Inter Miami vs Pumas UNAM: Leagues Cup Prediction (07.08.2025)

On August 7, 2025, at 06:30 WIB in the state of Florida (USA), a Leagues Cup match between Inter Miami and UNAM Pumas will take place. Bookmakers consider the hosts to be clear favorites. We will look at the current form of the teams and give our prediction for the game.

Inter Miami

The Leagues Cup offers a rather unusual format between MLS representatives and Mexican teams, where there is no classic draw. In the event of a tie, teams take penalties. The winner gets two points, and the loser gets one. The “Herons” have already taken advantage of this.

So far, participation in this tournament has been difficult for Inter Miami. In the first round, the team beat Atlas thanks to a 90th-minute goal (2–1), and in the previous match against Necaxa the events unfolded even more dramatically. Messi was injured at the start of the game, then there was a red card for both sides, and Inter escaped defeat only thanks to Alba’s goal in the second minute of injury time. In the penalty shootout, the Miami players made no mistakes and took two points.

Pumas UNAM

The “Pumas” did not show their best football at the start of the Apertura. In the Mexican league, the team lost twice in three rounds. However, in the Leagues Cup Pumas are showing good results. In the first match, the team looked much stronger than Orlando. The statistics of shots on target speak for themselves – 17:7 (5:1 on target). However, they managed to win only on penalties. In the second round, the “Pumas” defeated Orlando United 3–2, although at the start of the second half they were trailing 1–2. Note that this summer the team was strengthened by experienced and well-known veterans. But Aaron Ramsey is still unavailable due to injury, and Keylor Navas received a red card in the previous match and will miss the upcoming game due to suspension.

Stats and Head-to-Head Record

There is no head-to-head history. The teams will meet for the first time.

Prediction

In the Inter Miami – UNAM Pumas match, we predict a high-scoring game. It is unclear whether Messi will be able to play, but even without him the team is aggressively oriented toward attack. The Mexicans are also happy to play on the counter, but it should not be forgotten that the team is without their first-choice goalkeeper. Therefore, we suggest betting on a total of over 2.5 goals at odds of 1.71.