Suarez and Inter Miami host the Philadelphia Union

Philadelphia Union (7-11-9, 11th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Inter Miami CF (18-4-5, first in the Eastern Conference)

Fort Lauderdale, Florida; Saturday, 7:30 p.m. EDT

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE Inter Miami CF -194, Philadelphia +453, Draw +346

BOTTOM LINE: Luis Suarez leads Inter Miami into a matchup with the Philadelphia Union after a two-goal outing against the Chicago Fire.

Miami is 13-4-2 in Eastern Conference games. Miami is sixth in the league with 142 shots on goal, averaging 5.3 per game. Miami is also first in MLS play with 61 goals.

The Union are 3-9-7 against Eastern Conference opponents. The Union rank fourth in the Eastern Conference drawing 146 corner kicks, averaging 5.4 per game.

Saturday's game is the second time these teams match up this season. Miami won the last meeting 2-1.

TOP PERFORMERS: Suarez has scored 16 goals and added five assists for Miami. Julian Gressel has one goal and six assists over the last 10 games.

Daniel Gazdag has scored 14 goals and added one assist for the Union. Kai Wagner has five assists over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Miami: 8-1-1, averaging 2.3 goals, 6.0 shots on goal and 3.8 corner kicks per game while allowing 1.6 goals per game.

Union: 3-6-1, averaging 1.9 goals, 5.8 shots on goal and 4.3 corner kicks per game while allowing 1.8 goals per game.

NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: Miami: Leonardo Frugis Afonso (injured), Lawson Sunderland (injured), Tomas Agustin Aviles (injured), Facundo Farias (injured), Carlos Joaquim Antunes Dos Santos (injured), Matias Rojas (injured), Nicolas Freire (injured).

Union: Isaiah Konrad McNeil LeFlore (injured), Nathan Harriel (injured).

___

The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

The Associated Press