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MLS · Round of 16

Inter Miami CF vs Columbus Crew: Match Preview & Stats

Inter Miami CF crest Inter Miami CF
vs
Columbus Crew crest Columbus Crew
Nu Stadium, Miami, Florida

Our picks

Model predictions are published 48 hours before kick-off

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Our record

  • Inter Miami CF: 1 of 4 right
  • Columbus Crew: 2 of 4 right

Our result picks in each club's earlier matches on this site.

Match facts

Competition
MLS, Round of 16
Kick-off
Local time
18:00 (US Eastern time)
Venue
Nu Stadium, Miami, Florida
Since last match
Inter Miami CF: 14 days (MLS) · Charlotte FC (3‑3) Columbus Crew: 14 days (MLS) · Chicago Fire FC (3‑4)
Next match
Inter Miami CF: 6 days (MLS) later Columbus Crew: 6 days (MLS) later

Last starting XI

Inter Miami CF 4-3-3

  1. 97 St. Clair
  2. 17 Fray
  3. 5 Casemiro
  4. 16 Micael
  5. 3 Reguilón
  6. 7 De Paul
  7. 22 Ayala
  8. 8 Segovia
  9. 10 Messi
  10. 9 Suárez
  11. 19 Berterame

Coach: Cristian González vs Charlotte FC, 3-3 · MLS · 7 Nov

Columbus Crew 4-4-2

  1. 28 Schulte
  2. 23 Farsi
  3. 31 Moreira
  4. 25 Zawadzki
  5. 18 Amundsen
  6. 21 Zaroury
  7. 7 Chambost
  8. 17 Bangoura
  9. 16 Habroune
  10. 8 Rodríguez
  11. 33 Tapia

Coach: Laurent Courtois at Chicago Fire FC, 4-3 · MLS · 7 Nov

Our predicted line-ups come with our picks, 48 hours before kick-off. Until then: each club's last starting XI.

Injuries and suspensions

Inter Miami CF

  • DF Ezequiel Abadia-RedaInjured · Mid December 2026
  • DF Fricio CaicedoInjured · Mid November 2026
  • FW Mateo SilvettiInjured · Out for the season
  • FW Tadeo AllendeInjured · Mid November 2026

Columbus Crew

  • FW Wessam Abou AliInjured · Return unknown

Players listed as injured, suspended or away with their national team, with their expected return.

Missing Players Impact

Inter Miami CF

Low impact
Missing attack share 0.0%
Missing minutes share 1.0%
4 players out

Columbus Crew

Low impact
Missing attack share 0.0%
Missing minutes share 0.0%
1 player out

Share of team playing time and attacking output over the last 9 matches accounted for by unavailable players.

Tactical Profile & Play Quality (0–100)

Inter Miami CF Columbus Crew
Box & Territory Pressure 46 54
Set-Piece & Corner Threat 34 49
Finishing Efficiency 90 91
Defensive & Goalkeeper Wall 40 65
Underlying Play Power 46 65
Inter Miami CF Results above play quality (running hot)
Columbus Crew Results above play quality (running hot)

OptimaGoal 0–100 performance indices built from the last 9 matches before kick-off.

Game-State Scenarios & Goal Timing

Inter Miami CF

When scoring first 57% won · 100% unbeaten (7 matches)
When conceding first 62% points rescued · 12% won (8 matches)
1st Half: 50% 2nd Half: 50%
First 15': 6% Last 15' (76-90'): 21%

Columbus Crew

When scoring first 88% won · 88% unbeaten (8 matches)
When conceding first 33% points rescued · 33% won (6 matches)
1st Half: 42% 2nd Half: 58%
First 15': 6% Last 15' (76-90'): 13%

Reaction to scoring or conceding first and goal distribution across the last 15 matches.

Key Attacking Threats

Inter Miami CF

  1. 1. FW Lionel Messi 7G · 2A
    Team attack 28.0% Team shots 41.0%
  2. 2. FW Luis Suárez 5G · 4A
    Team attack 21.0% Team shots 15.0%
  3. 3. FW Germán Berterame 3G · 4A
    Team attack 16.0% Team shots 11.0%

Columbus Crew

  1. 1. FW Brais Méndez 4G · 1A
    Team attack 14.0% Team shots 17.0%
  2. 2. FW Santiago Rodríguez 1G · 2A
    Team attack 13.0% Team shots 14.0%
  3. 3. FW Gonzalo Tapia 5G · 1A
    Team attack 12.0% Team shots 12.0%

Top available players by share of team attacking production and shot volume over the last 10 matches.

Inter Miami CF Columbus Crew
Over 1.5 goals 10/10 9/10
Over 2.5 goals 7/10 6/10
Over 3.5 goals 5/10 4/10
Both teams scored 6/10 5/10
Clean sheet 3/10 5/10
Failed to score 1/10 1/10
Goals per match (scored / conceded) 2.1 / 1.3 2.4 / 1.0

Last 10 matches, all competitions, results after 90 minutes.

Form guide

Inter Miami CF

  • D 3-3 vs Charlotte FC (H) MLS · 7 Nov
  • W 2-1 at New England Revolution (A) MLS · 2 Nov
  • D 2-2 vs FC Cincinnati (H) MLS · 28 Oct
  • L 0-2 at Red Bull New York (A) MLS · 24 Oct
  • W 3-1 at Atlanta United (A) MLS · 17 Oct

Columbus Crew

  • W 4-3 at Chicago Fire FC (A) MLS · 7 Nov
  • W 3-0 vs DC United (H) MLS · 31 Oct
  • W 2-0 at FC Dallas (A) MLS · 29 Oct
  • W 4-2 vs Toronto FC (H) MLS · 24 Oct
  • D 0-0 vs St. Louis City (N) US Open Cup · 22 Oct

Last five competitive matches before kick-off, all competitions, results after 90 minutes.

When the goals come

ScoredConceded

Inter Miami CF

Columbus Crew

Goals in each 15-minute period, MLS this season. Stoppage time counts with its half.

Top scorers

Inter Miami CF

Player G A
Lionel Messi (1 pen) 26 13
Luis Suárez (2 pens) 17 7
Germán Berterame 10 8
Rodrigo De Paul 6 10
Telasco Segovia 3 10

Columbus Crew

Player G A
Brais Méndez 6 2
Gonzalo Tapia 6 2
Diego Rossi (1 pen) 6 1
Taha Habroune 5 4
Wessam Abou Ali 5 1

Goals and assists in the MLS this season.

Corners and yellow cards

Inter Miami CF Columbus Crew
  • 4.9 Corners won 5.1
  • 3.8 Corners conceded 3.9
  • 2.5 Yellow cards 1.7
  • 1.7 Opponents' yellow cards 2.1

Per match in the MLS this season. Average per club and match: 5.0 corners, 1.9 yellow cards.

Attack and defence ratings

Inter Miami CFColumbus Crew
Attack 100 79 2.4 goals per match this season1.7 goals per match this season
Defence 52 72 1.7 conceded per match this season1.5 conceded per match this season

0 to 100 against this season's MLS clubs (100 = best). The rating is our model's long-run strength before this match: it uses the last three years and counts recent matches most, so a few results do not move it at once. Under each rating: this season's actual goals per match.

1829Elo #105 Elo rating 1771Elo #147

Head-to-head

7Inter Miami CF wins
2draws
4Columbus Crew wins

13 meetings since 2010, results after 90 minutes.

  • 27 Sep 2026 · MLS Columbus Crew 2-1 Inter Miami CF
  • 2 Aug 2026 · MLS Inter Miami CF 2-2 Columbus Crew
  • 31 May 2025 · MLS Inter Miami CF 5-1 Columbus Crew
  • 19 Apr 2025 · MLS Columbus Crew 0-1 Inter Miami CF
  • 2 Oct 2024 · MLS Columbus Crew 2-3 Inter Miami CF

Table

Eastern

#Team PWDLGoalsGDPts
1 Nashville SC 34 2383 71:25 +46 77
2 Inter Miami CF 34 16126 80:59 +21 60
3 New England Revolution 34 18412 55:47 +8 58
4 Chicago Fire FC 34 16711 64:54 +10 55
5 Charlotte FC 34 15910 66:51 +15 54
6 Philadelphia Union 34 14812 66:52 +14 50
7 Columbus Crew 34 14515 59:52 +7 47
8 FC Cincinnati 34 121012 67:75 -8 46
9 Orlando City 34 13714 63:78 -15 46
10 New York City FC 34 101212 49:45 +4 42
11 Red Bull New York 34 12616 48:62 -14 42
12 Toronto FC 34 91213 52:67 -15 39
13 Atlanta United 34 9619 43:60 -17 33
14 DC United 34 71215 39:61 -22 33
15 CF Montréal 34 6820 37:69 -32 26

Our table from the results; the two clubs of this match are highlighted. Full table

Season projection

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Where these two clubs are projected to finish in the MLS: average points, likely range and chances.

ClubPts Avg ptsLikely ShieldPlay-offs
Inter Miami CF 60
Columbus Crew 47

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