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Columbus Crew
Major League Soccer
Sep 1, 2022 at 12.30am UK
Columbus Crew Stadium
Inter Miami

Columbus Crew
1 - 0
Inter Miami

Diaz Espinoza (64')
Nagbe (29'), Etienne (90+3')
FT(HT: 0-0)

McVey (52'), Gregore (73')

Preview: Columbus Crew vs. Inter Miami - prediction, team news, lineups

Sports Mole previews Wednesday's Major League Soccer clash between Columbus Crew and Inter Miami, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Looking to return to winning ways after three consecutive share of the spoils, Columbus Crew welcome Inter Miami to Lower.com field on Wednesday night.

On the other hand, the away side make the journey aiming to get themselves back on track off the back of a first defeat in six games last time out.


Match preview

Columbus Crew head coach Caleb Porter coaches against the New York Red Bulls during the first half at Red Bull Arena on March 20, 2022© Reuters

Columbus Crew played out a thrilling 2-2 stalemate against FC Cincinnati when the sides went head to head at the TQL Stadium on Sunday.

Caleb Porter's men trailed 1-0 and 2-1 thanks to strikes from Brandon Vazquez and Matt Miazga but they managed to draw level both times through Derick Etienne and Steven Moreira.

The Black & Gold continue to hang on to the last playoff spot in the Eastern Conference as they remain seventh with 36 points from 26 games this term.

Lying in store next for them is the challenge of an opposing outfit against whom Columbus Crew have a mixed record against with the three previous meetings yielding one loss, one win and most recently, one draw.

Having lost just one of their last seven games on home turf, Wednesday's hosts will back themselves to come away with a positive result in front of their fans once again.

Inter Miami head coach Phil Neville on August 27, 2022© Reuters

Inter Miami failed to pick up a third win in a row as they fell to a 3-1 defeat against New York Red Bulls at the Red Bull Arena on Sunday.

Phil Neville's men opened the scoring in the 19th minute through Gonzalo Higuain but were pegged back by Lewis Morgan, before goals from Daniel Edelman and Caden Clark turned the game around.

As a result, the Herons have fallen to sixth place in the Eastern Conference standings, level on points with their next opponents ahead of the meeting in Ohio.

With just one win from their last 11 away games, Wednesday's visitors will need to get their act together on the road to aid their quest for a playoff spot as the regular season enters into its final knockings.

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Team News

Nineteen-year-old Ian Fray is yet to make an appearance for Inter Miami this term as he continues to battle with a long-term knee injury.

Leonardo Campana will miss a fifth consecutive game for the away side due to a muscle injury which the Ecuador international suffered early this month.

Alejandro Pozuelo was sent off in the defeat against New York Red Bulls last time out, making him ineligible to play a part in this one.

Columbus Crew's Pedro Santos was hauled off in the first half against Atlanta two Sundays ago and the forward is major doubt for Thursday's contest.

With four goals in his most recent five home outings for the hosts, Cucho will be looking to deliver the goods once again as the forward sets out to continue his fine start to life in America.

Columbus Crew possible starting lineup:
Room; Santos, Degenek, Mensah, Moreira; Nagbe, Artur; Etienne, Zelarayan, Diaz; Cucho

Inter Miami possible starting lineup:
Callender; Gibbs, McVey, Lowe, Yedlin; Mota, Gregore; Lassiter, Vassilev, Rodriguez; Higuain


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We say: Columbus Crew 2-1 Inter Miami

Inter Miami have not fared well away from home of late and we can see that trend continuing here. We are backing Columbus Crew to come out on top at the end of the 90 minutes.


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Eastern Conference

TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Inter MiamiInter Miami1383235201527
2FC CincinnatiCincinnati127321510524
3New York Red BullsNY Red Bulls125522018220
4Toronto126151617-119
5DC United124531919017
6New York City FCNY City125251414017
7Charlotte FCCharlotte FC125251313017
8Columbus Crew113621311215
9Philadelphia UnionPhiladelphia113532119214
10Atlanta UnitedAtlanta113351614212
11Orlando City113351420-612
12CF MontrealMontreal113351523-812
13Nashville SCNashville112541419-511
14Chicago Fire122461222-1010
15New England RevolutionNew England11218922-137

Western Conference

TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Real Salt LakeSalt Lake126422011922
2Minnesota UnitedMinnesota Utd106221711620
3Los Angeles GalaxyLA Galaxy125522319420
4Vancouver WhitecapsVancouver115331813518
5Los Angeles FCLos Angeles125342219318
6Colorado RapidsColorado125342018218
7Houston DynamoHouston115241111017
8St Louis City113711815316
9Austin FCAustin124441515016
10Seattle SoundersSeattle123451514113
11Sporting Kansas CityKansas122551921-211
12Dallas113261216-411
13Portland TimbersPortland122462125-410
14San Jose EarthquakesEarthquakes123182028-810


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