Champions League: Inter vs Monaco – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Champions League game between Inter and Monaco who meet up this coming Wednesday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.

Inter are highly favoured to claim a win against Monaco, whom they face on Wednesday. In their current shape, a win at Giuseppe Meazza seems to be the obvious outcome.

Ranked as number 4 in the Champions League standings, Inter, have so far collected 16 points this season, while Monaco collected 13 points. This puts them up as number 10 after seven rounds.

Team form: Inter vs Monaco

Inter Form

In their last three outings, Inter won 3-1 against Empoli, beat Sparta Prague by 0-1 and hammered Lecce 0-4. Inter won five of their last six Champions League matches at the Giuseppe Meazza, scoring nine and conceding one along they way. They also drew once as they remained without defeat.

Monaco Form

Monaco look back on their last three matches with two victories to show for their efforts. Against Montpellier, they were left empty-handed in a 2-1 defeat, but they bounced back by beating Aston Villa in a 1-0 win. They followed that up with a 3-2 win against Rennes in their most recent outing. Monaco claimed just one win from the last six away games in the Champions League. They also drew two and were defeated three times, as they were outscored by 11 goals to four.

Betting stats and facts for Inter and Monaco

Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Inter and Monaco played across all tournaments.

In-form players: Inter vs Monaco

Looking at the market for a goalscorer, it seems a good idea to side with Hakan Calhanoglu, who is performing well for Inter. He found the back of the net twice in his most recent Champions League outings. He’ll be out to add more goals against Monaco.The visitors will be looking to Takumi Minamino to find the net once again, after managing two Champions League goals for Monaco in recent matches.

Popular markets: Inter vs Monaco

Full-time result

Inter won seven of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, while drawing two and losing one as well. Monaco won three from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew three and lost four in this run. Inter didn’t lose any of their previous 5 matches.

Both teams to score

Inter scored first in seven of their last ten home games. Monaco scored the opening goal in four of a possible ten games. Inter won an impressive seven of these matches without conceding a single goal. Will they manage to add another clean sheet with three points? Depending on your betting strategy, a home win to nil certainly looks worth considering for an accumulator.

Total goals

Inter saw over 2.5 goals in five of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 2.2 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in six of the last ten games for Monaco, who scored 1.4 times on average in these matches. Inter were on the scoreboard at least once in their previous 11 matches.