FC Cincinnati, Inter Miami set for historic matchup Saturday with Supporters' Shield implications on the line

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Saturday night, fireworks will extend into the Fourth of July weekend as FC Cincinnati welcomes in Inter Miami, with major Supporters' Shield implications on the line.After Wednesday night's results, The Herons and the Orange and Blue sit one and two, respectively, atop the leaguewide table, with two points in the standings separating them.Miami (47 points, 14-3-5) sits in first place, while Cincinnati (45, 14-4-3) sits in second.Both teams scored multiple times in their wins on Wednesday: Cincinnati tied an MLS record for consecutive road wins with a 3-2 victory against D.C. United while Miami scored in the final five minutes to secure a 2-1 win at Charlotte.It won't just be an important matchup but a historic one as well.According to the Elias Sports Bureau, one of the leading statisticians for professional sports in the U.S., Saturday's match will be just the second in 10 seasons in which the top two teams in the Supporters' Shield standings will meet 21 or more matches later into the season.Saturday's match will be the 22nd MLS match played by Cincinnati and the 23rd played by Miami.The other match under this criteria came during the 2018 season, when the New York Red Bulls (second place) beat Atlanta United (first place), 2-0, on Sept. 30 in Harrison, New Jersey.FCC and Inter Miami will meet Saturday night at 7:30 p.m. at TQL Stadium.

CINCINNATI —

Saturday night, fireworks will extend into the Fourth of July weekend as FC Cincinnati welcomes in Inter Miami, with major Supporters' Shield implications on the line.

After Wednesday night's results, The Herons and the Orange and Blue sit one and two, respectively, atop the leaguewide table, with two points in the standings separating them.

Miami (47 points, 14-3-5) sits in first place, while Cincinnati (45, 14-4-3) sits in second.

Both teams scored multiple times in their wins on Wednesday: Cincinnati tied an MLS record for consecutive road wins with a 3-2 victory against D.C. United while Miami scored in the final five minutes to secure a 2-1 win at Charlotte.

It won't just be an important matchup but a historic one as well.

According to the Elias Sports Bureau, one of the leading statisticians for professional sports in the U.S., Saturday's match will be just the second in 10 seasons in which the top two teams in the Supporters' Shield standings will meet 21 or more matches later into the season.

Saturday's match will be the 22nd MLS match played by Cincinnati and the 23rd played by Miami.

The other match under this criteria came during the 2018 season, when the New York Red Bulls (second place) beat Atlanta United (first place), 2-0, on Sept. 30 in Harrison, New Jersey.

FCC and Inter Miami will meet Saturday night at 7:30 p.m. at TQL Stadium.

FC Cincinnati, Inter Miami set for historic matchup Saturday with Supporters' Shield implications on the line

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