MLS betting tips: St Louis City to beat goal-shy Inter Miami in thriller
St Louis City are expected to beat Inter Miami in an open and attacking affair in Major League Soccer this weekend.
2023-07-14MLS betting tips: St Louis City to beat goal-shy Inter Miami in thriller
St Louis City will look to continue their free-scoring home form when they play host to goal-shy Inter Miami.
MLS betting tips
Over 2.5 goals
1st Half: Over 1.5 goals
St Louis City vs Inter Miami preview
St Louis didn't deserve to lose 3-0 in LA, but they struggled to create high-quality chances and eventually cracked late on. They were torn apart when chasing the game.
Inter Miami has made some notable strides. Despite being on a very long winless streak, Vice City have picked up three handy draws against Austin, Columbus and DC.
Two of those came at home and we did reference the possibility of them getting a result in DC, so that one was hardly a surprise. This will be a tougher game than those three.
Not only are St Louis top of the league and scoring for fun, they should be able to welcome back Eduard Lowen to the starting line-up here.
The German midfielder has made them tick this season, scoring five goals, registering three assists and playing 24 key passes from five different positions across 17 games.
Inter lack anyone that creative or versatile - at least until Lionel Messi arrives next week - and they're likely to get penned in for much of this game. However, they could pose a threat on the counter and contribute a goal.
They were able to hurt Columbus, Austin and DC on the break, but all of those matches involved an element of luck with their opponents missing chances.
City have averaged 2.4 goals per game at home this season while the visitors have scored a total of seven in 10 road matches.
The hosts have a habit of scoring early as they've netted four times in the opening 10 minutes across their last five home matches, so it's worth noting Inter have fell behind in 80% of away matches.
When St Louis opens the scoring inside the first half at home, they have a perfect 6-0 record, outsourcing their opponents 20-2.
