Philadelphia Union vs 19.08.26 23:302 – 2Full Time
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Match report
Philadelphia Union fight back to draw 2-2 with Inter Miami as ten men see red late on
Philadelphia Union and Inter Miami shared a 2-2 draw at Subaru Park in Major League Soccer Regular Season - 20, a match shaped by an early flurry of goals and a chaotic finish that left both sides down to ten men. The result did little to change the gulf between them in the table, with Miami sitting second and the Union 26th after 20 games apiece.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
Indiana Vassilev opened the scoring for the home side in the 11th minute, finishing from an assist by Francis Westfield. Inter Miami responded quickly, with Daniel Pinter levelling in the 21st minute after Luis Suárez supplied the pass, before Lionel Messi turned the game around five minutes later, converting a chance created by Ian Fray to make it 1-2 at the interval.
The Union hauled themselves back level in the second half when Neil Pierre scored in the 58th minute off a Milan Iloski assist, setting the score at 2-2, where it remained. The closing moments of stoppage time turned ugly as Cavan Sullivan and Yannick Bright were both sent off in the 90+13th minute, ending the contest with both teams reduced in numbers.
Messi scored the goal that put Miami ahead before half-time and finished with the highest rating on the pitch at 9.0.
Inter Miami's control of the ball was evident in their 58% possession share, yet it was Philadelphia who produced the greater attacking threat, out-shooting their visitors 16 to 5.
Philadelphia Union and Inter Miami drew 2–2 (half-time 1–2).
Philadelphia Union met Inter Miami in the Major League Soccer (Regular Season - 20). Kick-off was Wednesday, 19 August 2026, 23:30 UTC at Subaru Park. Referee: Filip Dujic.
Team pages: Philadelphia Union · Inter Miami · Major League Soccer
Key moments
- 11' Goal: Indiana Vassilev (assist: Francis Westfield) — 1–0
- 21' Goal: Daniel Pinter (assist: Luis Suárez) — 1–1
- 26' Goal: Lionel Messi (assist: Ian Fray) — 1–2 · Watch Lionel Messi's goal video (26')
- 58' Goal: Neil Pierre (assist: Milan Iloski) — 2–2
- 90+13' Red card: Cavan Sullivan
- 90+13' Red card: Yannick Bright
Starting line-ups
Philadelphia Union (4-4-2)
Inter Miami (4-3-3)
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave Philadelphia Union 29%, the draw 22%, Inter Miami 49%. It finished Philadelphia Union 2–2 Inter Miami.
Inter Miami's rating gap outweighs Philadelphia Union's home ground — Inter Miami are clearly the stronger side on our strength rating, and that is most of Inter Miami's 49%. The draw at 22% is held down by a high-scoring environment.
Why Inter Miami at 49%?
Inter Miami sit 201 points higher on our strength rating — 1566 to 1767. Sides with a 200–300-point rating edge on the road won 52.0% of 6,026 such games. The 300 most similar past games finished 30–26–44.
Why only 49%?
Major League Soccer home sides out-perform the global norm — and the difference mostly flows to away wins (25.7% vs 30.2%). Major League Soccer homes won 49.5% of 5,086 games vs 44.9% across all 99,137 — outside the noise band, so the tally moves accordingly.
Why is the draw only 22%?
With a rating gap this size the draw starts at 24.0%. These teams' recent games average 4.5 goals — a high-scoring environment. Games in that environment drew 22.8% of 16,939. The goals environment takes 2.1 points off the draw.
What did we measure but not count?
Inter Miami average 7 points more possession, but the rating gap here is 201 points. Our control receipt only exists between near-equals — there it moved results; across a class gap we could not measure a separate style edge, so style scores 0 here. Last 6 between them: Philadelphia Union 0 wins, 1 draw, Inter Miami 5 wins. Most recently Inter Miami 6–4 Philadelphia Union, 3 months ago. Fixture history hasn't carried forward once class is level: past leaders won just 28.1% of 5575 such games — no measurable edge, 0 points. The other measured facts on this page scored nothing either.
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About this match
On this page: the Philadelphia Union vs Inter Miami 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.
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Quick answers
›What was the final score of Philadelphia Union vs Inter Miami?
Philadelphia Union and Inter Miami drew 2–2 (half-time 1–2).
›Who scored in Philadelphia Union vs Inter Miami?
Indiana Vassilev (11') for Philadelphia Union; Daniel Pinter (21') for Inter Miami; Lionel Messi (26') for Inter Miami; Neil Pierre (58') for Philadelphia Union.
›Where can I watch Philadelphia Union vs Inter Miami highlights?
Goal highlights and video clips from Philadelphia Union 2–2 Inter Miami are on this page — open the videos tab to watch every goal.
›What is the head-to-head record between Philadelphia Union and Inter Miami?
Philadelphia Union and Inter Miami have met 10 times — 2 wins for Philadelphia Union, 6 wins for Inter Miami and 2 draws.