Sporting Kansas Metropolis are all set to tackle Inter Miami this Saturday evening at Arrowhead Stadium in Main League Soccer motion.
The Herons sturdy 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 harm, the south Florida facet had 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 mixture.
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 vibrant style however have been left annoyed 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 3 times within the final 10 minutes to say all three factors. At dwelling vs the Timbers, SKC managed to ascertain 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 Kids’s Mercy Park, however with the anticipated involvement of Messi and some of his ex-Barcelona associates the sport is ready to performed at Arrowhead Stadium (dwelling of the NFL’s Kansas Metropolis Chiefs) that holds simply over 76,000 followers.
This is 90min’s preview of the conflict between SKC and the Herons.
*14 April 2024
Sporting Kansas Metropolis vs Inter Miami H2H file
Present Type (all competitions)
Sporting Kansas Metropolis |
Inter Miami |
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Sporting Kansas Metropolis 3-3 Portland Timbers – 07/04/2024 |
Monterrey 3-1 Inter Miami – 10/04/2024 |
Toronto FC 1-3 Sporting Kansas Metropolis – 30/03/2024 |
Inter Miami 2-2 Colorado Rapids – 06/04/2024 |
Sporting Kansas Metropolis 2-3 LA Galaxy – 23/03/2024 |
Inter Miami 1-2 Monterrey – 03/04/2024 |
Sporting Kansas Metropolis 2-1 San Jose Earthquakes – 16/03/2024 |
Inter Miami 1-1 NYCFC – 30/03/2024 |
LAFC 0-0 Sporting Kansas Metropolis – 09/03/2024 |
New York Pink Bulls 4-0 Inter Miami – 23/03/2024 |
Nation |
TV channel |
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United Kingdom |
Apple TV – MLS Season Go |
United States |
Apple TV – MLS Season Go |
Canada |
Apple TV + |
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 had 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 group’s harm woes would possibly forestall that from taking place.
Robert Taylor and Serhiy Kryvstov are nonetheless recovering from their respective hamstring accidents and are anticipated to return to the combo later this month or in early Might, 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 harm, 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 harm 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 taking part in 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’s going to be a backwards and forwards 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 aim and seal some extent for the Herons.