Inter Miami vs Chicago Fire

22 July 2026 · MLS · 2026 · Referee Rubiel Vazquez

Full time 3 – 2

Half-time: 1–1

Luis Suárez 27’ (pen), 51’
Preston Plambeck 87’

Rocco Ríos Novo 18’ (og)
Puso Dithejane 67’

Match summary

Inter Miami came from behind to win 3-2 at home to Chicago Fire, with a late winner. It was 1-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Novo's own goal put Chicago Fire ahead in the 18th minute and Luis Suárez equalised from the penalty spot in the 27th minute. In the second half, Suárez put Inter Miami in front in the 51st minute, Puso Dithejane equalised in the 67th minute, and Preston Plambeck won it in the 87th minute.

The chances backed that up: Inter Miami created 2.21 expected goals (xG) from 14 shots to Chicago Fire's 1.90 from 15.

Match stats

53% Possession 47%

14 Shots 15

7 Shots on target 4

8 Corners 4

81 Attacks 56

42 Dangerous attacks 36

507 Passes 458

86.2% Pass accuracy 83.4%

13 Tackles 14

8 Fouls 16

1 Yellow cards 1

1 Offsides 3

Key events

Inter Miami Chicago Fire

Kick-off

4’

Dje Tah D'AvillaShot on target

18’

Rocco Ríos NovoOwn goal

0-1

Luis SuárezPenalty

1-1

27’

Mateo SilvettiShot on target

36’

Germán BerterameShot on target

37’

Sergio ReguilónShot on target

40’

43’

Anton SalétrosShot on target

Half-time1-1

Second half underway

Luis SuárezRight foot shot

2-1

51’

62’

Robin LodRobert Lewandowski

63’

Mauricio PinedaDje Tah D'Avilla

63’

Puso DithejanePhilip Zinckernagel

64’

Jack ElliottFoul

67’

Puso DithejaneRight foot shot

2-2

Preston PlambeckDavid Ruíz

69’

Daniel PinterMateo Silvetti

74’

Noah AllenIan Fray

85’

Luis SuárezShot on target

86’

Preston PlambeckRight foot shot

3-2

87’

88’

Viktor RadojevićAndrew Gutman

88’

Jason ShokalookMaren Haile-Selassie

90+1’

Robin LodShot on target

Sergio ReguilónFoul

90+7’

Full-time3-2

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

Inter Miami 2.21 xGChicago Fire 1.90 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Chicago Fire attacking Inter Miami attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player


Rocco Ríos Novo	90′	3	2	32	1	–	–	–	–

Defenders5 players


Facundo Mura	90′	1	1	–	1	–	46	–	–	–	–
Ian Fray Taken off	85′	3	–	–	4	–	49	–	–	–	–
Micael	90′	3	1	–	6	2	69	–	–	–	–
Sergio Reguilón	90′	–	3	–	1	–	57	2	–	–
Noah Allen Came on as a substitute	14′	–	–	–	–	–	5	–	–	–	–

Midfielders5 players


David Ruíz Taken off	69′	–	–	22	–	0.03	2	1	5	–	3	–
Yannick Bright	90′	–	–	55	1	0.16	2	2	7	3	3	–
Telasco Segovia	90′	–	–	66	4	0.10	1	3	5	1	2	–
Mateo Silvetti Taken off	74′	–	–	33	1	0.06	1	–	6	1	1	–
Preston Plambeck Came on as a substitute	21′	1	–	7	–	0.01	–	–	–	–	–	–

Forwards3 players


Germán Berterame	90′	–	1	1	1	0.05	0.26	3	7	1	16	–
Luis Suárez	90′	2	–	5	3	1.55	0.08	–	4	2	42	–
Daniel Pinter Came on as a substitute	16′	–	–	–	–	–	0.00	–	–	–	8	–

Goalkeeper1 player


Chris Brady	90′	4	3	23	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders5 players


Jonathan Dean	90′	1	3	–	4	2	35	2	–	–	–
Joel Waterman	90′	1	1	–	4	3	53	1	–	–	–
Jack Elliott	90′	–	–	–	4	4	64	3	–	–
Andrew Gutman Taken off	88′	2	1	–	6	4	28	2	–	–	–
Viktor Radojević Came on as a substitute	11′	–	–	–	–	–	5	–	–	–	–

Midfielders7 players


Philip Zinckernagel Taken off	63′	–	–	19	2	0.81	4	–	9	–	2	–
Dje Tah D'Avilla Taken off	63′	–	–	58	1	0.05	1	–	3	–	–	–
Anton Salétros	90′	–	–	63	–	0.03	–	3	1	4	–	–
Jonathan Bamba	90′	–	–	27	1	0.09	2	2	3	–	1	–
Maren Haile-Selassie Taken off	88′	–	1	29	1	0.16	1	–	2	1	1	–
Robin Lod Came on as a substitute	28′	–	–	8	–	0.02	1	–	3	1	1	–
Mauricio Pineda Came on as a substitute	27′	–	–	14	1	0.02	–	–	–	–	–	–

Forwards3 players


Robert Lewandowski Taken off	62′	–	–	1	–	0.09	0.04	–	3	–	17	–
Puso Dithejane Came on as a substitute	27′	1	–	2	1	0.13	0.33	1	2	1	9	–
Jason Shokalook Came on as a substitute	11′	–	–	1	–	0.13	0.57	1	–	–	2	–

Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Form going into the game

Inter Miami L W W W W

Chicago Fire L L W W W

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Inter Miami 3-5 Chicago Fire, 30 Sep 25 Next meeting: Chicago Fire 1-1 Inter Miami, 10 Sep 26 All Inter Miami vs Chicago Fire meetings

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.