Inter Miami vs Orlando City

2 March 2024 · MLS · 2024

Full time 5 – 0

Half-time: 3–0

  • Luis Suárez 4’, 11’
  • Robert Taylor 29’
  • Lionel Messi 57’, 62’

Match summary

Inter Miami won comfortably, 5-0 at home to Orlando City. Inter Miami led 3-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Luis Suárez put Inter Miami ahead in the 4th minute, Suárez made it 2-0 in the 11th minute, and Robert Taylor made it 3-0 in the 29th minute. In the second half, Lionel Messi made it 4-0 in the 57th minute and Messi made it 5-0 with a header in the 62nd minute.

The chances backed that up: Inter Miami created 3.06 expected goals (xG) from 11 shots to Orlando City's 0.81 from 9.

Key events

Inter Miami Orlando City
Kick-off
Luis SuárezRight foot shot1-0 (Inter Miami)
4’
Luis SuárezLeft foot shot2-0 (Inter Miami)
11’
Robert TaylorRight foot shot3-0 (Inter Miami)
29’
33’
Robin JanssonArgument
Half-time3-0
46’
Nicolás LodeiroWilder Cartagena
46’
Luis MurielDuncan McGuire
Second half underway
51’
Lionel Messi4-0 (Inter Miami)
57’
60’
Martín OjedaShot on target
Lionel MessiHeader5-0 (Inter Miami)
62’
71’
Luis MurielShot on target
73’
Felipe MartinsMartín Ojeda
76’
Ramiro EnriqueShot on target
Serhiy KryvtsovTomás Avilés
78’
Noah AllenNicolás Freire
79’
Jean MotaDiego Gómez
79’
83’
86’
Full-time5-0

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.

0 1 2 3 4 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 3.06 0.81 4’ Luis Suárez (Inter Miami), 1-0 4’ 11’ Luis Suárez (Inter Miami), 2-0 11’ 29’ Robert Taylor (Inter Miami), 3-0 29’ 57’ Lionel Messi (Inter Miami), 4-0 57’ 62’ Lionel Messi (Inter Miami), 5-0 62’ 0 1 2 3 4 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 3.06 0.81 4’ Luis Suárez (Inter Miami), 1-0 Suárez 4’ 11’ Luis Suárez (Inter Miami), 2-0 Suárez 11’ 29’ Robert Taylor (Inter Miami), 3-0 Taylor 29’ 57’ Lionel Messi (Inter Miami), 4-0 Messi 57’ 62’ Lionel Messi (Inter Miami), 5-0 Messi 62’
Inter Miami 3.06 xGOrlando City 0.81 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Orlando City attacking Inter Miami attacking 
29’ Robert Taylor (Inter Miami), open play, 0.77 xG, goal 57’ Lionel Messi (Inter Miami), open play, 0.65 xG, goal 55’ Julian Gressel (Inter Miami), open play, 0.51 xG, hit the woodwork 57’ Jordi Alba (Inter Miami), open play, 0.34 xG, blocked 71’ Luis Muriel (Orlando City), open play, 0.31 xG, saved 4’ Luis Suárez (Inter Miami), open play, 0.28 xG, goal 76’ Ramiro Enrique (Orlando City), open play, 0.17 xG, saved 7’ Duncan McGuire (Orlando City), open play, 0.16 xG, off target 11’ Luis Suárez (Inter Miami), open play, 0.15 xG, goal 90+2’ Lionel Messi (Inter Miami), direct free kick, 0.11 xG, off target 62’ Lionel Messi (Inter Miami), open play, 0.10 xG, goal 53’ Julian Gressel (Inter Miami), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 19’ Rodrigo Schlegel (Orlando City), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 54’ Lionel Messi (Inter Miami), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 60’ Martín Ojeda (Orlando City), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, saved 21’ Facundo Torres (Orlando City), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 8’ César Araújo (Orlando City), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 34’ Lionel Messi (Inter Miami), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, hit the woodwork 43’ César Araújo (Orlando City), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 87’ Rodrigo Schlegel (Orlando City), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 29’ Robert Taylor (Inter Miami), open play, 0.77 xG, goal 57’ Lionel Messi (Inter Miami), open play, 0.65 xG, goal 55’ Julian Gressel (Inter Miami), open play, 0.51 xG, hit the woodwork 57’ Jordi Alba (Inter Miami), open play, 0.34 xG, blocked 71’ Luis Muriel (Orlando City), open play, 0.31 xG, saved 4’ Luis Suárez (Inter Miami), open play, 0.28 xG, goal 76’ Ramiro Enrique (Orlando City), open play, 0.17 xG, saved 7’ Duncan McGuire (Orlando City), open play, 0.16 xG, off target 11’ Luis Suárez (Inter Miami), open play, 0.15 xG, goal 90+2’ Lionel Messi (Inter Miami), direct free kick, 0.11 xG, off target 62’ Lionel Messi (Inter Miami), open play, 0.10 xG, goal 53’ Julian Gressel (Inter Miami), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 19’ Rodrigo Schlegel (Orlando City), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 54’ Lionel Messi (Inter Miami), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 21’ Facundo Torres (Orlando City), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 60’ Martín Ojeda (Orlando City), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, saved 8’ César Araújo (Orlando City), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 34’ Lionel Messi (Inter Miami), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, hit the woodwork 43’ César Araújo (Orlando City), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 87’ Rodrigo Schlegel (Orlando City), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked
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Lineups

Inter Miami 4-3-3 Starting XI
Callender
Avilés 78’
Freire 79’
Alba
Yedlin
Gressel 67’
Busquets
Gómez 79’
Taylor
Messi 2
Suárez 2 67’
Orlando City 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Gallese
Santos 58’
Schlegel
Jansson
Þórhallsson
Araújo
Cartagena 46’
Angulo 58’
Ojeda 73’
Torres
McGuire 46’

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
90′ 3 0 30 – – – – –
Defenders5 players
Tomás Avilés Taken off
78′ 2 2 – 4 1 46 – – – –
Nicolás Freire Taken off
79′ – 1 1 – – 41 – – – –
Jordi Alba
90′ – – – 1 – 51 – – – –
Serhiy Kryvtsov Came on as a substitute
12′ – – – 1 1 9 – – – –
Noah Allen Came on as a substitute
11′ – – – – – 6 2 – –
Midfielders7 players
90′ – – 26 – 0.00 2 4 3 1 1 –
Julian Gressel Taken off
67′ – 2 31 3 0.36 1 1 1 – – –
Sergio Busquets
90′ – – 68 2 0.13 – – – 3 – –
Diego Gómez Taken off
79′ – – 38 1 0.11 3 2 5 5 1
90′ 1 – 34 – 0.01 – – 1 1 – –
David Ruíz Came on as a substitute
23′ – – 15 – 0.00 3 – 6 – 1 –
Jean Mota Came on as a substitute
11′ – – 7 – 0.00 – – – – – –
Forwards3 players
90′ 2 – 5 2 0.94 0.18 1 7 3 34 –
Luis Suárez Taken off
67′ 2 2 2 2 0.43 0.60 4 2 2 19 –
Leonardo Campana Came on as a substitute
23′ – – – – – 0.00 – 3 1 6
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.

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