MLS Preview: FC Cincinnati (1-2-0) at Inter Miami SC (0-2-1)

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Inter Miami has won all four of its matches against FC Cincinnati, outscoring them, 11-4, in those matches. Cincinnati is the only team Miami has faced more than once without ever dropping a point.

FC Cincinnati ended its MLS-record 14-match losing streak with a 2-1 win at Orlando on Saturday. It was just Cincinnati’s second win in its last 28 games (D7 L19) dating back to the start of July 2021.

Inter Miami lost its first away match of the season, 5-1, at Austin on March 6. Miami has scored only six times in its last 15 away matches, last scoring more than once on the road in a 3-2 win at Cincinnati in May 2021.

Brandon Vazquez’s brace against Orlando City on Saturday was the second multi-goal game by an FC Cincinnati player in MLS after Brenner scored twice in a loss at Montreal in July 2021.

Gonzalo Higuaín has three goals and three assists in four career matches against FC Cincinnati, his most goals and most assists against any team in MLS. Nearly a quarter (6/25) of Higuaín’s goal contributions in MLS have come against FC Cincinnati.