Inter Miami - Columbus Crew live - Football

Inter Miami host Columbus Crew on Sunday, 2 August 2026, at 00:30 BST at Nu Stadium in Miami, with the hosts riding a five-match winning run in MLS and sitting second in the Eastern Conference on 34 points. Columbus Crew, by contrast, occupy tenth place in the East with just 16 points from 15 games, making this a fixture of contrasting fortunes. Inter Miami hold a commanding head-to-head advantage - seven wins in twelve all-time meetings, including a 5-1 demolition in June 2025.

Match Info: Inter Miami vs Columbus Crew

The match takes place on 1 August 2026 at 23:30 UTC (00:30 BST on 2 August) at Nu Stadium in Miami, Florida, as part of the 2026 Major League Soccer regular season.

Where to Watch Inter Miami vs Columbus Crew?

The clash between Inter Miami and Columbus Crew is available to watch live worldwide on Apple TV, the exclusive global broadcaster of MLS matches through the MLS Season Pass subscription. Viewers in the United Kingdom can access the stream on Apple TV with a valid MLS Season Pass.

There are no traditional television broadcasts scheduled for this match in any territory. Apple TV is the sole distribution platform, accessible on smartphones, tablets, smart TVs, and gaming consoles across the globe.

For those unable to catch the match live at 00:30 BST, MLS Season Pass on Apple TV also offers on-demand replay of every match shortly after the final whistle.

Match between Inter Miami and Columbus Crew - Preview

Inter Miami take on Columbus Crew at Nu Stadium at the ideal moment in their season - five consecutive MLS wins have lifted them to second in the Eastern Conference, with Lionel Messi leading the team's scoring charts on 12 goals.

The stakes for Columbus Crew could hardly be higher. The Crew sit tenth in the East on 16 points from 15 matches, and a run of seven defeats in MLS this season has left them fighting to stay in playoff contention. An away victory at Nu Stadium - where Inter Miami have won four of seven all-time H2H meetings - would be a significant statement.

Inter Miami have further strengthened their squad with the marquee signing of Brazilian international midfielder Casemiro, who joins as a free agent and is expected to make his debut in this phase of the season. Columbus, meanwhile, showed resilience in their last outing, defeating FC Cincinnati 2-1 on 26 July thanks to a Dániel Gazdag penalty, but their inconsistency over 15 MLS games - just four wins - remains a concern heading into this fixture.

Head-to-Head: Inter Miami vs Columbus Crew

In twelve official meetings since 2021, Inter Miami have established a clear dominance over Columbus Crew, winning seven times to Columbus's three, with two draws - a record that underlines just how difficult the Herons have been to beat in this fixture.

Here are the results of the six most recent meetings between the two sides:

• 01 Jun 2025 - MLS - Inter Miami 5-1 Columbus Crew
• 20 Apr 2025 - MLS - Columbus Crew 0-1 Inter Miami
• 03 Oct 2024 - MLS - Columbus Crew 2-3 Inter Miami
• 14 Aug 2024 - Leagues Cup - Inter Miami 2-3 Columbus Crew
• 20 Jun 2024 - MLS - Inter Miami 2-1 Columbus Crew
• 05 Jul 2023 - MLS - Inter Miami 2-2 Columbus Crew

Inter Miami - Recent Form

Inter Miami enter this match in the best possible form - five straight MLS wins and 34 points in the Eastern Conference make them one of the most in-form sides in the league.

The recent run began with a high-scoring 5-3 away victory over FC Cincinnati on 14 May, followed by a controlled 2-0 home win against Portland Timbers on 18 May. The most spectacular result came on 25 May, when Inter Miami put six goals past Philadelphia Union in a 6-4 home thriller. Returning from a break in July, Inter Miami defeated Chicago Fire 3-2 on 22 July before Luis Suárez converted a penalty in the 81st minute to seal a 1-0 win at CF Montréal on 26 July. Messi's 12 league goals and eight assists make him the undisputed talisman of this side.

Columbus Crew - Recent Form

Columbus Crew are having a difficult MLS campaign - four wins, four draws, and seven defeats from 15 matches have left them in tenth place in the East on 16 points, with playoff qualification far from certain.

Their most recent MLS outing brought a 2-1 home win over FC Cincinnati on 26 July, with Dániel Gazdag's first-half penalty proving decisive. Three days earlier, however, Columbus fell 1-2 to New York City FC at home. In May, the Crew posted back-to-back victories - a 2-0 win over Atlanta United in MLS and a 1-0 victory against NYCFC in the US Open Cup - but a 1-1 draw with Burnley in a mid-July friendly pointed to areas that still need improvement. Heading to Miami as the visiting side, Columbus face their toughest assignment of the month.

Facts and Statistics

Inter Miami and Columbus Crew have faced each other twelve times in official competition since 2021, all of them within the MLS Eastern Conference. Despite the short history of this fixture, it has produced some of the most one-sided results and highest goal tallies in recent MLS rivalry meetings.

• Inter Miami have won 7 of the 12 all-time meetings with Columbus Crew, losing just 3.
• The 12 meetings have produced 38 goals in total - 21 scored by Inter Miami, 17 by Columbus Crew.
• Inter Miami's record at Nu Stadium against Columbus Crew reads 4 wins, 1 draw, and 2 losses across 7 home matches.
• The biggest ever win in this fixture belongs to Inter Miami: a 5-1 victory on 1 June 2025, in which Lionel Messi scored twice and assisted three further goals.
• Columbus Crew's largest victory in this series was a 4-0 win in October 2021, in the early seasons of both clubs in MLS.