Inter Miami vs. Atlanta United Prediction, Preview and Odds - 5/9/21

Inter Miami will be trying to pick up their first home win of the year when they face Atlanta United on Sunday afternoon. Miami is coming off a 0-0 draw against Nashville. Atlanta is coming off a 2-1 loss to New England in their last league game.

Inter Miami is 2-2-0 against Atlanta.

Miami Hoping To Bounce Back Offensively

Miami has only one win this season, but they played well offensively in their first two games, scoring four goals. They were shut out in their last game and will need to bounce back with some goals if they want to get the win on Sunday.

Gonzalo Higuain had two goals and an assist through the first two games, but he missed their last game for personal reasons. He is expected back in the lineup for this game and should give their offense a boost.

They completed 85.1 percent of their passes and finished with 40 percent shooting accuracy with two of their five shots on target.

Miami has also played well defensively, giving up four goals in three games, three of which came in their first game. John McCarthy has a 63.6 save percentage and one clean sheet in three games. They will need him to keep playing well in goal to have a chance in this game.

Atlanta Looking For First Road Win

Atlanta United has struggled since their season-opening win over Chicago, losing their last two games. They will try to wrap up their three-game road trip with a win over Miami, which will give them their first road win of the year.

United scored three goals in their first home game, but they have struggled on the road, scoring one goal in their two games. Josef Martínez scored 27 goals for Atlanta in 2019, but he was limited to one game last season. He hasn’t scored in three starts, but the team is hoping he will regain his scoring touch.

They completed 90 percent of their passes against New England, but they finished the game with 20 percent accuracy, with only two of their 10 shots on target.

Brad Guzan gave up two goals and made four saves in their last game. He has a save percentage of 78.6 and one clean sheet in three starts.

Side: Inter Miami -110

Atlanta doesn’t play well on the road, and the team has lost four of their last five road games dating back to last season. They’ve scored one goal in two road games and will struggle against Miami, which gave up a goal in their last two games. Miami’s offense is also playing better than Atlanta’s, scoring four goals in three games. Even though Atlanta has played well defensively, they haven’t been as good on the road and will have a hard time slowing down Miami. With Miami going undefeated against Atlanta in their four meetings, they are the team to pick here.

Total: Under 3.5

Miami has scored four goals in three games, giving them a 1.33 goals per game average. They scored two goals in their first home game, and averaged 1.66 goals per game in their last three games against Atlanta. With Atlanta giving up one goal per game on the road, don’t expect Miami to score more than two goals here. Atlanta has also scored four goals in three league games, averaging 1.33 goals per game. They averaged one goal per game in their last three games against Miami. With Miami giving up 1.33 goals per game, Atlanta won’t score enough goals to push the score over the total.