Columbus Crew v Inter Miami result

Full-time · Columbus Crew 2–1 Inter Miami

Major League Soccer · Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00 BST · Lower.com Field

Updated 11 Oct 2026, 04:30 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: Columbus Crew · Inter Miami · Head-to-head

The model’s pre-match pick

Columbus Crew 2–1 Inter Miami — Columbus Crew won this Major League Soccer match. TACTIX’s pre-match model pick was Home or Away.

Free pick

Home or Away

Best price: 1.25 at Betano

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The record in this market: of the calls the model rated 70% or more on Home or Away in the last 90 days, 77.3% of 4357 landed (95% range 76–78.5%); it had given them 74.3% on average. That is the market’s record, not a forecast for this pick. How accurate →

Match report, in numbers

The result

Columbus Crew beat Inter Miami 2–1 at Lower.com Field in Major League Soccer on Monday 28 September. Inter Miami have scored in at least 15 consecutive matches in all competitions.

The goals

It was 1–1 at half-time. The goals — Columbus Crew: Josef Martínez (28’ pen) and J. Thiare (90’); Inter Miami: L. Messi (33’). S. Morales (90’) was sent off.

How it turned

Replaying TACTIX’s published pre-match model through the match’s four key moments (goals and red cards), the biggest swing came with J. Thiare’s goal on 90 minutes.

The numbers

Expected goals (xG) agree with the result: Columbus Crew 1.87, Inter Miami 0.27, from 14 shots to 5 (the provider’s expected goals for this match).

Discipline

Victor Rivas, USA showed 12 yellow cards and one red — against 4.2 yellows a game across the last 5 matches refereed (this competition).

What it changes

It is Columbus Crew’s first win over Inter Miami since 13 August 2024, after four meetings without one (the 6 prior meetings TACTIX holds). Columbus Crew have won their last three matches in all competitions. Inter Miami are winless in their last five matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Josef Martínez (Columbus Crew) 6.4, L. Messi (Inter Miami) 5.7 and Reguilón (Inter Miami) 4.6 led the match.

What the model said

The model’s free pick, Columbus Crew or Inter Miami (no draw), a Bronze-tier call, landed — graded in the live track record like every other call. Bronze-tier calls in this market have landed 77.3% of the time in the last 90 days (3366 of 4357).

Next up

Columbus Crew next travel to FC Cincinnati on 18 October 2026.

Inter Miami next travel to New York Red Bulls on 24 October 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Columbus Crew: FC Cincinnati v Columbus Crew, Sunday 18 October — the preview. Next for Inter Miami: New York Red Bulls v Inter Miami, Saturday 24 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Columbus Crew 2–1 Inter Miami · Major League Soccer
Venue: Lower.com Field · Columbus, Ohio
Referee: Victor Rivas, USA
Model coverage: 246 markets priced for this fixture
Head-to-head (last 6): Columbus Crew 1 · draws 1 · Inter Miami 4 · 4 goals/game
Recent form: Columbus Crew 3W 0D 2L · Inter Miami 1W 4D 0L

Columbus Crew 2–1 Inter Miami (Major League Soccer): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across 246 markets, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 11 October 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1.38 / 2.25

Goals

against 1.5 / 2 · 0 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 8 matches

4.29 / 4.13

Corners

against 4.14 / 4.25 · 1 of the last 4 over 9.5

over 7 matches

4 / 5.63

Shots on target

against 5.71 / 4.5 · 2 of the last 4 over 8.5

over 7 matches

1.57 / 2.88

Cards

against 1.43 / 2.13 · 3 of the last 4 over 3.5

over 7 matches

4.2 yellows

Referee · Victor Rivas, USA

1.8 home / 2.4 away

over 5 matches

246

Markets analysed

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 21 September 2026. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 21 September 2026. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Lines marked “our book” are this fixture’s; the rest are standard thresholds, not prices.
Per game	Columbus Crew for / against	Line	Inter Miami for / against
Goals scored	1.38 for · 1.5 against n 8 Last 5	3.5our book	2.25 for · 2 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	4.29 for · 4.14 against n 7 Last 5	9.5standard	4.13 for · 4.25 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	11.71 for · 13.14 against n 7 Last 5	19.5standard	14.38 for · 12.75 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	4 for · 5.71 against n 7 Last 5	8.5standard	5.63 for · 4.5 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	10.71 for · 11.71 against n 7 Last 5	21.5standard	13.75 for · 14.13 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	1.57 for · 1.43 against n 7 Last 5	3.5standard	2.88 for · 2.13 against n 8 Last 5

Referee: Victor Rivas, USA — 4.2 yellow cards a game, 0.2 red cards, 19.2 fouls over 5 matches (1.8 to the home side, 2.4 to the away side).

Home 1.8Away 2.4

Columbus Crew

Columbus Crew — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 21 September 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
G. Tapia n 8	39.1	4 6/3	2.3 6/2	—
T. Karumanchi n 8	66.5	2.2 6/5	1.7 4/4	—
Santiago Rodríguez n 8	47.9	1.6 5/1	2.8 6/2	—
Dániel Gazdag n 8	41.1	1.6 5/1	0.8 3/0	—
J. Thiare n 8	32.9	1.4 3/1	1.7 4/1	—

Columbus Crew — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 21 September 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
G. Tapia n 8	39.1	3.7 7/3	1.4 5/0
Santiago Rodríguez n 8	47.9	2.8 5/5	1.4 4/2
A. Zaroury n 8	57.8	2.5 6/3	0.8 2/2
J. Thiare n 8	32.9	2.1 3/2	0.3 1/0
Andres Herrera n 8	24.9	1.8 3/1	0 0/0

Columbus Crew — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 21 September 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Santiago Rodríguez n 8	47.9	0.9 3/1	0 0/0
G. Tapia n 8	39.1	0.3 1/0	0.6 2/0
Brais Méndez n 8	81.5	0.3 2/0	0.1 1/0
Mohamed Farsi n 8	79.6	0.3 2/0	0.1 1/0
Dániel Gazdag n 8	41.1	0.3 1/0	0 0/0

Columbus Crew — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 21 September 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Dylan Chambost n 8	45	2.8 6/3
T. Karumanchi n 8	66.5	2.2 4/3
Sean Zawadzki n 8	91	2.1 6/4
Santiago Rodríguez n 8	47.9	2.1 5/2
Dániel Gazdag n 8	41.1	1.9 3/2

Columbus Crew — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 21 September 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Patrick Schulte n 8	91	4.2 8/6

Inter Miami

Inter Miami — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 21 September 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
Ezequiel Abadia-Reda n 4	12	3.8 2/0	0 0/0	—
A. Shaw n 6	16.3	2.8 2/1	0.9 1/0	—
Matías Galarza n 8	78.9	2.7 8/6	1.9 5/4	—
F. Caicedo n 6	75.2	2.6 5/4	0.4 2/0	—
D. Ayala n 8	22.3	2.5 3/2	0.5 1/0	—

Inter Miami — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 21 September 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
L. Messi n 8	90	4.5 8/6	2.9 8/5
L. Delinois n 4	48.3	3.3 3/2	1.4 2/1
G. Berterame n 8	79.1	1.8 7/5	0.4 2/1
A. Shaw n 6	16.3	1.8 2/0	0.9 1/0
Mateo Silvetti n 8	47.9	1.4 4/1	0.7 3/0

Inter Miami — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 21 September 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
L. Messi n 8	90	0.9 5/1	0.5 4/0
Mateo Silvetti n 8	47.9	0.5 2/0	0.7 3/0
A. Shaw n 6	16.3	0.9 1/0	0 0/0
Daniel Pinter n 8	39	0.6 2/0	0 0/0
R. de Paul n 8	90.9	0 0/0	0.5 4/0

Inter Miami — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 21 September 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Yannick Bright n 8	90.9	3.8 8/8
Ezequiel Abadia-Reda n 4	12	3.8 1/1
Matías Galarza n 8	78.9	3.7 7/5
F. Caicedo n 6	75.2	3.4 6/5
F. Mura n 8	36.3	2.2 3/2

Inter Miami — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 21 September 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
R. Rios n 8	95.6	3.5 8/7
D. St.Clair n 8	83.5	2.3 5/3

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Columbus Crew		Inter Miami
44%	Possession	56%
1.87	Expected goals (xG)	0.27
14	Shots	5
6	Shots on target	3
6	Shots off target	2
2	Blocked shots	0
6	Shots inside the box	2
9	Corners	1
1	Offsides	4
18	Fouls	17
5	Yellow cards	7
0	Red cards	1
2	Saves	4
390	Passes	524
88%	Pass accuracy	89%

Columbus Crew player stats

Player	Min	G	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
Patrick Schulte	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
Mohamed Farsi	90	0	0	0	2	0	0	6.2
Sean Zawadzki	90	0	0	0	0	3	0	7.5
Malte Amundsen	90	0	0	0	1	0	0	7
A. Zaroury	90	0	4	0	1	0	0	6.7
Taha Habroune	90	0	0	0	1	2	0	6.9
Brais Méndez	90	0	4	4	3	2	Y	6.9
Santiago Rodríguez	90	0	0	0	1	2	0	7.2
E. Bailly	83	0	0	0	0	0	Y	6.7
Josef Martínez	83	1	2	1	0	0	0	7.2
Dylan Chambost	78	0	0	0	0	0	Y	6.6
Andres Herrera sub	18	0	1	0	0	1	0	6.9
J. Thiare sub	18	1	1	1	0	0	Y	6.9
Sekou Tidiany Bangoura sub	12	0	0	0	0	0	Y	6.9

Inter Miami player stats

Player	Min	G	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
R. Rios	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.3
G. Lujan	90	0	0	0	0	1	Y	6.3
Micael	90	0	0	0	0	2	Y	6.6
R. de Paul	90	0	1	1	1	1	0	7.2
Casemiro	90	0	1	0	0	1	Y	7.2
L. Suarez	90	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.3
L. Messi	90	1	3	2	2	0	0	7.6
Reguilón	86	0	0	0	0	4	0	6.7
Daniel Pinter	86	0	0	0	0	1	Y	6.5
F. Mura	71	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
Yannick Bright	40	0	0	0	0	0	0	6
D. Ayala sub	50	0	0	0	1	2	0	6.9
Riquelme Fillipi sub	19	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.7
Ezequiel Abadia-Reda sub	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
S. Morales sub	10	0	0	0	0	0	RY	4.3

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Columbus Crew v Inter Miami — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

Columbus CrewWLLWW

Last 5: 3W 0D 2L · 1.6 scored / 0.8 conceded per game

Inter MiamiWDDDD

Last 5: 1W 4D 0L · 2.8 scored / 1.6 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Columbus Crew 1 · 1 draw · Inter Miami 4 · 4 goals/game

2026-08-01 Inter Miami 2–2 Columbus Crew
2025-05-31 Inter Miami 5–1 Columbus Crew
2025-04-19 Columbus Crew 0–1 Inter Miami
2024-10-02 Columbus Crew 2–3 Inter Miami
2024-08-13 Columbus Crew 3–2 Inter Miami
2024-06-19 Inter Miami 2–1 Columbus Crew

League standing · 2026

Columbus Crew#13 pos32 pts29 pl-3 GD

Inter Miami#2 pos55 pts30 pl+22 GD

Goals per game

Columbus Crew scored1.52

Inter Miami scored2.43

Columbus Crew conceded1.62

Inter Miami conceded1.7

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Frequently asked questions

What was the model’s pick for Columbus Crew v Inter Miami?: TACTIX’s free model pick for Columbus Crew v Inter Miami was Home or Away (best price 1.25 at Betano).
What is the head-to-head record between Columbus Crew and Inter Miami?: In their last 6 meetings, Columbus Crew won 1, Inter Miami won 4 and there was 1 draw, averaging 4 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Columbus Crew and Inter Miami?: Recent form — Columbus Crew 3W 0D 2L; Inter Miami 1W 4D 0L.

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