Charlotte FC (15-10-8, fourth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Inter Miami CF (16-6-11, first in the Eastern Conference)

Miami; Saturday, 4 p.m. EST

LINE: Inter Miami CF -265, Charlotte FC +520, Draw +435; over/under is 3.5 goals

BOTTOM LINE: Charlotte FC comes into a matchup with Inter Miami after recording two straight shutout wins.

Miami is 13-4-8 against Eastern Conference opponents. Lionel Messi paces the highest-scoring team in Eastern Conference action with 27 goals. Miami has a conference-high 77 goals.

Charlotte is 13-6-6 in conference play. Charlotte is 10th in the Eastern Conference with 146 shots on goal, averaging 4.4 per game.

The teams meet Saturday for the first time this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Messi has scored 27 goals with 13 assists for Miami. Luis Suarez has four goals and four assists over the past 10 games.

Idan Gorno has scored 15 goals with five assists for Charlotte. Liel Abada has five goals over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Miami: 18-4-8, averaging 5.7 goals, 15.9 shots on goal and 9.0 corner kicks per game while allowing 3.9 goals per game.

Charlotte: 20-5-5, averaging 6.9 goals, 13.5 shots on goal and 14.1 corner kicks per game while allowing 4.8 goals per game.

NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: Miami: Fricio Caicedo (injured), Mateo Silvetti (injured), Tadeo Allende (injured).

Charlotte: Allan Saint-Maximin (injured), Aron John (injured), Will Cleary (injured), Nimfasha Berchimas (injured), Archie Goodwin (injured), Timothy Michael Ream (injured).

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