Chicago Fire vs 10.09.26 00:301 – 1Full Time
Inter Miami — Major League Soccer: stats, lineups & analysis
Match report
Chicago Fire and Inter Miami share spoils in Major League Soccer draw
Chicago Fire and Inter Miami played out a 1-1 draw at Soldier Field in a Major League Soccer Regular Season fixture that saw the visitors fight back from behind. The result left Berhalter's side seventh in the table on 39 points, while Kily Gonzalez's Inter Miami remained second with 44 points from 24 games.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
Chicago struck first when Robert Lewandowski converted after ten minutes, finishing off a set-up from Andrew Gutman to put the hosts ahead at the interval. Inter Miami emerged from the break with intent and levelled just three minutes into the second half, Casemiro turning home a Lionel Messi assist to make it 1-1, a scoreline that held for the remainder of the contest.
Despite trailing at half-time, Inter Miami dominated proceedings territorially and in front of goal, finishing with 56 percent possession and 20 shots to Chicago's 10, including seven on target compared with the hosts' three. Chicago also picked up two yellow cards to Miami's three, with Jair Marrufo the referee overseeing a physical afternoon that produced 30 fouls in total.
Messi supplied the assist for Casemiro's equaliser and finished with a rating of 7.92, the highest of any player on the pitch, while Casemiro's own finish and 7.82 rating underlined his impact after the break.
Inter Miami's 20 shots to Chicago's 10 reflected their control of the match despite falling behind early on.
Chicago Fire and Inter Miami drew 1–1 (half-time 1–0).
Chicago Fire met Inter Miami in the Major League Soccer (Regular Season - 24). Kick-off was Thursday, 10 September 2026, 00:30 UTC at Soldier Field. Referee: Jair Marrufo. Attendance: 63,094.
Team pages: Chicago Fire · Inter Miami · Major League Soccer
Key moments
- 10' Goal: Robert Lewandowski (assist: Andrew Gutman) — 1–0 · Watch Robert Lewandowski's goal video (10')
- 48' Goal: Casemiro (assist: Lionel Messi) — 1–1 · Watch Casemiro's goal video (48')
Starting line-ups
Chicago Fire (4-4-2)
Inter Miami (4-3-1-2)
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave Chicago Fire 38%, the draw 25%, Inter Miami 37%. It finished Chicago Fire 1–1 Inter Miami.
Home ground outweighs Inter Miami's rating edge — Inter Miami are the stronger side on our strength rating, but Major League Soccer home advantage gives Chicago Fire the lean. The draw at 25% is held down by a high-scoring environment.
Why Chicago Fire at 38%?
Home ground, against the rating. Inter Miami sit 132 points higher on our strength rating — 1621 to 1754. Sides with a 100–200-point rating edge on the road won 40.1% of 13,157 such games. 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 49.4% of 5,145 games vs 44.9% across all 100,021 — outside the noise band, so the tally moves accordingly.
Why only 38%?
Because Inter Miami are the stronger side on our strength rating. The rest is the draw at 25% and Inter Miami at 37%.
Why the draw at 25%?
With a rating gap this size the draw starts at 27.2%. These teams' recent games average 3.9 goals — a high-scoring environment. Games in that environment drew 22.8% of 17,158. The goals environment takes 2.3 points off the draw.
What did we measure but not count?
Chicago Fire scored +0.35 goals per game beyond chance-quality lately — hot streaks like that have cooled off. Measured across 2,844 games at this rating gap, hot-finishing sides won 42.1% vs 42.9% class-expected — inside the noise band, so it scores 0 until the receipt clears its evidence bar. Inter Miami scored +0.79 goals per game beyond chance-quality lately — hot streaks like that have cooled off. The other measured facts on this page scored nothing either.
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About this match
On this page: the Chicago Fire 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.
- Watch Robert Lewandowski's goal against Inter Miami (10').
- Watch Casemiro's goal against Chicago Fire (48').
Watch the goals: goal highlights and video clips of every goal from Chicago Fire 1–1 Inter Miami. Explore more on the Chicago Fire and Inter Miami team pages or the Major League Soccer page.