Inter Miami will host the Vancouver Whitecaps in the MLS Cup final on Saturday, despite being the lower seeded team in the MLS Cup playoff bracket.
While the Whitecaps are the Western Conference No. 2 seed and Miami the Eastern Conference No. 3, the Herons earned hosting rights by having a greater points total in the regular season Supporters’ Shield standings. Conference seeding only plays a role in determining home field advantage up until the MLS Cup final.
The Herons amassed 65 points over their 34-match schedule, trailing only the Supporters’ Shield-winning Philadelphia Union and FC Cincinnati.
Vancouver put together a club-record 63-point season, good enough to tie San Diego FC for the top of the Western Conference, but lost out on the top spot because of the total wins tiebreaker. As such, the Herons will host the final at Chase Stadium on Saturday, Dec. 6.
Miami and Vancouver have not met in MLS action this season, but faced each other in a two-legged series in the Concacaf Champions Cup semifinals. Vancouver won each leg 2–0 and 3–1 respectively to advance over the Herons.






