FC Cincinnati vs Inter Miami - prediction, team news, lineups

Seeking consecutive location victories for the archetypal clip successful the 2026 MLS season, FC Cincinnati volition invited Inter Miami to TQL Stadium connected Wednesday.

Following a 2-2 gully astatine Charlotte FC implicit the weekend, Cincy are sixth successful the Eastern Conference table, six points down Miami successful third, arsenic the latter defeated Toronto 4-2.

Match preview

In crisp opposition to what we are utilized to seeing nether Pat Noonan, the goals astatine Cincinnati fixtures person been flying successful connected some sides, thing we had not experienced arsenic often successful past seasons.

In 2025, they reached treble digits for 0-0 oregon 1-0 results successful this competition, but this season, 2 oregon much goals person been scored successful 10 of their 12 outings, and astatine slightest 4 connected 7 occasions.

So acold successful 2026, they person avoided decision 5 times domestically erstwhile conceding the opening goals, collecting 9 points arsenic a result.

Their champion antiaircraft performances of the twelvemonth person been astatine TQL Stadium, wherever they person picked up their lone 2 cleanable sheets frankincense far, and could unafraid consecutive location shutouts connected Wednesday for the archetypal clip since February-March of past year.

We are conscionable implicit a 3rd of the mode done the campaign, and they person already allowed 27 goals, much than fractional of what they conceded successful the full 2025 regular play (40).

The Orange and Blue person won their past 4 regular play affairs versus Miami astatine home, scoring 3 oregon much goals connected 3 of those occasions.

A week aft suffering his archetypal decision arsenic interim boss, Angel Guillermo Hoyos saw his broadside enactment distant a beardown bounce-back effort connected Saturday successful Toronto.

That extended their unbeaten tally distant from location successful this contention to 7 matches, with the Herons coming retired connected apical successful six of those instances.

Should they triumph again successful midweek, it would widen their distant winning tally successful this contention to 5 matches, mounting an MLS nine grounds for them successful a azygous campaign.

On those erstwhile 4 occasions, Miami person netted aggregate goals, including 3 oregon much connected 3 occasions.

They person not fixed up a azygous opening fractional extremity successful their past 3 regular-season affairs distant from home, portion they person yet to driblet a constituent arsenic the visitors this twelvemonth erstwhile scoring first.

Miami are unbeaten successful 3 of their past 4 competitory meetings with Cincinnati, conceding nary goals successful 3 of those outings, including a monolithic 4-0 hammering against them astatine TQL Stadium successful the 2025 playoffs.

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Team News

Leg injuries whitethorn support Alvas Powell, Ayoub Jabbari and Teenage Hadebe retired of the Cincinnati fold connected Wednesday, portion Kyle Smith is eligible to instrumentality from his suspension.

Kevin Denkey and Evander provided the scoring for them successful Charlotte, with those 2 scoring implicit fractional their goals this play (13 of 24), and the Brazilian present conscionable 1 extremity oregon assistance distant from 50 extremity contributions for this club.

At Miami, Ian Fray is the lone question people for this outing, arsenic the defender is inactive dealing with a little limb injury.

Lionel Messi made much MLS past connected Saturday, becoming the fastest subordinate to scope the period people for extremity contributions arsenic he, Luis Suarez, Rodrigo De Paul and Sergio Reguilon each scored.

FC Cincinnati imaginable starting lineup:

Celentano; Smith, Miazga, Robinson; Bucha, Valenzuela, Evander, Nwobodo, Ramirez; Dem, Denkey

Inter Miami imaginable starting lineup:

St. Clair; Mura, Falcon, Lujan, Reguilon; De Paul, Ruiz, Segovia; Messi, Suarez, Silvetti

We say: FC Cincinnati 2-3 Inter Miami

Playing much wide unfastened has seen Cincinnati exposed plentifulness of times, and against a Miami squad whose stars are successful sparkling form, we expect to spot a extremity fest with different constrictive triumph for the reigning champions.

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