Inter Miami brings shutout streak into matchup with Dallas

FC Dallas (3-3-3, ninth in the Western Conference) vs. Inter Miami CF (5-0-3, third in the Eastern Conference)

Fort Lauderdale, Florida; Sunday, 5 p.m. EDT

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Inter Miami CF -187, FC Dallas +434, Draw +327; over/under is 2.5 goals

BOTTOM LINE: Inter Miami comes into a matchup with Dallas after putting together two straight shutout wins.

Miami is 2-0-2 at home. Lionel Messi leads the fifth-ranked scoring team in the Eastern Conference with three. Miami has scored 13 goals.

Dallas is 2-0-3 on the road. Dallas ranks fifth in the Western Conference allowing 11 goals.

The matchup Sunday is the first meeting this season between the two teams.

TOP PERFORMERS: Messi has scored three goals with two assists for Miami. Telasco Jose Segovia Perez has three goals and one assist.

Luciano Acosta has three goals for Dallas. Petar Musa has three goals and three assists.

SEASON SO FAR: Miami: Averaging 1.6 goals, 5.1 shots on goal and 5.3 corner kicks through eight games while allowing 0.8 goals per game.

Dallas: Averaging 1.1 goals, 2.9 shots on goal and 3.8 corner kicks through nine games while allowing 1.2 goals per game.

NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: Miami: David Ruiz (injured).

Dallas: Enzo Newman (injured), Geovane Jesus (injured), Leo Chu (injured), Marco Farfan (injured), Paxton Pomykal (injured), Petar Musa (injured), Sebastian Lletget (injured).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.