St Louis City v Inter Miami

St Louis City vs Inter Miami Preview

St Louis City will be anxious to bounce back from defeat last time out in the MLS when they were handed a heavy 3-0 defeat away from home at Los Angeles, but the hosts return to CITYPARK for this upcoming fixture with Inter Miami who sit bottom of the Eastern Conference with all three points in the hosts' sights.

St Louis had previously put together a three-match winning streak which consisted of wins against San Jose Earthquakes, Colorado Rapids and Toronto respectively so the hosts will be confident that they can return to winning ways with immediate effect on Saturday night.

These recent wins had helped put St Louis at the top of the Western Conference where they hold a two-point buffer over second-placed Los Angeles and it's been their promising results and form on home soil that have helped St Louis to the top of the pile as the hosts have recorded seven wins in their 11 home games to date.

Goals may also be prominent in this upcoming clash as six of St Louis City's seven wins at home have seen the hosts score three goals or more.

Inter Miami still remain bottom of the Eastern Conference despite avoiding defeat in their last three matches as the visitors have picked up useful points in draws with Austin, Columbus Crew and DC United.

However, Inter Miami are now without an actual win in the MLS since mid-May when they recorded a 2-1 home win against New England Revolution but they have failed to win any of their subsequent 10 matches thereafter.

This disappointing string of results resulted in former coach, Javier Morales, being relieved of his duties and Argentinian manager, Gerardo Martino, has taken over the hot-seat with a view to lifting the club off the bottom of the Eastern Conference table and challenging for a top nine spot.

This may be easier said than done though with the current crop of players in the Inter Miami squad as the visitors have lost seven out of these last 10 matches overall which includes defeats on the road at Nashville, Montreal, New England and Philadelphia Union, while seven of Inter Miami's last 10 games have also resulted in Over 2.5 goals.

St Louis City v Inter Miami Verdict

With this fixture being between two new franchises in the MLS there are no previous encounters to draw upon in terms of trends, results etc but the simple fact that St Louis City sit top of the Western Conference while Inter Miami occupy last place in the Eastern Conference should suggest that the hosts will pick up all three points at their CITYPARK to hold onto top spot.

Therefore, our main bet will be St Louis City win @ 1.57

Other side bets worth considering:

St Louis City win & Over 2.5 goals @ 2.20

Correct score: St Louis City 3-0 @ 12.00