Columbus Crew vs Inter Miami — Tips & Analysis

Columbus Crew +0.25: Miami cannot stop tying games. Four of their last five league games finished level, and both teams scored in every one of them: 2-2, 2-2, 1-1 and 2-2. Columbus are solid on their own ground. They have won 7, tied 1 and lost 4 there, scoring more than a goal a game and letting in just over one. They have also had 8 days since their last game, so they should be fresh. Miami score more than 2 goals a game, but they let in 2 a game, and that back line is stretched thin. Nine players are listed out, six of them away on international duty, including Segovia and Allende. The international window bites both ways though. Columbus lose Abou Ali to a knee injury and Hagen, Moreira and Tapia to their countries, with three more doubtful. Two patched up teams who both leak goals usually means an open, even night rather than a clean win for either. Miami have also been scoring more than their chances deserve, so these two are closer than the table says. A 2-2 is the most likely ending, and Columbus avoiding defeat is what this pick needs. History is the worry. Miami have won 7 of the last 12 meetings, and they have won by 2 or more goals in 7 of their last 20 games. We still think Columbus hold them here.