Inter Miami vs. Toronto: Match Preview, Odds & Predictions

On Thursday at Chase Stadium, Toronto will face Inter Miami, the reigning Leagues Cup winners, in a round of 32 matchup. Toronto has a shot at unseating Inter Miami.

The Reds won East 6 with a 2-1 victory against Pachuca, while the Herons fell to second place in East 3 after Saturday's 2-1 loss to Tigres.

Previosus Matches and Head to head

Miami made it beyond the group stage for the second year in a row despite being without captain and top player Lionel Messi.

Nevertheless, the Herons' eight-match undefeated streak in the Leagues Cup came to an end last week when they suffered their first-ever loss in this competition.

Their three-match winning streak in all competitions came to an end, with their last two losses being away from home.

Returning to Chase Stadium, where Tata Martino's squad is undefeated in their last five matches in all competitions, will be a welcome sight.

With a perfect record of 1-0 at home in Leagues Cup matches against Major League Soccer teams, Miami has an 11-0 record in Fort Lauderdale.

The Herons are undefeated at home vs Toronto in Major League Soccer leading up to Thursday's match, which will be their first encounter with a Canadian opponent at this event.

With two wins at this event, TFC's domestic season is finally taking a turn for the better.

The players under John Herdman's command have won four of their previous five matches, despite being just three points clear of the Eastern Conference playoff line in Major League Soccer.

Although they only managed to score twice in the group stage this year, Toronto improved upon their performance from last season, when they lost both of their games by a total score of 6-0.

For the first time since the 2021 CONCACAF Champions League, when there was no group stage, they found themselves in a knockout match.

After a 5-1 win against CF Montreal and an 8-1 thrashing of Saint-Laurent in the Canadian Championship in May, the Reds haven't won back-to-back regular season matches since.

While the Maple Leafs have yet to claim an away victory over the Heat, they did manage to beat Orlando City 2-1 at Inter & Co Stadium in late April, their only win of the season in Florida.

Inter Miami x Toronto Team News

The Miami captain is reportedly still in the early phases of his ankle injury rehabilitation and is performing gym training at the medical center. Whether he will play on Thursday is still uncertain, according to the latest source.

Additionally, Facundo Farias will miss the rest of the season and Nicolas Freire will miss the game versus Tigres due to anterior cruciate ligament injury.

Last Saturday, Leonardo Campana scored his first goal of the season, a penalty kick, in the 74th minute to draw them even for a little period.

In their win against Pachuca, Toronto was without injured players Tyrese Spicer (back), Alonso Coello (still healing from a thigh ailment), and Brandon Servania (ruptured ACL; will not return this year).

Herdman made two changes to his starting eleven between the teams' first and second group games; Prince Owusu and Deybi Flores were replaced by Kosi Thompson and Matty Longstaff, respectively.

On Sunday, a minute before halftime, Derrick Etienne scored, and twelve minutes later, Kobe Franklin scored the game-winning goal, securing all three points.

Our Predictions

Inter Miami to win

We still think Miami can beat Toronto regardless of whether or not Messi is on the field, just like they did many times in 2024. Messi is a huge asset, but Miami isn't a one-trick pony.

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