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With a seven-point lead atop the overall MLS standings and six matches with which to confirm their first-ever Supporters' Shield, Inter Miami travel north to visit Atlanta United on Wednesday as the regular season nears a conclusion. Lionel Messi is back in business, returning from his two-month-long ankle injury on the weekend with his usual magic, contributing to all three goals in a 3-1 victory over the Philadelphia Union at home. Tata Martino has said that Messi will be available for the next two league matches, meaning the Herons are throwing the 37-year-old straight back into the mixer.
Inter Miami need a maximum of nine more points from their last six games if they are to mathematically confirm their MLS regular season title, but that number could fall if the LA Galaxy and FC Cincinnati drop any results of their own along the way. STREAM: Every MLS match, including Atlanta United vs. Inter Miami, LIVE on Apple TV Atlanta, meanwhile, are in the thick of the playoff hunt, sitting in ninth just two points behind D.
C. United in the final postseason position, but they also have a game in hand on both D.C.
and Toronto above them. Atlanta United vs. Inter Miami live stream, TV channel Date: Wednesday, September 18, 2024 Time: 7:30 p.
m. ET / 4:30 p.m.
PT TV channel: None Streaming: MLS Season Pass from Apple TV The MLS match between Atlanta United and Inter Miami will be available exclusively to MLS Season Pass subscribers on Apple TV. With the home stretch in view, MLS Season Pass on Apple TV is now offering its lowest price of the season . Fans can sign up for a seasonal subscription to MLS Season Pass for just $9.
99 to catch the remainder of the 2024 season, including the MLS Cup playoffs. Existing Apple TV+ subscribers can sign up for a seasonal subscription to MLS Season Pass for free for the remainder of the 2024 season and playoffs. SIGN UP FOR MLS SEASON PASS NOW What time is Atlanta United vs.
Inter Miami kickoff? This MLS regular season match kicks off from Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Wednesday, Sep. 18 at 7:30 p.m.
local time in Atlanta, Georgia. Here's how that time translates across the time zones in North America: Date Kickoff time Eastern Time Wed, Sep. 18 7:30 p.
m. Central Time Wed, Sep. 18 6:30 p.
m. Mountain Time Wed, Sep. 18 5:30 p.
m. Pacific Time Wed, Sep. 18 4:30 p.
m. Atlanta United vs. Inter Miami lineups & team news Without the offloaded Thiago Almada and Giorgis Giakoumakis , this Atlanta United forward unit has looked utterly stale.
Injuries are not to blame, as the only fitness concerns for the side today are to third-choice goalkeeper Quentin Westberg and right-back Ronald Hernandez Midfielder Tristan Muyumba has returned from his hip issue and could slot back into the starting lineup. New signing Aleksey Miranchuk has only just begun to see the field after arriving from Atalanta at the end of the transfer window, and has no goal contributions to this point. Atlanta United projected starting lineup (4-2-3-1): Guzan (GK) — Lennon, Gregersen, D.
Williams, Amador — Muyumba, Slisz — Lobzhanidze, Miranchuk, Silva — Rios. While it's expected that Lionel Messi will be fully fit for this match, there are plenty of other headaches for Tata Martino to sort through, most notably along the back line. Inter Miami are missing a host of central defenders for this match.
Both Tomas Aviles and Sergio Busquets (who has been playing along the back a lot this season) picked up yellow card suspensions and will miss out. Noah Allen is "fine" according to Martino, but after taking a blow to the head late in Saturday's game, he is in concussion protocol and will not be available here. Nicolas Freire is out for the season with an ACL tear, and new signing David Martinez picked up a groin injury on Saturday.
Options along the back include natural full-back Ian Fray , backup Ryan Sailor who played (and scored) for the reserves on the weekend, and Sergiy Kryvtsov who has seen his playing time drop this season, which Martino chalked up to the mental challenges of the war back in his native Ukraine. Inter Miami projected starting lineup (4-3-3): Callender (GK) — Weigandt, Kryvtsov, Sailor, Alba — Gressel, Cremaschi, Redondo — Messi, Suarez, D. Gomez.
MORE: Find out which games are streaming free on MLS Season pass from Apple TV each week Atlanta United vs. Inter Miami prediction, betting odds & lines Score prediction: Atlanta United 1-3 Inter Miami With Lionel Messi now back and healthy, it will be exceedingly difficult to keep the Herons from scoring three or more goals each time out. The key is to keep up with them from a scoring perspective, because Inter Miami can be vulnerable at times, especially with so many defenders out for this midweek game, but Atlanta United's attacking unit has not been good enough to trust, and teams seem to lose their finishing boots when playing Inter Miami anyways.
BetMGM (USA) Atlanta win +190 Draw +275 Miami win +135 Both teams to score Y: -250 N: +175 Over / Under 3.5 goals O: +100 U: -140 Miami -0.5 goals +125 Atlanta +0.
5 goals -185.
