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News, Blog and GuidesFind out how you can watch Inter Miami host Florida rivals Orlando City in the 2024 MLS regular season on Saturday.
William GittinsWillGittUpdate: Mar 2nd, 2024 16:16 EST0
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In Major League Soccer this weekend, we’ll witness a clash between two Florida teams that are tipped for success in 2024, as Inter Miami host state rivals Orlando City.
You can stream the game on MLS Season Pass on AppleTV+.
Inter Miami vs Orlando City: preview
Inter Miami have come into the new season as one of the favourites to lift MLS Cup. They missed out on the playoffs last year, but their 2023 campaign was a season of two halves: before Messi, and after Messi. Before Messi they were languishing at the bottom of the Eastern Conference, but his mid-season arrival sparked a significant up-tick in performances that landed the club the Leagues Cup.
The Herons strengthened again in the off-season and brought in Luis Suárez and Julian Gressel to bolster their ranks. They began 2024 with a solid 2-0 victory over Real Salt Lake and they will be a force to be reckoned with this year.
But Inter Miami are not the only Floridian team putting in the work in the off-season. Orlando City are looking to capitalise on 2023′s best-ever MLS finish, second only to Supporters Shield winners FC Cincinnati. They have added real attacking quality in the form of Luis Muriel and Nicolas Lodeiro and managed to keep hold of top scorer Duncan McGuire, albeit unexpectedly.
Those incomings make Orlando genuine contenders for MLS Cup this year and they would dearly love to get one over on their neighbours in this early season encounter. Óscar Pareja’s side are still a little inexperienced but they have the quality and the dynamism to cause Inter Miami some real problems.
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Lionel Messi scored his first goal of the season in last weekend’s draw at LA Galaxy.KEVORK DJANSEZIANAFP
What time does Inter Miami vs Orlando City start?
The 2024 MLS regular-season game between Inter Miami and Orlando City will be played at Chase Stadium in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on Saturday 2 March 2024. Kick-off is at 4:30pm ET / 1:30pm PT.
How can I watch Inter Miami vs Orlando City?
You can watch the game on MLS Season Pass, a subscription service on the streaming platform Apple TV+.
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Follow Inter Miami vs Orlando City live with AS USA
You can also keep up to date with full text commentary of Inter Miami vs Orlando City right here on AS USA. We’ll be running a live blog of the game with coverage set to start around an hour before kick-off at the Herons’ Chase Stadium.
Form guide for Inter Miami vs Orlando City
Here’s how the two teams have fared in their last five fixtures:
Inter Miami recent form
LA Galaxy 1-1 Inter Miami (25 February)Inter Miami 2-0 Real Salt Lake (21 February)Inter Miami 1-1 Newell’s Old Boys (15 February)Vissel Kobe 0-0 Inter Miami (7 February)Hong Kong XI 1-4 Inter Miami (3 February)
Orlando City recent form
Orlando City 3-1 Cavalry (27 February)Orlando City 0-0 Montreal (24 February)Cavalry 0-3 Orlando City (22 February)Orlando City 3-2 Colorado Rapids (17 Feburary)Orlando City 1-0 Houston Dynamo (13 February)
Inter Miami vs Orlando City prediction
The Herons looked to have put their patchy preseason form behind them with an opening night victory over Real Salt Lake, but the same old defensive fragility was apparent in Sunday’s draw with LA Galaxy. Orlando City have added real attacking quality over the off-season and in Facundo Torres and Duncan McGuire have the pace in attack to trouble Miami.
