National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Inter Miami or Columbus Crew that keep their silverware dream alive.
It's no vacation for neither Inter nor Columbus Crew as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Inter Miami form and stats
7-2-8 (win-draw-lost) are the Major League Soccer numbers at home for Inter Miami so far this season.
In the game before, an away victory in the Major League Soccer match versus New England with a 1-0 scoreline.A decent goal production from Inter Miami in their home games so far, with 26 goals from 17 league matches. Inter Miami have conceded 35 goals in these home games, a significant number.
Columbus Crew form and stats
There's been little loot from Columbus Crew's travels as they have only collected 14 points from 17 away games in the Major League Soccer. Columbus Crew only have 3 wins to counter their 9 defeats and 5 draws.
A home win before that, celebrating 2-0 vs Chicago Fire.The attacking power of Columbus when travelling is not overwhelming with 13 goals scored from 17 league matches away. As opposed to that, Columbus Crew have seen the ball go into their own net 23 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
The teams have met each other already this season, with the result Inter - Columbus Crew 1-1 written in the official records. As for the last three games between these two teams, there's one Inter Miami victory, one draw and one Columbus Crew win. Over/under statistics; one of these games ended with three goals or more, two matches with two goals or less.Inter Miami missing players
Columbus Crew missing players
| Inter Miami | Columbus Crew | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 11 | 8 | Won | W | 2 | 9 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 4 | 6 | ||
| 11 | 4 | Lost | L | 6 | 10 | ||
| 32 | 26 | Scored | S | 12 | 38 | ||
| 34 | 20 | Conceded | C | 19 | 39 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 64% | 85% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 80% | ||
| 52% | 77% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 42% | 64% | ||
| 32% | 54% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 40% | ||
| 12% | 23% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 17% | 24% | ||
| 44% | 62% | BTTS | BTTS | 58% | 68% | ||
| 28% | 23% | Clean Sheets | C S | 8% | 16% | ||
| 32% | 15% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 20% | ||
| 4 | 4.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.8 | 4.8 | ||
| 5.3 | 4.1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.4 | 5 | ||
| 2.4 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.5 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 9.9 | 11.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.8 | 12.8 | ||
| 3.8 | 5.1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 4.3 | ||
| 34% | 41% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 28% | 36% | ||
| 13.5 | 12.6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 15 | 14 | ||
| 4.9 | 5.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.1 | 4.5 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | New England | 34 | 22 | 7 | 5 | 65 | 41 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 31 | 18 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 34 | 23 | 24 | 73 |
| 2 | Philadelphia Union | 34 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 48 | 35 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 10 | 17 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 23 | 25 | 13 | 54 |
| 3 | Nashville SC | 34 | 12 | 18 | 4 | 55 | 33 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 35 | 18 | 17 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 20 | 15 | 22 | 54 |
| 4 | New York City | 34 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 56 | 36 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 37 | 13 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 23 | 20 | 51 |
| 5 | Atlanta United | 34 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 45 | 37 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 25 | 14 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 20 | 23 | 8 | 51 |
| 6 | Orlando City | 34 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 50 | 48 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 29 | 18 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 30 | 2 | 51 |
| 7 | New York RB | 34 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 39 | 33 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 11 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 20 | 22 | 6 | 48 |
| 8 | DC United | 34 | 14 | 5 | 15 | 56 | 54 | 17 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 32 | 17 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 24 | 37 | 2 | 47 |
| 9 | Columbus Crew | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 46 | 45 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 33 | 22 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 23 | 1 | 47 |
| 10 | Montreal Impact | 34 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 46 | 44 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 29 | 23 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 21 | 2 | 46 |
| 11 | Inter Miami | 34 | 12 | 5 | 17 | 36 | 53 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 26 | 35 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 18 | -17 | 41 |
| 12 | Chicago Fire | 34 | 9 | 7 | 18 | 36 | 54 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 18 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 36 | -18 | 34 |
| 13 | Toronto | 34 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 39 | 66 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 24 | 27 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 39 | -27 | 28 |
| 14 | Cincinnati | 34 | 4 | 8 | 22 | 37 | 74 | 17 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 29 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 20 | 45 | -37 | 20 |