Match Report
Chicago Fire (3rd, 37 pts) visited Inter Miami (2nd, 42 pts) with 5 points between them. Inter Miami had been under-performing their position — 19th on five-round form against 2nd in the table. Per game in the league, Inter Miami were scoring 2.55 and conceding 1.86, Chicago Fire 1.86 and 1.33, against a competition average of 1.6 goals per team per game.
Inter Miami arrived on a run of four straight wins, having scored in 12 consecutive games. Chicago Fire entered with three wins in a row, having scored in 13 consecutive games.
GioScore's database holds 4 meetings between the two: 2 for Inter Miami, 1 for Chicago Fire and 1 drawn, at 4 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 25% of the meetings went to the host. Goals tend to flow: 75% of the meetings produced three or more, and both sides scored in 75%.
Chase Stadium staged the fixture, a ground that holds 21,550. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 1-1 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 3-2.
Goal scorers
Inter Miami: Luis Suárez (27'), Luis Suárez (51'), Preston Plambeck (87') · Chicago Fire: Rocco Ríos Novo (18' og), Puso Dithejane (67')
Key stats
Possession: Inter Miami 53% · Chicago Fire 47% · Total shots: 14-15 · On target: 7-4 · Corners: 8-4