Sporting Kansas City vs Inter Miami: Preview, predictions and lineups

Sporting Kansas Metropolis are all set to tackle Inter Miami this Saturday evening at Arrowhead Stadium in Main League Soccer motion.

The Herons robust begin to the 2024 season has been undone by a five-game winless run in each Concacaf Champions Cup and MLS play. Regardless of Lionel Messi’s return from damage, the south Florida facet have been held to a 2-2 draw in opposition to Colorado Rapids final weekend and crashed out of the Champions Cup to Liga MX giants Monterrey Wednesday evening, shedding 5-2 on combination.

Nonetheless, Miami nonetheless stay in third place within the Jap Convention desk with 12 factors from eight video games performed.

Sporting KC began their marketing campaign off in vivid trend however have been left pissed off within the final a number of weeks with dropped factors vs LA Galaxy and Portland Timbers. SKC discovered themselves up 2-0 in opposition to LA earlier than the five-time MLS Cup winners scored thrice within the final 10 minutes to say all three factors. At dwelling vs the Timbers, SKC managed to determine a three-goal lead earlier than crumbling within the second 45 to concede three objectives and go away the competition with just one level.

Peter Vermes’ facet sit in seventh place within the Western Convention standings with 10 factors from seven video games performed. Sporting KC sometimes play their dwelling video games at Youngsters’s Mercy Park, however with the anticipated involvement of Messi and some of his ex-Barcelona mates the sport is about to performed at Arrowhead Stadium (dwelling of the NFL’s Kansas Metropolis Chiefs) that holds simply over 76,000 followers.

Here is 90min’s preview of the conflict between SKC and the Herons.

*14 April 2024

Sporting Kansas Metropolis vs Inter Miami H2H report

Present Kind (all competitions)

Miami’s No. 10 featured from the bounce for the primary time since March 13 within the Champions Cup second-leg defeat to Rayados. Messi and Luis Suarez have been unable to get a lot going up entrance after a number of early half-chances created, and whereas Martino want to relaxation his veteran figures, the workforce’s damage woes would possibly stop that from taking place.

Robert Taylor and Serhiy Kryvstov are nonetheless recovering from their respective hamstring accidents and are anticipated to return to the combination later this month or in early Could, whereas Federico Redondo stays out with a knee drawback.

Leo Campana was substituted out of the primary half of Miami’s draw in opposition to Colorado with a knock, and his standing for the conflict vs SKC stays up within the air.

Inter Miami predicted lineup vs Sporting Kansas Metropolis (4-3-3): Callender; Ruiz, Aviles, Freire, Negri; Gressel, Busquets, Gomez; Borgelin, Suarez, Afonso.

Kansas Metropolis’s Johnny Russell has been out of motion since March 16 with a hamstring damage, and the 34-year-old is predicted to return to motion later this month.

Khiry Shelton and Logan Ndenbe may also miss the competition, as the previous is recovering from an ankle damage whereas the latter continues to be sidelined after struggling a torn ACL in MLS Cup playoffs motion final November.

Sporting Kansas Metropolis predicted lineup vs Inter Miami (4-2-3-1): Melia; Davis, Rosero, Voloder, Leibold; Walter, Radoja; Thommy, Pulido, Salloi; Agada.

Regardless of Miami’s star-studded squad, SKC simply would possibly go into this one as favorites given they will be enjoying at a a lot bigger stadium with most of their squad steering clear from accidents. Miami cannot actually say the identical as they’re coping with loads of accidents of their camp.

It will be a forwards and backwards affair between the 2 groups, with Sporting KC taking the lead within the second half earlier than Messi comes off the bench to seize a late purpose and seal some extent for the Herons.

Prediction: Sporting Kansas Metropolis 2-2 Inter Miami