
Citi Field
Bronx · Wed 24 Sept, 19:30 ET · Major League Soccer · Cap 41,922
MIA deserved this on chance quality. MIA leaned on set pieces for almost half their expected goals. MIA held the pressure for most of the night.
GENERATED 11 Aug 14:59
Set plays were 54% of MIA's xG.
Shot volume finished 9–12.
Shots
9 – 12
xG / shot
0.08 – 0.17
On target
2 – 8
Inside box
5 – 8
Outside box
4 – 4
Blocked
2 – 1
Woodwork
2 – 0
Big chances
2 – 6
Big missed
2 – 2
Expected goals prevented is not stored for this match.
MIA scored it in the 86'.
First half
Second half
NYC have the extra midfielder.
NYC · 4-2-3-1MIA · 4-4-1-1
The averages finished 6.3–7.3. Messi led the card at 9.3.
NYC
| 7 | Nicolás Fernández Mercau | FW | 90 | 7.4 | 2 |
| 21 | Aiden O'Neill | MF | 90 | 6.5 | 0 |
| 32 | Jonathan Shore | MF | 17 | 6.4 | 0 |
| 17 | Hannes Wolf | MF | 61 | 6.4 | 0 |
| 26 | Agustín Ojeda | MF | 73 | 6.4 | 0 |
| 22 | Kevin O'Toole | DF | 90 | 6.4 | 1 |
| 13 | Thiago Martins | DF | 73 | 6.3 | 0 |
| 11 | Julián Fernández | FW | 17 | 6.3 | 0 |
| 16 | Alonso Martínez | FW | 29 | 6.3 | 0 |
| 10 | Maxi Moralez | MF | 90 | 6.2 | 2 |
| 24 | Tayvon Gray | DF | 90 | 6.1 | 1 |
| 8 | Andrés Perea | MF | 90 | 6.1 | 0 |
| 49 | Matt Freese | GK | 90 | 5.8 | 0 |
| 80 | Justin Haak | DF | 90 | 5.5 | 0 |
MIA
| 10 | Lionel Messi | FW | 90 | 9.3 | 5 |
| 5 | Sergio Busquets | MF | 90 | 8.2 | 2 |
| 57 | Marcelo Weigandt | DF | 16 | 7.4 | 1 |
| 7 | Rodrigo De Paul | MF | 90 | 7.3 | 1 |
| 9 | Luis Suárez | FW | 90 | 7.3 | 1 |
| 11 | Baltasar Rodríguez | MF | 66 | 7.2 | 0 |
| 37 | Maximiliano Falcón | DF | 90 | 7.0 | 0 |
| 32 | Noah Allen | DF | 90 | 7.0 | 0 |
| 18 | Jordi Alba | DF | 85 | 6.9 | 0 |
| 19 | Óscar Ustari | GK | 90 | 6.9 | 0 |
| 17 | Ian Fray | DF | 74 | 6.8 | 1 |
| 42 | Yannick Bright | MF | 24 | 6.8 | 0 |
| 24 | Mateo Silvetti | MF | 66 | 6.5 | 0 |
| 6 | Tomás Avilés | DF | 5 | 6.4 | 0 |
| 21 | Tadeo Allende | FW | 24 | 6.3 | 0 |
The count was 3–1.
NYC
MIA
The minute series ran 12–88, NYC to MIA.
NYC stretched the flanks.
Possession finished 48%–52%.
Possession
48% – 52%
Lge 50.0%
Passes
457 – 495
Lge 461.9
Corners
4 – 5
Lge 4.8
Tackles
10 – 17
Lge 15.4
npxG
0.76 – 1.21