Inter Miami host Columbus Crew at Nu Stadium on Saturday, 1 August, with kick-off at 23:30 UTC in Major League Soccer Regular Season matchday 20. The two sides are separated by 18 points in the table, with Miami occupying second place and Columbus sitting eleventh in the 30-team league.
Inter Miami arrive having taken 8 points from their last five matches. That run includes back-to-back away wins against Real Salt Lake and Colorado Rapids, though it also features a 3-4 defeat at home to Orlando City SC in their most recent outing. Overall, they carry a record of 11 wins, 4 draws and 2 defeats from 17 matches, with a goals tally of 43 scored and 30 conceded.
Columbus Crew come into the match with 7 points from their last five outings. Their recent form shows two consecutive victories — over Philadelphia Union and Los Angeles Galaxy — before a 2-3 home defeat to Minnesota United FC in their last fixture. Across the season, they have won 5, drawn 4 and lost 8 of their 17 matches, scoring 24 and conceding 26, leaving them on 19 points in a mid-table position.
The table shows 18 points separating the two clubs ahead of kick-off, with Inter Miami firmly in the top two and Columbus Crew placed eleventh. Both sides head into this fixture with contrasting seasonal trajectories, and the matchday 20 fixture represents a significant point in the Regular Season calendar.