Inter Miami CF vs Charlotte FC Predictions

• Inter Miami have lost three of their last four and sit second bottom in the East with nothing to play for
• The hosts have seven players out through injury, while Messi headlines a string of international absentees
• Charlotte have won their last two games to keep their playoff dream alive

Sun setting on Miami

The euphoria generated by Lionel Messi’s stateside arrival did make Inter Miami look like outsiders to gatecrash the playoffs and make some noise, but losing the Argentine – first to injury and now to international duty – sunk their hopes of doing anything this term.

A dire start to the season put Miami in a hole which required them to be almost faultless to recover from. In the end, they’re set to finish the season as the second-worst side in the Eastern Conference, despite signing one of the best players in the world.

Hope yet for Charlotte

Inter Miami’s season may be over, but that’s not the case for the visitors. These two sides meet twice to end the season, first in Miami in midweek before a return fixture at Charlotte. With the visitors just a point shy of a top-nine finish and a place in the Wild Card round of the postseason, two wins against Inter Miami could keep their season alive.

The visitors have rallied to avoid an early finish, winning their last two games. They’ve come up against Eastern Conference strugglers in both, beating both the Chicago Fire and Toronto FC. This week they head to an Inter Miami side who have lost 17 times this term, with the hosts losing three of their last four.

The hosts have seven players set to miss out through injury alone, with Lionel Messi leading a contingent of players away with their national teams. The visitors have much less international talent, which is proving a positive given the timing of this vital game. With the hosts at a low ebb, eliminated from the postseason and struggling to put a side together, Charlotte’s incentive makes them great value for the points.