Inter Miami is grappling with a series of significant injuries that are impeding their bid for a playoff spot.

When you're without the greatest player of all time, like Lionel Messi, your team inevitably faces challenges. Miami is clearly struggling in Messi's absence. He is doubtful for this weekend, which in any case won’t be at 100% to be starter.

On top of that, they have the added setback of their top scorer, Leonardo Campana, being sidelined, along with defenders Jordi Alba and Ian Fray.

Miami had a second-half collapse, resulting in a 4-1 loss to Chicago Fire. Their recent defensive performances have been subpar, putting immense pressure on Sergio Busquets as he attempts to shield the backline from his holding midfield position. However, this task becomes exceedingly difficult when they fail to track the opposition's runs effectively.

I have doubts about Miami's ability to maintain a clean sheet in this match. Upfront, they need robust performances from their central striker, Josef Martinez, and wide forwards, Facundo Farias and Robert Taylor.

Miami's silver lining is that FC Cincinnati has already clinched the Supporters' Shield for securing the top position in the league, so they might take it easy.

Cincinnati has been exceptional throughout the season. Luciano Acosta has been prolific in scoring goals, ranking as the second-highest scorer in MLS with 16 goals. He was one of several regulars who started on the bench on Wednesday night, and that should mean fresh legs for him here.

Additionally, he has played a vital role in creativity, with 12 assists. Aaron Boupendza has brought more firepower since his arrival in July, scoring five goals in nine games. The attacking trio of Acosta, Aaron-Salem Boupendza, and Brandon Vazquez has combined for 29 league goals this year.

Their solid three-man defense is one of the best in the league. Overall, they appear to be heading into the playoffs in a formidable position, with the best defense in the league after conceding 37 goals in 32 games.

They are coming from a defeat 1:2 against NYRB in the last round, which was their 5th defeat in the whole season, and can’t see them losing again and getting for the first time in the season two defeats in a row.

Cincinnati, although has nothing on play as they are qualified to the playoffs as leaders, has shown during the whole season that they have been the best team in the league, are full of confidence, and are totally able to take advantage of hosts’ missings avoiding a defeat here.

国际迈阿密正在与一系列严重的伤病作斗争，这些伤病阻碍了他们进入季后赛。

当你没有像梅西这样的历史上最伟大的球员时，你的球队不可避免地会面临挑战。显然，迈阿密在梅西缺阵的情况下举步维艰。他是否能参加本周末的比赛是有疑问的，无论如何他都不能100%成为首发。

最重要的是，他们的头号射手莱昂纳多·坎帕纳，以及后卫乔迪·阿尔巴和伊恩·弗赖都缺阵了。

迈阿密队在下半场表现不佳，最终以4比1不敌芝加哥火焰队。他们最近的防守表现不佳，这给了塞尔吉奥·布斯克茨巨大的压力，因为他试图保护后防线免受中场控制的影响。然而，当他们不能有效地追踪对手的运行时，这项任务就变得极其困难了。

我对迈阿密在这场比赛中保持不失球的能力表示怀疑。在前场，他们需要他们的中锋约瑟夫·马丁内斯，以及边锋法里亚斯和罗伯特·泰勒的强劲表现。

迈阿密的一线希望是，辛辛那提FC已经锁定了支持者盾，确保了联盟的第一名，所以他们可能会放松下来。

辛辛那提在整个赛季都表现出色。卢西亚诺·阿科斯塔在美国职业足球大联盟(MLS)射手榜上以16粒进球排名第二，是进球最多的球员。他是周三晚上在替补席上首发的几个常客之一，这对他来说应该意味着新鲜的双腿。

此外，他在创造力方面发挥了至关重要的作用，贡献了12次助攻。阿隆·布彭扎自7月加盟以来带来了更多的火力，在9场比赛中打进5球。阿科斯塔、亚伦-塞勒姆·布彭扎和布兰登·巴斯克斯这三个攻击型三人组今年在联赛中总共打进了29个进球。

他们坚实的三人防守是联盟中最好的防守之一。总的来说，他们似乎以强大的地位进入季后赛，在32场比赛中丢了37个球之后，他们的防守是联盟中最好的。

他们在上一轮以1:2的比分输给了NYRB，这是他们整个赛季的第5次失利，他们不能再输了，这是他们本赛季第一次连输两场。

辛辛那提队虽然没有任何表现，因为他们以领头羊的身份进入了季后赛，但在整个赛季中，他们已经证明了他们是联盟中最好的球队，充满了信心，并且完全能够利用东道主的失误避免在这里失利。