Major League Soccer · Matchday 34 
Our pick Home win Missed
Inter Miami and Charlotte meet with the Eastern Conference race in focus
Inter Miami are six points above fifth-placed Charlotte with both sides having played 33 matches. Their latest meeting ended goalless, but both arrive after a league win.
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Match report
Final result: Inter Miami 3-3 Charlotte.
Match statistics (home team first). Shots: 15–11; Shots on target: 5–5; Corners: 6–2; Expected goals: 2.14–1.8.
Goals
- 14' Ian Fray · Inter Miami
- 33' Luis Suárez · Germán Berterame · Inter Miami
- 42' Rodrigo De Paul · Telasco Segovia · Inter Miami
- 50' Liel Abada · Tyger Smalls · Charlotte
- 55' Liel Abada · Pep Biel · Charlotte
- 90' Rodolfo Aloko · Charlotte
Cards
- 9' Telasco Segovia · Inter Miami
- 88' David Schnegg · Charlotte
Match stats
⭐ Top-rated player: L. Abada (Charlotte) 8.4
Ratings and statistics: API-Football.
Confirmed lineups
Inter Miami · 4-3-3
- 97D. St. ClairG
- 17I. FrayD
- 5CasemiroD
- 16MicaelD
- 3ReguilónD
- 7R. De PaulM
- 22D. AyalaM
- 8T. SegoviaM
- 10L. MessiF
- 9L. SuárezF
- 19G. BerterameF
Coach: Kily González
Charlotte · 4-3-3
- 1K. KahlinaG
- 14N. ByrneD
- 44M. AgyemangD
- 22H. KesslerD
- 15H. ToffoloD
- 8A. WestwoodM
- 16Pep BielM
- 28D. DianiM
- 11L. AbadaF
- 9I. Toklomati GiornoF
- 17L. de la TorreF
Coach: D. Smith
Match facts
Recent form
Last 5 league games, latest on the right
Goals per game
| · | Scored | Conceded |
|---|---|---|
| Inter Miami | 2.3 | 1.7 |
| Charlotte | 1.9 | 1.5 |
League position
| Pos | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Inter Miami | 33 | +21 | 59 |
| 5 | Charlotte | 33 | +15 | 53 |
Last meetings
- 2026 Charlotte 0-0 Inter Miami
- 2025 Charlotte 3-0 Inter Miami
- 2025 Inter Miami 1-0 Charlotte
- 2024 Inter Miami 1-1 Charlotte
- 2024 Charlotte 1-2 Inter Miami
PreviaXI model
Model confidence: Medium
- Expected goals (model)
- 2.36 – 1.46
- Double chance
- 12 · 80%1X 77% · X2 43%
- Over 2.5 goals
- 73%Over 1.5: 90% · Over 3.5: 53%
- Both teams score
- 70%
- Clean sheet
- 23% – 9%Inter Miami–Charlotte
- Half-time result
- 1 · 45%X 33% · 2 22%
- Half-time / full-time
- 1/1 · 37%X/1 16% · 2/2 13%
- Expected corners
- 9.56.2 – 3.3 · Over 9.5: 47%
- Expected cards
- 4.72.8 – 1.9 · Over 3.5: 69%
Statistical model based on expected goals (xG), results and match statistics from the last two seasons. For information only. How our model works →
A six-point gap in the East
Charlotte and Inter Miami played out a 0-0 draw in March, leaving the latest chapter of this rivalry without a goal. Their next meeting carries greater weight in the Eastern Conference: Inter Miami sit second on 59 points after 33 matches, while Charlotte are fifth on 53. Miami are three places and six points ahead, so a Charlotte victory would narrow the gap to three; it would not erase it.
With the regular season approaching its conclusion, the result matters to both sides’ position in the qualification race. Inter Miami have the advantage, but Charlotte can make up ground with a strong performance.
Both arrive with a win
Inter Miami’s most recent league match was a victory. Across their last five, they have recorded three wins, one draw and one defeat, scoring nine goals and conceding six. Their home league record is six wins, eight draws and two losses in 16 matches, with 43 goals scored.
Charlotte also come into the game after winning their latest league match and are on a run of two consecutive victories. Their last five produced two wins, a draw and two defeats, with 13 goals scored and eight conceded. Away from home, they have won five, drawn four and lost seven of 16 league games.
A close recent rivalry
Inter Miami have won two of the last five meetings, compared with one Charlotte victory, while two ended level. The latest was the goalless draw in March. Three of those five encounters featured no more than two goals, so the recent head-to-head record offers a contrast with both teams’ productive attacking form in their latest five league matches.
The home attack against Charlotte’s challenge
Inter Miami have scored 77 goals in 33 league matches, including 43 at home. Charlotte have scored 63 overall and 26 in 16 away games. The hosts’ home advantage and stronger position in the table give them a platform, but Charlotte’s two-match winning run suggests they can make this competitive.
Our prediction
Inter Miami’s home scoring record and six-point cushion make them the slight favourites, though Charlotte’s recent victories and attacking output should keep the visitors involved. PreviaXI’s model leans towards a home win, with both sides finding the net.
Inter Miami 2-1 Charlotte
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