Inter Miami v Nashville

Inter Miami vs Nashville Preview

Inter Miami will be looking to capture back-to-back wins in the MLS for the first time since early May of this year when they play host to Nashville at their DRV PNK Stadium on Wednesday night following their recent 2-0 win away from home against New York RB last time out.

Rather predictably, it was Inter Miami's new marquee signing, Lionel Messi, that secured all three points for his new club as the legendary Argentinian forward came off the bench to score the decisive goal for Miami to not only hand his side all three points but to also end a dismal 11-match winless run as well.

Having suffered a total of eight defeats within this worrying drought beforehand, Inter Miami will now be hoping they have turned a corner as the hosts now sit second from bottom in the Eastern Conference table, moving above Toronto with that recent victory.

However, there's still a lot of work to do for Gerardo Martino's side but with the inclusion of the likes of Messi now being integrated into the squad, Inter Miami know the only way is up from now on.

Nashville currently occupy seventh place in the Eastern Conference but having now lost their last four matches on the trot, the visitors are now nervously looking over their shoulders at the chasing clubs below them as the likes of Montreal and Chicago Fire are hot on their heels.

Recent losses to Chicago Fire, Philadelphia Union, Cincinnati and Atlanta United have seen Nashville drop down the Conference standings down to seventh place and they will now be up against an Inter Miami outfit who have been boosted by Lionel Messi scoring on his debut for the club.

Nashville have actually now lost six of their last seven matches overall in the MLS which certainly does not bode well for this upcoming visit to the DRV PNK Stadium on Wednesday night, and even more so as the visitors have lost five of their last six outings on their travels as well.

In addition, Nashville have failed to score in four of these last six away games while the visitors have also failed to keep a single clean sheet in their last 10 outings on the road which suggests this upcoming clash with Inter Miami could be a much tougher assignment than it may have been a couple of weeks ago.

Inter Miami v Nashville Verdict

Inter Miami have had to endure a tough and ultimately disappointing sequence of results in the MLS but the match fitness of Lionel Messi could well coincide with a resurgence in Inter Miami's fortunes and it would be no surprise if the hosts now embark upon a positive run of results, starting on Wednesday night.

Therefore, our main bet will be Inter Miami win @ 1.60

Other side bets worth considering:

Inter Miami win & Under 2.5 goals @ 4.50

Correct score: Inter Miami 1-0 @ 9.00