Inter Miami vs Nashville SC — Major League Soccer: stats, lineups & analysis
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play_arrow4 clips- 4′Nashville SC, goal:0–1assist
- 9′Nashville SC, yellow card:
- 19′Inter Miami, own goal:1–1Own goal
- 41′Inter Miami, yellow card:
- 43′Nashville SC, yellow card:
- Half-time1 – 1
- 56′Nashville SC, substitution:off
- 62′Inter Miami, goal:2–1assist
- 66′Inter Miami, substitution:off
- 66′Inter Miami, substitution:off
- 72′Nashville SC, substitution:off
- 72′Nashville SC, substitution:off
- 81′Nashville SC, substitution:off
- 81′Nashville SC, substitution:off
- 86′Inter Miami, yellow card:
- 90′Inter Miami, yellow card:
- 90+1′Nashville SC, goal:2–2
- Full-time2 – 2
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Surridge stoppage-time strike snatches Nashville a 2-2 draw at Miami
Inter Miami and Nashville SC shared four goals in a Major League Soccer regular season fixture at Nu Stadium that finished 2-2. The result left Nashville's push at the top of the table intact while Miami remained third heading into the rest of the campaign.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
Nashville struck early through Samuel Surridge, who converted an Andy Najar assist in the fourth minute. Miami levelled when Reed Baker-Whiting put through his own net in the 19th minute, and the sides went in level at half-time. Lionel Messi, assisted by Rodrigo De Paul, put Miami ahead in the 62nd minute before Surridge completed his brace deep into stoppage time, heading in the equaliser in the 90+1st minute to secure a share of the points.
Miami dominated territory with 62 percent possession but Nashville were sharper in front of goal, out-shooting the hosts 18 to 14 overall despite having fewer efforts on target. Both sides picked up yellow cards but neither was reduced to ten men, and the game ended without a red card shown.
Surridge scored both of Nashville's goals, including a stoppage-time leveller, and finished with the highest rating on the pitch at 8.57. Messi's second-half goal, created by De Paul, kept Miami's afternoon competitive but was not enough to secure victory.
Nashville managed 18 shots to Miami's 14 despite seeing far less of the ball, underlining their efficiency in attack.
Inter Miami and Nashville SC drew 2–2 (half-time 1–1).
Inter Miami met Nashville SC in the Major League Soccer (Regular Season - 25). Kick-off was Saturday, 12 September 2026, 23:30 UTC at Nu Stadium. Referee: Guido Gonzalez. Attendance: 26,603.
Team pages: Inter Miami · Nashville SC · Major League Soccer
Key moments
- 4' Goal: Sam Surridge (assist: Andy Najar) — 0–1 · Watch Sam Surridge's goal video (4')
- 19' Goal (own goal): Reed Baker-Whiting — 1–1 · Watch Reed Baker-Whiting's goal video (19')
- 62' Goal: Lionel Messi (assist: Rodrigo De Paul) — 2–1 · Watch Lionel Messi's goal video (62')
- 90+1' Goal: Sam Surridge — 2–2 · Watch Sam Surridge's goal video (90+1')
Starting line-ups
Inter Miami (4-3-3)
Nashville SC (4-2-3-1)
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave Inter Miami 54%, the draw 22%, Nashville SC 24%. It finished Inter Miami 2–2 Nashville SC.
Level sides, home ground swings it — Nothing separates them on our strength rating, and Major League Soccer home advantage plus Nashville SC's hot finishing due to cool give Inter Miami the lean. The draw at 22% is held down by a high-scoring environment.
Why Inter Miami in front?
Home ground, mostly. Almost nothing between them on our strength rating — 1754 to 1722. Sides this close won 45.7% of 14,634 home games (draw 26.5%, visitors 27.9%). 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 49.3% of 5,159 games vs 44.9% across all 100,077 — outside the noise band, so the tally moves accordingly. Nashville SC scored +1.20 goals per game beyond chance-quality lately — hot streaks like that have cooled off. Visitors running this hot went on to win 28.8% of 1,496 games, vs 29.1% for visitors finishing normally.
Why only 54%?
Because on our strength rating there is nothing in it. Level sides split the rest: the draw at 22% and Nashville SC at 24%.
Why is the draw only 22%?
Between sides this level the draw starts at 26.5%. These teams' recent games average 3.8 goals — a high-scoring environment. Games in that environment drew 22.8% of 17,178. The goals environment takes 2.3 points off the draw. The cool-off factor takes 1.6 points off the draw.
What did we measure but not count?
Inter Miami have shed 75 strength-rating points over their last 10 games. Momentum is measured but not yet proven: sliding sides won 34.7% of 9,737 such games vs 34.6% class-expected — inside the noise band, so it stays at 0 points until the receipt clears its evidence bar. Inter Miami have won the last 4 home meetings with Nashville SC. Streaks like this look decisive, but sides on a 3+ home run in a fixture won 58.9% of 4,902 such games vs 58.4% class-expected — the strength that built the streak is already in the rating.
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About this match
On this page: the Inter Miami vs Nashville SC 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 Sam Surridge's goal against Inter Miami (4').
- Watch Reed Baker-Whiting's own goal video (19').
- Watch Lionel Messi's goal against Nashville SC (62').
- Watch Sam Surridge's goal against Inter Miami (90+1').
Watch the goals: goal highlights and video clips of every goal from Inter Miami 2–2 Nashville SC. Explore more on the Inter Miami and Nashville SC team pages or the Major League Soccer page.