Columbus Crew vs Inter Miami — Major League Soccer: stats, lineups & analysis
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play_arrow3 clips- 24′Columbus Crew, VAR review:Penalty confirmed
- 27′Inter Miami, yellow card:
- 28′Columbus Crew, penalty goal:1–0Penalty
- 33′Inter Miami, goal:1–1
- 38′Columbus Crew, yellow card:
- 40′Inter Miami, substitution:off
- Half-time1 – 1
- 67′Inter Miami, yellow card:
- 67′Inter Miami, yellow card:
- 71′Inter Miami, substitution:off
- 75′Columbus Crew, yellow card:
- 78′Columbus Crew, substitution:off
- 78′Columbus Crew, yellow card:
- 80′Inter Miami, yellow card:
- 83′Columbus Crew, substitution:off
- 83′Columbus Crew, substitution:off
- 83′Columbus Crew, yellow card:
- 86′Inter Miami, substitution:off
- 86′Inter Miami, substitution:off
- 90+2′Inter Miami, yellow card:
- 90+3′Inter Miami, yellow card:
- 90+6′Inter Miami, second yellow card:
- 90+8′Columbus Crew, goal:2–1
- 90+10′Columbus Crew, yellow card:
- Full-time2 – 1
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Columbus Crew snatch late win over ten-man Inter Miami
Columbus Crew beat Inter Miami 2-1 at ScottsMiracle-Gro Field in Major League Soccer on Matchday 27, a result that came with the game in its closing stages. Jamal Thiaré struck in the 90+8 minute to settle a contest that had been level since the first half.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
Josef Martínez opened the scoring from the penalty spot in the 28th minute to put the hosts in front. The lead lasted only five minutes, as Lionel Messi levelled for Inter Miami in the 33rd to make it 1-1, the score at half-time.
The second half produced no goals until deep into stoppage time. Inter Miami were reduced to ten men when Santiago Morales was sent off in the 90+6 minute, and Columbus took full advantage two minutes later through Thiaré's winner.
Columbus dominated the shot count and the set pieces despite having less of the ball, and the victory lifted them from 28th to 25th in the table. It also ended Inter Miami's run of five games unbeaten.
Lionel Messi scored Inter Miami's equaliser in the 33rd minute and earned the highest rating of any player in the match, 7.96, even in defeat.
Columbus took nine corners to Inter Miami's one, a gap that reflected their territorial pressure despite seeing 44 per cent of the possession.
Columbus Crew beat Inter Miami 2–1 (half-time 1–1).
Columbus Crew met Inter Miami in the Major League Soccer (Regular Season - 27). Kick-off was Sunday, 27 September 2026, 23:00 UTC at ScottsMiracle-Gro Field. Referee: Victor Rivas. Attendance: 21,188.
Team pages: Columbus Crew · Inter Miami · Major League Soccer
Key moments
- 28' Goal (penalty): Josef Martínez — 1–0
- 33' Goal: Lionel Messi — 1–1 · Watch Lionel Messi's goal video (33')
- 90+8' Goal: Jamal Thiaré — 2–1 · Watch Jamal Thiaré's goal video (90+8')
Starting line-ups
Columbus Crew (3-4-3)
Inter Miami (3-4-3)
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave Columbus Crew 38%, the draw 25%, Inter Miami 37%. It finished Columbus Crew 2–1 Inter Miami.
Anyone's game — Inter Miami are the stronger side on our strength rating, and Major League Soccer home advantage is not enough to separate them. The draw at 25% is held down by a high-scoring environment.
Why Columbus Crew at 38%?
Home ground, against the rating. Inter Miami sit 126 points higher on our strength rating — 1479 to 1606. Sides with a 80–160-point rating edge on the road won 40.1% of 13,715 such games. Major League Soccer home sides out-perform the global norm — and the difference mostly flows to away wins (25.8% vs 30.1%). Major League Soccer homes won 49.2% of 5,203 games vs 44.7% across all 100,659 — 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 27.5%. These teams' recent games average 3.6 goals — a high-scoring environment. Games in that environment drew 23.0% of 16,951. The goals environment takes 2.3 points off the draw.
What did we measure but not count?
Columbus Crew scored +0.40 goals per game beyond chance-quality lately — hot streaks like that have cooled off. Measured across 2,816 games at this rating gap, hot-finishing sides won 41.5% vs 42.5% class-expected — inside the noise band, so it scores 0 until the receipt clears its evidence bar. Inter Miami scored +0.61 goals per game beyond chance-quality lately — hot streaks like that have cooled off. The other measured facts on this page scored nothing either.
Sirius probabilities, frozen at kick-off. Analysis, not betting advice. How Sirius is doing this season · Full breakdown, evidence cards and squad news in the Match Insights tab
About this match
On this page: the Columbus Crew 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 Lionel Messi's goal against Columbus Crew (33').
- Watch Jamal Thiaré's goal against Inter Miami (90+8').
Watch the goals: goal highlights and video clips of every goal from Columbus Crew 2–1 Inter Miami. Explore more on the Columbus Crew and Inter Miami team pages or the Major League Soccer page.