Inter Miami vs. Porto prediction, projected lineups and how to watch | OneFootball

Lionel Messi's Inter Miami face FC Porto on Thursday afternoon with both teams looking to potentially move atop Group A in the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup.

Miami and Porto were both held to 0-0 draws on Matchday as respective favorites, the Herons by Al Ahly of Egypt and Dragons by Brazil's Palmeiras.

Here's everything you need to know ahead of the Matchday 2 clash.

How to watch Inter Miami vs. FC Porto

Time: Thursday, June19, 3 pm ET

Venue: Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta

TV & streaming in the US: TNT, TruTV, UniMas, TUDN, DAZN

Inter Miami and FC Porto projected lineups

After brief speculation that Messi was carrying a knock into the second match, Miami manager Javier Mascherano confirmed in his pre-match press conference that that wasn't the case.

Meanwhile, left back Jordi Alba is expected to return to Mascherano's XI after a minor knock had forced him to miss a couple weeks of match action. But Mascherano will have to figure out whether he trusts two young players, defender Tomas Aviles and midfielder Federico Redondo, as part of a quartet of players carrying yellow cards into Matchday 2.

Meanwhile, Porto came through their match without any apparent new injuries, though Martim Fernandes and Nehuen Perez are carrying yellows. Argentine manager Martin Anselmi has played primarily a 3-4-3 since taking the helm of the club in January.

Inter Miami projected lineup (4-4-2, right to left)

Oscar Ustari (GK) - Marcelo Weigandt, Ian Fray, Maxi Falcon, Jordi Alba - Fafa Picault, Federico Redondo, Sergio Busquets, Benjamin Cremaschi - Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez

FC Porto Projected lineup (3-4-3, right to left)

Claudio Ramos (GK) - Martim Fernandes, Ze Pedro Figueiredo - Joao Mario Lopes, Alan Verela, Gabriel Veiga, Moura - Fabio Vieira, Samu Omorodion, Rodrigo Mora

Inter Miami vs. FC Porto prediction

Not much has gone according to plan so far in Group A, and the surprises feel likely to continue here. Yes, Porto is theoretically from a superior league and of a higher pedigree. But they were second-best for long stretches against Brazil's Palmeiras. They also finished third in one of Europe's more top-heavy domestic leagues while losing seven times this season.

And oddly, Messi and Miami might enjoy more of a home-field advantage in this match in Atlanta's Mercedes-Benz Stadium -- a venue where they have played competitive fixtures before -- rather than the local but unfamiliar Hard Rock Stadium, where they theoretically played at home but had their fans outmanned by those of their famous Egyptian foes.

There's also Alba's return. While it's unclear if he's 90-minutes fit, he is often in the middle of Miami's best sequences. And there's the re

Considering all that, look for Miami to at least get a result that prolongs their realistic tournament prospects and maybe even sneak out of Georgia with all three points.