Columbus Crew vs Inter Miami

Columbus Crew

2 - 1

Inter Miami

🕒 Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00 Europe/London 📍 Lower.com Field 🧑‍⚖️ Victor Rivas 🔁 Regular Season - 27 🏁 match finished

Season

2026-2027 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 27

Regular Season Table

Columbus Crew 21 · Inter Miami 3

Referee Stats

Victor Rivas

16 matches · 4.50 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	4.50
Reds avg	0.44
Penalties avg	0.56
Over 4.5 cards	56%
Home wins	31%
Draws	38%
Away wins	31%

How the match was won

Columbus Crew outshot their opponent (14-5).
Inter Miami controlled possession (56%).
Columbus Crew had the sharper finishing (6-3 shots on target).

Team Overview

Columbus Crew (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 7-2-6

Goals For / Against

22 / 17

Avg: 1.47 / 1.13

Points

Avg: 1.53

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Inter Miami (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 9-3-3

Goals For / Against

32 / 25

Avg: 2.13 / 1.67

Points

Avg: 2.00

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this MLS fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.53

PPG

2.00

1.47

2.13

1.13

1.67

60%

O2.5

73%

60%

BTTS

73%

47%

Score 1st

53%

League-position context

Columbus Crew rank21st

Inter Miami rank3rd

Columbus Crew points35

Inter Miami points55

Columbus Crew: #21 · 35 pts · GD -1

20 pts off the top 2. 13 pts off the play-off line. 4 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Inter Miami: #3 · 55 pts · GD +22

0 pts off the top 2. 8 pts above the play-off edge. 24 pts clear of the relegation zone.

20-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Columbus Crew last 5 home

W W L W L

Points9/15

Weighted index73

Goals9-6

Record3-0-2

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Inter Miami last 5 away

W L D D L

Points5/15

Weighted index44

Goals8-10

Record1-2-2

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Columbus Crew trend breakdown

Over 2.560%

BTTS60%

BTTS + O2.553%

1H Over 0.580%

Also: Over 0.5 93% · Over 1.5 80% · Over 3.5 20% · 1H BTTS 33%

Inter Miami trend breakdown

Over 2.573%

BTTS73%

BTTS + O2.567%

1H Over 0.580%

Also: Over 0.5 93% · Over 1.5 87% · Over 3.5 53% · 1H BTTS 33%

Scoring reliability

Columbus Crew score at home80%

Columbus Crew clean sheet at home27%

Inter Miami score away87%

Inter Miami clean sheet away20%

First-goal patterns

Columbus Crew score first47%

Columbus Crew win after scoring first57%

Inter Miami score first53%

Inter Miami win after scoring first100%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Columbus Crew 50% · Inter Miami 50%

Avg first goal minute: Columbus Crew 21.3' · Inter Miami 39.0'

Vs league average

Columbus Crew score at home1.47 vs 1.84

Columbus Crew concede at home1.13 vs 1.41

Inter Miami score away2.13 vs 1.41

Inter Miami concede away1.67 vs 1.84

Columbus Crew score 20% below league average, while Inter Miami score 51% above league average.

Defensive side: Columbus Crew are 20% below league average at home, and Inter Miami are 9% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals3.80

BTTS80%

Over 2.580%

At this venue setup: 2.60 goals on average across the last 5.

Columbus Crew goal timing (home)

1H scored: 52% 2H scored: 48% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 6

16-30 5

31-45 4

0-15 2

46-60 2

61-75 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 5

31-45 4

61-75 4

0-15 3

16-30 3

46-60 1

Inter Miami goal timing (away)

1H scored: 39% 2H scored: 61% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 16-30

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 8

16-30 7

46-60 7

31-45 5

61-75 5

0-15 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

16-30 6

46-60 6

61-75 6

76-90+ 6

0-15 2

31-45 2

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

44%

56%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

390

525

Passes Accurate

344

464

Passes %

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Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

24' ⚽

⚽

24' ⚽ VAR

Josef Martínez

Penalty confirmed

27'

27' Casemiro

28' ⚽

⚽

28' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

Josef Martínez

Penalty

33' ⚽

⚽

33' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

L. Messi

Normal Goal

38'

38' D. Chambost

40' ↑↓

↑↓

40' ⇄ Y. Bright

1st substitution · For: D. Ayala

67'

67' Micael

71' ↑↓

↑↓

71' ⇄ F. Mura

2nd substitution · For: Riquelme Fillipi

75'

75' Brais Méndez

78' ↑↓

↑↓

78' ⇄ D. Chambost

1st substitution · For: S. Bangoura

78'

78' E. Bailly

80'

80' Daniel Pinter

83' ↑↓

↑↓

83' ⇄ E. Bailly

2nd substitution · For: M. Herrera

83' ↑↓

↑↓

83' ⇄ Josef Martínez

3rd substitution · For: J. Thiaré

83'

83' S. Bangoura

86' ↑↓

↑↓

86' ⇄ Daniel Pinter

3rd substitution · For: S. Morales

86' ↑↓

↑↓

86' ⇄ Reguilón

4th substitution · For: Ezequiel Abadia-Reda

90+2'

90+2' G. Luján

90+3'

90+3' S. Morales

90+6'

90+6' S. Morales

90+8' ⚽

⚽

90+8' ⚽ Goal · 2-1

J. Thiaré

Normal Goal

90+10'

90+10' L. Barraza

Columbus Crew vs Inter Miami 2-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Columbus Crew beat Inter Miami 2-1 on Monday, 28 September 2026 in MLS. The match was refereed by Victor Rivas. It was played at Lower.com Field.

First half: VAR intervened at 24' for Columbus Crew (Penalty confirmed). Casemiro received a yellow card for Inter Miami at 27'. Columbus Crew took the lead at 28' when Josef Martínez scored (Penalty), making the score 1-0. Inter Miami leveled the score at 33' when L. Messi scored, making the score 1-1. D. Chambost received a yellow card for Columbus Crew at 38'. Inter Miami made their 1st substitution at 40', with Y. Bright replacing D. Ayala.

Second half: Micael received a yellow card for Inter Miami at 67'. Inter Miami made their 2nd substitution at 71', with F. Mura replacing Riquelme Fillipi. Brais Méndez received a yellow card for Columbus Crew at 75'. Columbus Crew made their 1st substitution at 78', with D. Chambost replacing S. Bangoura. E. Bailly received a yellow card for Columbus Crew at 78'. Daniel Pinter received a yellow card for Inter Miami at 80'. Columbus Crew made their 2nd substitution at 83', with E. Bailly replacing M. Herrera. Columbus Crew made their 3rd substitution at 83', with Josef Martínez replacing J. Thiaré. S. Bangoura received a yellow card for Columbus Crew at 83'. Inter Miami made their 3rd substitution at 86', with Daniel Pinter replacing S. Morales. Inter Miami made their 4th substitution at 86', with Reguilón replacing Ezequiel Abadia-Reda. G. Luján received a yellow card for Inter Miami at 90+2'. S. Morales received a yellow card for Inter Miami at 90+3'. S. Morales received a red card for Inter Miami at 90+6'. Columbus Crew took the lead at 90+8' when J. Thiaré scored, making the score 2-1. L. Barraza received a yellow card for Inter Miami at 90+10'.

Columbus Crew used 3 substitutions while Inter Miami used 4 substitutions. Columbus Crew got 4 yellow cards, while Inter Miami got 6 yellow cards and 1 red card.