Atlanta United FC vs 17.10.26 23:301 – 3Full Time
Inter Miami — Major League Soccer: stats, lineups & analysis
Match report
Messi scores twice as Inter Miami beat Atlanta United FC
Inter Miami won 3-1 away to Atlanta United FC at Atlanta Stadium in Major League Soccer, a Matchday 30 victory that lifted them from third to second in the table. Atlanta, 28th before kick-off and still 28th afterwards, finished the night 25 points behind the visitors.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
Miami struck on the stroke of half-time, Germán Berterame converting from a Luis Suárez assist in the 45th minute. Lionel Messi doubled the lead in the 56th minute, with Berterame supplying the pass, and added a third in the 60th, again set up by Suárez. The game was effectively settled inside 15 minutes of the restart.
Atlanta pulled one back in the 89th minute when Fabrice-Jean Picault scored from the penalty spot, but it came far too late to alter the outcome. The hosts had the greater share of the attacking play, with 20 shots to 7, yet only three of them were on target against five for Miami.
Atlanta's next game is at home to Chicago Fire in Major League Soccer on Saturday 24 October, the same day Inter Miami travel to face New York Red Bulls.
Lionel Messi scored twice, in the 56th and 60th minutes, to earn the highest rating of any player on the pitch at 9.0. Germán Berterame also scored and set up one goal, while Luis Suárez provided two assists.
Atlanta United FC had 20 shots to Inter Miami's 7, but placed only three of them on target to the visitors' five.
Inter Miami won 3–1 away against Atlanta United FC (half-time 0–1).
Atlanta United FC met Inter Miami in the Major League Soccer (Regular Season - 30). Kick-off was Saturday, 17 October 2026, 23:30 UTC at Atlanta Stadium. Referee: Allen Chapman. Attendance: 46,686.
Team pages: Atlanta United FC · Inter Miami · Major League Soccer
Key moments
- 45' Goal: Germán Berterame (assist: Luis Suárez) — 0–1 · Watch Germán Berterame's goal video (45')
- 56' Goal: Lionel Messi (assist: Germán Berterame) — 0–2 · Watch Lionel Messi's goal video (56')
- 60' Goal: Lionel Messi (assist: Luis Suárez) — 0–3 · Watch Lionel Messi's goal video (60')
- 89' Goal (penalty): Fafà Picault — 1–3
Starting line-ups
Atlanta United FC (4-3-3)
Inter Miami (4-3-3)
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave Atlanta United FC 31%, the draw 24%, Inter Miami 45%. It finished Atlanta United FC 1–3 Inter Miami.
Inter Miami's stronger rating outweighs Atlanta's home edge — Inter Miami sit 202 points higher on our strength rating, 1606 to 1404, which is the main reason we give them 45%, though home sides in Major League Soccer tend to do well, and that pulls some way back towards Atlanta United. The draw starts at the usual 26% for a gap this size and drops to 24% because both teams' own recent games average 3.3 goals.
Why Inter Miami at 45%?
Inter Miami sit 202 points higher on our strength rating — 1606 to 1404. Sides with a 160–240-point rating edge on the road won 50.9% of 6,689 such games. The 300 most similar past games finished 25–27–48.
Why only 45%?
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 5,237 games vs 44.6% across all 101,264 — outside the noise band, so the tally moves accordingly.
Why the draw at 24%?
With a rating gap this size the draw starts at 26.3%. These teams' recent games average 3.3 goals — a high-scoring environment. Games in that environment drew 23.2% of 16,940. The goals environment takes 2.2 points off the draw.
What did we measure but not count?
Inter Miami have averaged 5 percentage points more possession than Atlanta United FC in recent games. That doesn’t change our forecast here. Out: Yannick Bright, an important player. This does not change our forecast yet: we are still measuring how much missing players like these cost a team.
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About this match
On this page: the Atlanta United FC 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 Germán Berterame's goal against Atlanta United FC (45').
- Watch Lionel Messi's goal against Atlanta United FC (56').
- Watch Lionel Messi's goal against Atlanta United FC (60').
Watch the goals: goal highlights and video clips of every goal from Atlanta United FC 1–3 Inter Miami. Explore more on the Atlanta United FC and Inter Miami team pages or the Major League Soccer page.