Philadelphia Union vs Inter Miami Prediction & Betting Tips (16 June)

MLS finalist in 2022, Philadelphia hopes to one day reach the holy grail but given its recent form and its season overall, we do not really see how it would seem able to compete with the best teams on the circuit to win the supreme title. Indeed, Pennsylvania players have won only one of their last ten matches in the league for a record of four defeats and five draws. Furthermore, suffice to say that they have been collecting parity scores recently with no less than 3 successive draws against Charlotte 0-0, Toronto 0-0 and against CF Montreal during their last match to date where the two teams finished at 10 2-2 end of the match. In the ranking, Phila is simply stuck in 8th place, virtually a roadblock.

As a dilettante for the first season of Léo Messi who arrived at the very end of the campaign, Inter Miami clearly shows its ambitions this season by occupying the first spot in the Eastern Conference in front of FC Cincinnati but will have a lot to do playing without the Pulga, who has gone to play the Copa America. The franchise owned by David Beckham dreams of lifting its first MLS at the end of the season but note that it remains on a defeat against Atlanta United at home 1-3 and a draw against St.Louis City during its last match 3-3 despite 3 goals from former Barcelona players: Messi, Alba and Suarez.

The starting goalkeeper and Jamaican international, Andre Blake remains injured and will not be back-up in the bars. Same case concerning his competitor for the position, Holden Trent (injured) or even for LeFlore (not a match to his credit for 1 year). In short, Philadelphia has clearly become accustomed to playing without its 3 players but it will also have to deal without its starting center, Jack Elliot (suspended following his expulsion against Montreal) and without its 2nd best offensive element Julian Carranza (6 goals) who missed the last two games due to injury. That's good, the top scorer in the squad and 1st choice in the offensive sector Daniel Gazdag (10 pawns in MLS) was called up to defend Hungary at the Euro and will logically be absent while McGlynn (2 goals, 4 goals) has joined the American U23s and is not sure he will be back in time...

As announced above, Inter Miami will be without one of the best players in history, Lionel Messi (12 goals, 14 assists in 12 appearances in MLS this season) who left to play the Copa America with the Albiceleste. On the other hand, Luis Suarez (12 pawns, 5 assists in MLS) is no longer in the selection plans, just like Busquets and Alba with Spain (therefore probably present tonight). The young Argentine midfielder Redondo Solari (5 appearances in MLS) was injured against St.Louis and could be missing (uncertain) while Robinson, Farias and the most important Gomez (2 goals, 5 goals) and Freire (central holder) are injured.