Inter Miami vs DC United — Major League Soccer: stats, lineups & analysis
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play_arrow4 clips- 3′Inter Miami, goal:1–0assist
- 39′Inter Miami, goal:2–0assist
- Half-time2 – 0
- 47′Inter Miami, goal:3–0assist
- 56′DC United, substitution:off
- 56′DC United, substitution:off
- 60′Inter Miami, goal:4–0assist
- 61′Inter Miami, substitution:off
- 68′DC United, substitution:off
- 68′DC United, substitution:off
- 70′Inter Miami, substitution:off
- 70′Inter Miami, substitution:off
- 78′Inter Miami, substitution:off
- 78′Inter Miami, substitution:off
- 80′DC United, substitution:off
- Full-time4 – 0
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Match report
Inter Miami beat DC United 4-0 as Suárez and Messi both score twice
Inter Miami won 4-0 against DC United in Major League Soccer on Matchday 28 at Nu Stadium, a result that left the home side third in the table on 49 points from 28 games. DC United, 25th on 30 points from 27 matches, never recovered from conceding inside the opening three minutes.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
Luis Suárez struck in the 3rd minute, converting a pass from Germán Berterame, and the same pair combined again in the 39th minute to make it 2-0 at half-time. The first half belonged to the hosts, who had control of the contest and a two-goal cushion at the break.
Lionel Messi added to the lead two minutes after the restart, scoring in the 47th minute from a Suárez assist to make it 3-0. In the 60th minute Messi scored again, this time set up by Rodrigo De Paul, and the match was effectively settled. No cards were shown to either side, with the referee, Lukasz Szpala, issuing no bookings.
DC United, managed by R. Weiler, had been without a win in four of their previous five league outings. Inter Miami, under Kily Gonzalez, had gone into the game on a run of four draws and a defeat, and this was a decisive change in fortunes.
Luis Suárez scored twice and provided an assist for Messi's first goal, earning a match-high rating of 9.82. Messi also scored twice, while Berterame supplied two assists without scoring.
Inter Miami put nine of their 17 shots on target, while DC United managed only two on target from 15 attempts.
Inter Miami beat DC United 4–0 (half-time 2–0).
Inter Miami met DC United in the Major League Soccer (Regular Season - 28). Kick-off was Saturday, 10 October 2026, 23:30 UTC at Nu Stadium. Referee: Lukasz Szpala. Attendance: 26,679.
Team pages: Inter Miami · DC United · Major League Soccer
Key moments
- 3' Goal: Luis Suárez (assist: Germán Berterame) — 1–0 · Watch Luis Suárez's goal video (3')
- 39' Goal: Luis Suárez (assist: Germán Berterame) — 2–0 · Watch Luis Suárez's goal video (39')
- 47' Goal: Lionel Messi (assist: Luis Suárez) — 3–0 · Watch Lionel Messi's goal video (47')
- 60' Goal: Lionel Messi (assist: Rodrigo De Paul) — 4–0 · Watch Lionel Messi's goal video (60')
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Inter Miami (4-3-3)
DC United (4-4-2)
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave Inter Miami 72%, the draw 18%, DC United 10%. It finished Inter Miami 4–0 DC United.
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 72%?
Inter Miami sit 209 points higher on our strength rating — 1588 to 1379. Sides with a 160–240-point rating edge at home won 66.7% of 6,563 such games. Major League Soccer home sides out-perform the global norm — and the difference mostly flows to away wins (25.7% vs 30.0%). Major League Soccer homes won 49.2% of 5,207 games vs 44.6% across all 101,016 — outside the noise band, so the tally moves accordingly. The 300 most similar past games finished 66–20–14.
Why not higher?
No scored evidence points the other way. 72% is what this rating gap has been worth in games like these; the rest is the draw at 18% and DC United at 10%.
Why is the draw only 18%?
With a rating gap this size the draw starts at 19.7%. These teams' recent games average 3.5 goals — a high-scoring environment. Games in that environment drew 23.2% of 16,847. The goals environment takes 1.7 points off the draw.
What did we measure but not count?
Inter Miami have averaged 19 percentage points more possession than DC United in recent games. That doesn’t change our forecast here. Inter Miami have shed 89 strength-rating points over their last 10 games. Momentum is measured but not yet proven: sliding sides won 34.1% of 9,577 such games vs 33.4% class-expected — inside the noise band, so it stays at 0 points until the receipt clears its evidence bar. 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 Inter Miami vs DC United 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 DC United (3').
- Watch Luis Suárez's goal against DC United (39').
- Watch Lionel Messi's goal against DC United (47').
- Watch Lionel Messi's goal against DC United (60').
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