Inter Miami CF vs. New York City FC 8/13/22 - Major League Soccer Picks & Predictions

Inter Miami CF hosts New York City FC on Saturday in a MLS Eastern Conference fixture. Inter Miami is ninth in the conference table at 8-6-10 on 30 points with a goal difference of -10. Inter Miami battled on the road to a 2-2 draw with Montreal last Saturday. Miami’s Gonzalo Higuain scored in the sixth minute for Miami and Emerson Rodriguez scored an equalizer for Miami in the 79th minute to share the spoils.

Inter Miami has just one loss in its most recent nine matches at home with six victories and two draws, while scoring 21 goals during that span. Leonardo Campana and Gonzalo Higuain are the leading goal scorers for Miami with eight each, while Robert Taylor has scored three. Bryce Duke is the leader in assists with three, and three others have two assists each.

New York City FC is second in the conference table at 12-6-5 on 42 points with a goal difference of +19. New York City FC is only three points adrift of first place Philadelphia Union. New York City FC lost to Columbus Crew 3-2 last Saturday, which snapped an unbeaten run of seven consecutive matches for NYCFC. Scoring for New York City FC was Gabriel Pereira, while New York City FC’s second goal was an own goal by the Crew’s Jonathan Mensah.

New York City FC has lost just two matches over its most recent 18 fixtures in the MLS with 11 victories and five draws. New York City FC has had six clean sheets in its last 10 matches on the road but has given up 11 goals in the other four fixtures. Heber is the leading goal scorer for New York City FC with six, while the leader in assists is Santiago Rodriguez with eight.