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Nashville vs Inter Miami matchup
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The gist
Nashville SC visit Inter Miami Saturday at 7:30 p.m. ET, leading the East by nine points.
The match could decide the Supporters' Shield race and a Nashville season sweep.
Background
Nashville beat Miami 4-1 at GEODIS Park on Aug. 15, 2026, and have since opened a nine-point gap atop the Supporters' Shield and Eastern Conference standings. Miami, the reigning MLS champions, have not won in their last two league games, drawing Chicago Fire and Atlanta United, and their winless run stretches back to July. The two clubs also met earlier in 2026 in the Concacaf Champions Cup Round of 16, where Nashville advanced on tiebreakers after a 1-1 draw in Leg 2.
How it unfolded
- Aug 15, 2026Nashville SC defeated Inter Miami 4-1 at GEODIS Park; Hany Mukhtar scored twice, Andy Nájar and Sam Surridge added goals, and Brian Schwake saved Messi's first-half penalty.
- Sep 9, 2026Inter Miami drew with Chicago Fire at Soldier Field after Casemiro headed in a Messi corner to make it 1-1; Nashville lost 2-1 at Toronto FC despite a Toronto own goal.
- Sep 12, 2026Inter Miami host Nashville SC at 7:30 p.m. ET on Apple TV; Nashville lead the East with 53 points, Miami are second on 44.
Who’s saying what
- Analysts
- Nashville enter first in the East with 53 points while Miami sit second on 44, and the matchup is framed as a showdown of the two best teams in the East.
- Caution
- Miami have failed to win their last two league games and are on a negative run of results stretching back to July.