Columbus Crew 2-1 Inter Miami: Result, Lineups & Stats

Major League SoccerMatchday 27

Columbus Crew

2 : 1

Inter Miami

Match info

ScottsMiracle-Gro FieldVictor RivasCapacity 20,931

Columbus Crew3-4-3Line ups3-4-3Inter Miami Inter Miami crest

Substitutions

78'
76.6
D. Chambost
176.1
S. Bangoura
83'
36.3
E. Bailly
26.4
M. Herrera
83'
777.1
Josef Martínez
197.4
J. Thiaré

Unused

Substitutions

40'
426.0
Y. Bright
226.3
D. Ayala
71'
46.3
F. Mura
116.5
Riquelme Fillipi
86'
566.1
Daniel Pinter
205.2
S. Morales
86'
36.0
Reguilón
766.1
Ezequiel Abadia-Reda

Unused

Home

W. Abou Ali
Knee Injury
Out
N. Hagen
International duty
Out
S. Moreira
International duty
Out
G. Tapia
International duty
Out

Away

T. Allende
Knee Injury
Out
G. Berterame
International duty
Out
F. Caicedo
International duty
Out
L. Delinois
International duty
Out
I. Fray
Injury
Out
M. Galarza
International duty
Out
T. Segovia
Muscle Injury
Out
M. Silvetti
Injury
Out
D. St.Clair
International duty
Out

Player of the match

Lionel Messi

Midfielder · Inter Miami

8.2

This match

Attacking

Goals1

Assists0

Shots3

Shots on target2

Shot accuracy67%

Dribbles won1

Build-up

Passes29

Key passes2

Pass accuracy93%

Defending

Tackles0

Blocks0

Interceptions0

Duels won3 · 60%

Fouls won/made2 / 2

This match · octagon = season skill index

Highest-rated players

Player
R. Ríos NovoG	4	1,01	-0,99	26/33	3/10
P. SchulteG	2	0,69	-0,31	10/14	2/6

Live stats

Possession & Passing

44%Possession56%

390Total passes525

88%Pass accuracy88%

9Corners1

Attack

14Shots5

6On target3

6Off target2

2Blocked shots0

Box & Quality

6Shots in box2

8Shots out box3

1.9xG0.3

Defense & Discipline

2Goalkeeper saves4

1Offsides4

18Fouls17

5Yellow cards5

0Red cards1

Half by half

The same match, split at the break. Which half did each side actually win?

First half

0,89xG0,03

5Shots1

2On target1

1Big chances0

11Touches in box4

42%Possession58%

4Corners0

Second half

0,98xG0,24

9Shots4

4On target2

2Big chances0

8Touches in box8

46%Possession54%

5Corners1

xG analytics

TeamxGShotsSOTPoss

Columbus Crew

1.8814844%

53% open play5% set piece42% penalty

Inter Miami

0.275356%

65% open play35% set piece

Expected goals weighs every shot by the historic conversion rate of similar chances. Higher xG means better scoring opportunities, regardless of whether they went in.

xG race

19 shots

Chance quality as it built up. A steep step is a big chance.

Columbus Crew1,88 xG · 2 scored

Inter Miami0,27 xG · 1 scored

How those chances were made

Columbus Crew26

Open play 18Set piece 3Dribble 1Foul won 3Rebound 1

Inter Miami10

Open play 6Set piece 1Dribble 1Foul won 1Rebound 1

Momentum

20 swings

Which side was on top, minute by minute. A taller bar is heavier pressure.

Columbus Crew53% pressure

Inter Miami47% pressure

Match replay

91'

2-1

100%Draw 0%0%

1.88xG0.27

14Shots5

8On target3

Momentum

90' Goal Jamal Thiaré 0.58 xG · Regular play · Right foot

Shot map

14 v 5

Columbus Crew shoot right, Inter Miami left. Bigger dot = better chance.

CCColumbus CrewIMInter Miamigoalsavedoff target

Goal mouth

11 on target · 3 scored

Where each shot on target crossed the line. Placement beats power.

Columbus CrewInter Miamigoalsavedoff target

Average positions

Each starter's average position on the ball, with the number of those actions inside the chip. Both sides attack left to right. Tap a player to see where they actually were.

Columbus CrewDefensive line 42%

Inter MiamiDefensive line 33%

An average, not a movement map: it says where a player's actions balanced out, not where they ran.

Passing network

Each player at his average position, sized by passes made. Lines join team-mates with 5 or more passes between them (fewer when a side made its first change early), thicker for more. Counted until each side's first substitution. Both sides attack left to right. Tap a player to isolate his links.

Columbus CrewUntil 78'

Most-connected pair: Farsi and Méndez, 27 passes between them.

Inter MiamiUntil 40'

Most-connected pair: Casemiro and Luján, 23 passes between them.

Tactical battle

44control56

Josef Martínez

5 touches in box

In possession

59,6%Field tilt40,4%

6Passes into box9

27Progressive passes27

7Carries into final third10

8Chances created3

Field tilt is each side's share of play in the final third.

Out of possession

12,42Press intensity (PPDA)10,08

16High turnovers4

3Regains within 5s6

31,6sBall recovery time39,5s

14Interceptions8

↓ Lower is better, so the longer bar always wins. PPDA is opponent passes allowed per defensive action.

Carrying

85Carries109

1019mCarry distance1132m

11Progressive carries12

553mProgressive carry distance601m

4Carries into the box0

Distances are how far the ball was moved forward, not how far anybody ran.

Beating the press

6Take-ons won5

18Take-ons attempted8

427mProgressive pass distance446m

0Through balls0

4Switches of play5

A take-on is a player going past an opponent with the ball at his feet.

Threat created

0,21Expected threat (xT)0,51

1,52Action value (VAEP)0,33

26Shot-creating actions10

4Goal-creating actions2

9Box entries8

xT values where a possession reached; VAEP values every action by how much it shifted the chance of a goal.

Tempo

3,9Passes per attack5,6

12,7sAttack duration18,9s

2,20 m/sAttack directness1,65 m/s

1Build-up attacks6

7Direct attacks8

An attack is direct when it moves upfield quickly rather than through many passes.

More match stats

Attack

21Touches in box12

59Final third entries36

3Big chances0

0,97xG on target0,69

1Big chances missed0

Passing

3/23 (13%)Crosses1/5 (20%)

23/41 (56%)Long balls27/50 (54%)

8Throw-ins12

16Free kicks18

4Goal kicks4

Duels

47Total53

33/71 (46%)Ground38/71 (54%)

7/15 (47%)Aerial8/15 (53%)

6/17 (35%)Dribbles5/7 (71%)

4Dispossessed8

Defending

41Recoveries40

13Interceptions6

10Tackles15

50%Tackles won67%

18Clearances23

2Big chances scored0

0Errors led to goal1

4Fouled in final third1

91.0 kmDistance covered96.2 km

69Sprints75

6,82Average rating6,49

Goal timing & form

Scored in this phaseConceded in this phase

Columbus CrewThis season

Scores most 31-45 · concedes most 76-90

Inter MiamiThis season

Scores most 76-90 · concedes most 76-90

Goal profile

This season

How often each side reaches a scoreline, across 27 matches each.

Share of their matches

They score

85%1+ goal93%

52%2+ goals70%

7%3+ goals33%

They concede

81%1+ goal85%

52%2+ goals70%

26%3+ goals19%

Heaviest results

best 3-0 (H)·worst 0-3 (A)

best 7-1 (H)·worst 1-4 (A)

Match summary

Columbus Crew beat Inter Miami 2-1 at ScottsMiracle-Gro Field in the Major League Soccer. It was 1-1 at half-time. Scorers: Josef Martínez (28' pen), Jamal Thiare (90+8') for Columbus Crew; Lionel Messi (33') for Inter Miami. The winner came in stoppage time (90+8'). Inter Miami finished with ten men after Santiago Morales was sent off. In their last 6 meetings, Columbus Crew have won 2, Inter Miami 3, with 1 drawn. Full match stats, lineups and player ratings are all on this page.