Matchday

MLS 2025 · 18 Oct 2025

Nashville SC 2–5 Inter Miami CF

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Sep 2025; the outlined result is what happened.

Expected xG
2.0 – 1.2
Actual xG
3.1 – 3.9
Goals
2 – 5

Footybot made Nashville SC favourites at 57%.

Inter Miami CF won and made the better chances: 3.9 xG to 3.1.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Lionel Messi, 96.0 in 90′.

Well above their usual level: Lionel Messi +43.0, Baltasar Rodriguez +20.5, Gonzalo Luján +14.0.

Well below it: Joe Willis −19.7, Andy Najar −11.2, Jack Maher −10.1.

Going in

Each side's last five results before this match.

Nashville SC

4 Oct 2025D 1–1at CF Montréal MLS
28 Sep 2025W 3–1v Houston Dynamo MLS
20 Sep 2025L 2–3at Orlando City SC MLS
13 Sep 2025L 1–2at FC Cincinnati MLS
31 Aug 2025L 0–1v Atlanta United MLS

Inter Miami CF

11 Oct 2025W 4–0v Atlanta United MLS
4 Oct 2025W 4–1v New England Revolution MLS
30 Sep 2025L 3–5v Chicago Fire MLS
27 Sep 2025D 1–1at Toronto FC MLS
24 Sep 2025W 4–0at New York City FC MLS

Head to head

12 Jul 2025Inter Miami CF 2–1 Nashville SC MLS

Nashville SC

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Jacob Shaffelburg Forward56100.9056.5+10.8
Edvard Tagseth Midfielder8800–49.3+8.7
Sam Surridge Forward90101.2947.4+1.2
Hany Mukhtar Forward88010.5245.7−6.2
Walker Zimmerman Defender90000.2345.6+1.1
Bryan Acosta Midfielder800–42.1–
Gastón Brugman Midfielder17000.0240.5–
Teal Bunbury Forward800–39.9–
Patrick Yazbek Midfielder7300–38.1−6.9
Daniel Lovitz Defender9000–35.2+3.4
Jack Maher Defender9000–34.0−10.1
Tyler Boyd Forward3400–33.7–
Alex Muyl Midfielder73000.1732.8−1.7
Andy Najar Defender9000–29.2−11.2
Joe Willis Goalkeeper9000–26.5−19.7
Josh Bauer Defender1700–13.0–

Inter Miami CF

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Lionel Messi Forward90311.5096.0+43.0
Telasco Segovia Midfielder27100.7774.2–
Baltasar Rodriguez Midfielder73100.9264.3+20.5
Gonzalo Luján Defender6300–60.0+14.0
Rocco Ríos Novo Goalkeeper9000–50.6−0.6
Sergio Busquets Midfielder9000–48.5+1.7
Luis Suárez Forward90000.5846.1+0.5
Rodrigo De Paul Midfielder90000.0844.3+0.4
Maximiliano Falcón Defender9000–42.7−0.5
Ian Fray Defender2701–41.0–
Tadeo Allende Midfielder82000.0340.4+0.4
Yannick Bright Midfielder1700–39.1–
Marcelo Weigandt Defender6300–37.7+4.7
Tomás Avilés Defender800–31.0–
Jordi Alba Defender9001–30.4−5.7