Inter Miami vs Chicago Fire — Major League Soccer: stats, lineups & analysis
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play_arrow4 clips- 18′Chicago Fire, own goal:0–1Own goal
- 27′Inter Miami, penalty goal:1–1Penalty
- Half-time1 – 1
- 51′Inter Miami, goal:2–1assist
- 62′Chicago Fire, substitution:off
- 63′Chicago Fire, substitution:off
- 63′Chicago Fire, substitution:off
- 64′Chicago Fire, yellow card:Foul
- 67′Chicago Fire, goal:2–2assist
- 69′Inter Miami, substitution:off
- 74′Inter Miami, substitution:off
- 85′Inter Miami, substitution:off
- 87′Inter Miami, goal:3–2
- 88′Chicago Fire, substitution:off
- 88′Chicago Fire, substitution:off
- 90+7′Inter Miami, yellow card:Foul
- Full-time3 – 2
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Late Plambeck strike sinks Chicago Fire as Inter Miami win 3-2
Inter Miami came from behind to beat Chicago Fire 3-2 at Nu Stadium in matchday 18 of the Major League Soccer regular season, moving further clear in second place while the visitors slipped to a fifth defeat in six outings. The result swung on a late intervention from P. Plambeck after the sides had traded blows for much of the contest.
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Chicago struck first when Rocco Ríos Novo turned the ball into his own net in the 18th minute, but Inter Miami were level within nine minutes through Luis Suárez, who converted from the penalty spot. Suárez struck again shortly after the break, finishing from a G. Berterame assist to make it 2-1 in the 51st minute, only for P. Dithejane to restore parity for Chicago in the 67th minute after being set up by M. Haile-Selassie.
With the score locked at 2-2 and the game drifting towards a share of the points, Plambeck settled matters in the 87th minute to hand Inter Miami all three points. Miami held a modest edge in possession and produced seven shots on target to Chicago's four, reflecting the greater sharpness in front of goal that ultimately proved decisive.
Suárez scored twice, including a first-half penalty, and finished with a match-high rating of 8.6 as he led Inter Miami's comeback.
Inter Miami were far more disciplined in the tackle, conceding just eight fouls compared to Chicago Fire's sixteen.
Inter Miami beat Chicago Fire 3–2 (half-time 1–1).
Inter Miami met Chicago Fire in the Major League Soccer (Regular Season - 16). Kick-off was Wednesday, 22 July 2026, 23:30 UTC at Nu Stadium. Referee: Rubiel Vazquez.
Team pages: Inter Miami · Chicago Fire · Major League Soccer
Key moments
- 18' Goal (own goal): Rocco Ríos Novo — 0–1
- 27' Goal (penalty): Luis Suárez — 1–1 · Watch Luis Suárez's goal video (27')
- 51' Goal: Luis Suárez (assist: Germán Berterame) — 2–1 · Watch Luis Suárez's goal video (51')
- 67' Goal: Puso Dithejane (assist: Maren Haile-Selassie) — 2–2 · Watch Puso Dithejane's goal video (67')
- 87' Goal: P. Plambeck — 3–2 · Watch P. Plambeck's goal video (87')
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Inter Miami (4-4-2)
Chicago Fire (4-4-2)
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave Inter Miami 73%, the draw 18%, Chicago Fire 9%. It finished Inter Miami 3–2 Chicago Fire.
Inter Miami's rating gap decides it — Inter Miami are clearly the stronger side on our strength rating, and Major League Soccer home advantage on top makes it one-sided for Inter Miami. The draw at 18% is held down by a high-scoring environment.
Why Inter Miami at 73%?
Inter Miami sit 228 points higher on our strength rating — 1822 to 1594. Sides with a 200–300-point rating edge at home won 67.1% of 5,869 such games. Major League Soccer home sides out-perform the global norm — and the difference mostly flows to away wins (25.8% vs 30.2%). Major League Soccer homes won 49.5% of 5,024 games vs 44.9% across all 98,229 — outside the noise band, so the tally moves accordingly. The 300 most similar past games finished 69–17–14.
Why not higher?
No scored evidence points the other way. 73% is what this rating gap has been worth in games like these; the rest is the draw at 18% and Chicago Fire at 9%.
Why is the draw only 18%?
With a rating gap this size the draw starts at 19.5%. These teams' recent games average 4.3 goals — a high-scoring environment. Games in that environment drew 22.8% of 16,692. The goals environment takes 1.6 points off the draw.
What did we measure but not count?
Inter Miami scored +0.34 goals per game beyond chance-quality lately — hot streaks like that have cooled off. Measured across 2,700 games at this rating gap, hot-finishing sides won 42.2% vs 42.9% class-expected — inside the noise band, so it scores 0 until the receipt clears its evidence bar.
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About this match
On this page: the Inter Miami vs Chicago Fire final score and result, goal highlights and video clips of every goal, who scored, starting lineups, match stats and the full match report from this Major League Soccer fixture.
- Who scored and when — a goal-by-goal timeline of the match.
- Match stats — possession, shots, expected goals (xG), corners and cards.
- Starting lineups and player ratings for both teams.
- Head-to-head record and recent form for both sides.
- Watch Luis Suárez's goal against Chicago Fire (27').
- Watch Luis Suárez's goal against Chicago Fire (51').
- Watch Puso Dithejane's goal against Inter Miami (67').
- Watch P. Plambeck's goal against Chicago Fire (87').
Watch the goals: goal highlights and video clips of every goal from Inter Miami 3–2 Chicago Fire. Explore more on the Inter Miami and Chicago Fire team pages or the Major League Soccer page.