Philadelphia Union vs Inter Miami: Preview, predictions and lineups

The latest installment of Major League Soccer sees Inter Miami travel up north to take on Philadelphia Union Saturday night at Subaru Park.

The hosts just haven’t been able to buy a win in their last three matches with three straight draws against Charlotte FC, Toronto FC and CF Montreal. However, Jim Curtin’s team are still in eighth place in the Eastern Conference table with 20 points from 16 matches.

It will be an interesting contest as the visiting Herons will be without several key players including the one and only Lionel Messi. After Miami’s impressive run of form throughout April and May, the south Florida side have stumbled in their last two contests with a 3-1 defeat to Atlanta United and a chaotic 3-3 draw vs St Louis a fortnight ago. Still, the Herons are the team to beat in the Supporters’ Shield race having collected 35 points from 18 matches.

Here’s 90min‘s guide to Philadelphia vs Miami.

Last meeting: Philadelphia Union 1-4 Inter Miami (15 August 2023) – Leagues Cup

Current form (all competitions)

Jim Curtin has a host of players that are unavailable for the clash against Miami with players out through injury and international duty.

The likes of Andre Blake and Julian Carranza are both dealing with knee injuries and are on track to return later this month, while Jack Elliott was issued a one-match suspension after being shown a second yellow card in the draw vs Montreal.

In terms of international play Jack McGlynn and Nathan Harriel are set to join the USA U-23 team for the Summer Olympics, while Daniel Gazdag is headed to Euro 2024 with Hungary.

Jose Martinez and Damion Lowe will join up with their respective Venezuela and Jamaica national teams for this summer’s Copa America.

Philadelphia Union predicted lineup vs Inter Miami ( 4-2-3-1 ): Semmle; Mbaizo, Glesnes, Flach, Wagner;…