Bayer Leverkusen vs Inter prediction: EUROPE: Champions League – League phase betting tips on match 2024-12-09 20:00.
[p]A 2-1 win over St. Pauli on Saturday ensured Bayer Leverkusen didnât lose any more ground in the Bundesliga title race. They have now won five games in a row, including a 5-0 thumping victory of Salzburg on matchday five of the UEFA Champions League (UCL), meaning the Germans are sixth in the league phase after five matches (W3, D1, L1) and only three points behind second-placed Inter Milan. Â [/p]
[p]The Black and Reds have already beaten Italian opposition this season, defeating AC Milan 1-0 on matchday two, and Xabi Alonsoâs side seem to save their best for European games at BayArena. Theyâve won seven of their last eight home matches in UEFA competitions (D1), but that record could be under threat here, having lost all three of their prior H2Hs.[/p]
[p]Inter cruised to a 3-1 win over Parma on Friday, extending their unbeaten run in completed matches to 13 (W11, D2) as they look to keep pace in a tight Serie A title race. The Nerazzurri are flying high in Europe, entering matchday six as one of the three unbeaten teams in this UCL campaign (W4, D1). All four wins have come âto nilâ, and in a row, as they look to become the first Italian side since Juventus in the 2012/13 campaign to win five successive UCL games without conceding a goal.[/p]
[p]More history awaits if they achieve that feat, as no side has ever kept a clean sheet in their first six matches of a single UCL campaign. Five consecutives wins on their travels suggest Simone Inzaghiâs men should travel with confidence, but just one win from their last four away UCL games (D2, L1) suggest that Inter are yet to hit those high notes on the road in Europe.[/p]
[p]Key battle: Florian Wirtz scored Leverkusenâs opening goal in the sixth minute at the weekend and has scored the opener in three UCL games this campaign, twice within the first ten minutes. His task would be to breach Yann Sommer in the Inter goal, who has nine clean sheets in 12 UCL games for the club – the highest percentage (75) of any âkeeper to make 10+ appearances for a team in this competition.[/p]
[p]Hot stat: In five of Leverkusenâs last seven home games, there has been a goal on or before the tenth minute.[/p]
[p][i]Written by Sridhar B[/i][/p]