4-0-3 against Eastern Conference opponents. Miami is eighth in the league with 16 goals led by Lionel Messi with three.

The Red Bulls are 3-3-3 against Eastern Conference opponents. The Red Bulls rank fourth in the Eastern Conference giving up only nine goals.

The teams meet Saturday for the first time this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Messi has scored three goals with two assists for Miami. Telasco Jose Segovia Perez has three goals and one assist.

Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting has four goals for the Red Bulls. Emil Forsberg has three goals and one assist.

SEASON SO FAR: Miami: Averaging 1.8 goals, 5.0 shots on goal and 5.6 corner kicks through nine games while allowing 1.1 goals per game.

Red Bulls: Averaging 1.1 goals, 4.3 shots on goal and 3.5 corner kicks through 10 games while allowing 0.9 goals per game.

NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: Miami: David Ruiz (injured), Baltasar Rodriguez (injured).

Red Bulls: Roald Mitchell (injured), Daniel Edelman (injured), Marcelo Morales (injured), Lewis Morgan (injured).

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