Charlotte vs Inter Miami

Bank of America Stadium sets the stage for a tasty-looking Major League Soccer match-up between Charlotte and Inter Miami.

Charlotte’s second season in MLS could culminate in the team’s first playoff qualification, even though a narrow 1-0 loss at Houston Dynamo over the weekend threw a spanner in the works, knocking Dean Smith’s side down from a four-game unbeaten league run (W3, D1). Despite losing a third of their top-flight fixtures in 2024 (W9, D5, L7), the Crown commence this round in 6th in the Eastern Conference, ten points clear of 10th-placed Montreal. Particularly impressive at Bank of America Stadium, they’ve only lost once in 11 home MLS matches this season (W6, D4). But it’s worth noting that three of their last four such contests have ended all square (W1), with two yielding an uneventful 0-0 scoreline.

On the other hand, Inter Miami continued to thrive in the absence of their standout performer, Lionel Messi, with a 2-1 win at Nashville last time out, extending their winning MLS streak to three games. Interestingly, all three wins produced an identical 2-1 scoreline, highlighting the potential for a goal-glutted encounter. Adding to this sentiment, two of the last three MLS showdowns between these two teams have featured 4+ goals and both sides on the scoresheet. Despite blowing hot and cold during that stretch (W1, D1, L1), the Herons take this trip in a buoyant mood after winning their last three league games on the road to make it seven consecutive away games unbeaten (W6, D1).