Match Report
New York City went into the game 7th in the table on 29 points; Inter Miami sat 2nd on 42 — a 13-point gap. Inter Miami's recent output lagged their position: 19th on form over five rounds while 2nd in the table. Per game in the league, New York City were scoring 1.57 and conceding 1.35, Inter Miami 2.55 and 1.86, against a competition average of 1.6 goals per team per game.
New York City arrived on a run of three straight wins. Level finishes had become the habit for Inter Miami: three in a row.
The sides have met 7 times in the GioScore results database: 1 win for New York City, 4 draws and 2 for Inter Miami, at 3 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 29% of the wins in this fixture. Goals at both ends are the pattern: both teams scored in 71% of the meetings.
The match was played at Yankee Stadium (capacity 47,309). A. Villarreal took charge of the match — our records show 56 games refereed with an average of 2.0 yellow cards per game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 1-1 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 2-3.
Goal scorers
New York City: Nicolás Fernández Mercau (17'), Agustín Ojeda (59') · Inter Miami: Micael (74'), Lionel Messi (61'), Gonzalo Luján (3')
Key stats
Possession: New York City 46% · Inter Miami 54% · Total shots: 11-22 · On target: 5-8 · Corners: 7-7