Toronto FC vs. Inter Miami CF 9/30/22 - Major League Soccer Picks & Predictions
Last Updated: 09/29/2022 at 11:48 AM ET
Toronto FC hosts Inter Miami CF on Friday in a MLS Eastern Conference fixture. Toronto FC is 13th in the conference table at 9-7-16 on 34 points with a goal difference of -12. Toronto was eliminated from postseason contention when losing to Orlando City 4-0 last Saturday. Toronto was outshot 9-3 by Orlando City in just the first half alone. None of Toronto’s three shots were on target.
Toronto FC’s 4-0 loss to Orlando City was its third consecutive match allowing four goals and became the fourth club in the history of the MLS to suffer that result. Jesus Jimenez and Jonathan Osorio are the leading goal scorers for Toronto with nine apiece, while Federico Bernardeschi has scored eight. Michael Bradley and Osorio are the leaders in assists with four each.
Inter Miami CF is in seventh place in the conference table at 12-6-13 on 42 points with a goal difference of -11. Miami currently is holding the seventh and final playoff spot in the conference table. Inter Miami defeated DC United 3-2 on the road last Sunday. Leonardo Campana scored a brace for Miami with goals in the 39th and 53rd minute and Gonzalo Higuain scored the winner in second-half stoppage time (90’+4’).
Inter Miami won for just the third time on the road this season with a victory over DC United last Sunday. The win was Inter Miami’s 10th on the road since joining the MLS and all 10 wins have been by the minimum. Gonzalo Higuain is the leading goal scorer for Miami with 13 and Leonardo Campana has scored 10. Alejandro Pozuelo is the leader in assists with eight.
Inter Miami has been victorious in each of its last four matches versus Toronto FC after losing the first-ever match versus Toronto in 2020. Toronto is just one of two clubs that Miami has defeated on four occasions, with FC Cincinnati being the other. Inter Miami will be on the road but is playing much better football at this time than Toronto, which has conceded four goals in each of the last four matches. Final Score Prediction, Inter Miami CF wins 1-0.