Inter Miami v Toronto FC preview — MLS, August 22, 2026

Inter Miami CF will host Toronto FC at Nu Stadium in a Major League Soccer fixture on Saturday, August 22, 2026, with Miami second in the Eastern Conference on 39 points from 20 games and Toronto 11th on 21 points.

Miami have won 11 of their 20 league matches, drawing six and losing three, and have scored 48 goals; Toronto have four wins, nine draws and seven defeats, with 29 goals scored and 36 conceded. The recent head-to-head record favours Miami: they are unbeaten in their last seven meetings with Toronto, winning five and drawing two, and FotMob lists an overall record of 10 Miami wins, two Toronto wins and two draws between the clubs.

Lionel Messi has scored 12 goals and created 43 chances in 1,370 minutes this season and ranks second in MLS for big chances created with 14. Toronto’s top scorer is Sallói with four goals; he has taken 40 shots, 19 of them on target. These individual statistics form part of the attacking profiles for both teams ahead of the fixture.

Inter Miami will be without Mateo Silvetti and Santiago Morales due to injury. Micael is unavailable with an ankle problem and Germán Berterame is also sidelined by injury, while Tadeo Allende is listed as not available because of injury/fatigue. Toronto FC will not play Jonathan Osorio, Deandre Kerr, Lazar Stefanovic, Nelson Palacio, Nicksoen Gomis, Markus Cimermancic and Matheus Pereira.

The lineups provided in the preview read: Inter Miami — Ríos Novo; Reguilón, Luján, Fray, Mura; Casemiro; Segovia, Bright, De Paul; Suárez, Messi. Toronto FC — Gavran; Gilman, Kuscevic, Zimmerman, Laryea; Dorsch, Cimermancic; Sallói, Mihailovic, Corbeanu; Sargent. Those selections include Messi and Suárez for Miami and Sallói and Sargent for Toronto.

Khel Now’s prediction for the fixture is a 2-1 win for Inter Miami. Apple TV is listed as the official broadcaster of MLS for viewers in India, the UK, the US, Canada, Australia and elsewhere.