Messi and Inter Miami host the Portland Timbers
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2:03 AM on Saturday, May 16
By The Associated Press
Portland Timbers (4-6-2, 13th in the Western Conference) vs. Inter Miami CF (7-2-4, first in the Eastern Conference)
Miami; Sunday, 6 p.m. EDT
LINE: Inter Miami CF -328, Portland +675, Draw +475; over/under is 3.5 goals
BOTTOM LINE: Lionel Messi leads Inter Miami into a matchup with the Portland Timbers after scoring three goals against Cincinnati.
Miami is 0-1-3 at home. Miami leads the league with 31 goals. Messi paces the team with 12.
The Timbers are 1-5-1 in road games. Kevin Kelsy leads the eighth-ranked scoring team in the Western Conference with five goals. The Timbers have scored 21.
Sunday's game is the first meeting between these teams this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Messi has scored 12 goals and added four assists for Miami. Rodrigo De Paul has two goals and four assists over the last 10 games.
Kelsy has five goals and one assist for the Timbers. Kristoffer Velde has scored four goals over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Miami: 22-1-7, averaging 7.5 goals, 17.1 shots on goal and 19.5 corner kicks per game while allowing 5.4 goals per game.
Timbers: 13-10-7, averaging 5.4 goals, 12.6 shots on goal and 11.7 corner kicks per game while allowing 5.7 goals per game.
NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: Miami: Noah Allen (injured), Tadeo Allende (injured).
Timbers: Zac Mcgraw (injured), Juan David Mosquera Lopez (injured), Omir Fernandez (injured).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
