Messi leads Inter Miami against Toronto

Inter Miami CF (20-4-8, first in the Eastern Conference) vs. Toronto FC (11-18-4, ninth in the Eastern Conference)

Toronto; Saturday, 4 p.m. EDT

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE Toronto FC +133, Inter Miami CF +169, Draw +276; over/under is 3.5 goals

BOTTOM LINE: Lionel Messi leads Inter Miami into a matchup with Toronto after scoring two goals against the Columbus Crew.

Toronto is 8-13-4 in conference matchups. Toronto has a -20 goal differential, scoring 40 goals while conceding 60.

Miami is 15-4-5 against Eastern Conference opponents. Miami is 8-1-2 when it scores a pair of goals.

The matchup Saturday is the second meeting this season between the two teams. Miami won the last game 3-1.

TOP PERFORMERS: Prince-Osei Owusu has nine goals for Toronto. Deandre Christopher Kerr has three goals over the last 10 games.

Luis Suarez has scored 18 goals with six assists for Miami. Messi has five goals and one assist over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Toronto: 4-5-1, averaging 1.0 goal, 3.0 shots on goal and 3.2 corner kicks per game while allowing 1.7 goals per game.

Miami: 6-1-3, averaging 2.2 goals, 5.3 shots on goal and 3.7 corner kicks per game while allowing 1.6 goals per game.

NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: Toronto: Charlie Sharp (injured), Nickseon Gomis (injured), Henry Wingo (injured), Lorenzo Insigne (injured).

Miami: Leo Afonso (injured), Facundo Farias (injured), Carlos Joaquim Antunes Dos Santos (injured), David Martinez (injured), Nicolas Freire (injured).

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