Ace Football previews the Champions League round 4 match between Inter and Arsenal and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.
As the early season favourites, Inter will look to justify their title credentials on Wednesday when they take on Arsenal for a round 4 match in the Champions League.
Inter and The Gunners are equal on points in the table, with the home side sitting as number seven on seven points. The guests rank as number nine in the Champions League standings.
Form: Inter vs Arsenal
Inter Form
Inter should be high on confidence, as their last three matches saw them gain two victories and a draw. They started off drawing 4-4 with Juventus, before beating first Empoli by 0-3, then Venezia in a 1-0 win. 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.
Arsenal Form
Arsenal have a win and a draw to show from their last three matches. They first finished even in a 2-2 draw with Liverpool, before they won a game against Preston with a 0-3 scoreline. Unfortunately for them, this was followed by a 1-0 defeat at the hands of Newcastle. Arsenal only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the Champions League. In these six matches they drew two and lost three as well as being outscored by six goals to four.
Betting stats and facts for Inter and Arsenal
Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Inter and Arsenal. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.
- Inter have won 7 of the last 9 home matches while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- In 7 of the last 9 Inter home matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Inter have won 3 of the last 4 home matches while scoring more than 2.5 goals
- In 5 of the last 6 Inter home matches in the Champions League, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Inter have won 3 of the last 4 home matches and the sum of goals was over 3.5
- In the last 3 Arsenal away matches in the Champions League, the sum of goals was under 1.5
- In 10 of the last 12 Arsenal away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 6 Arsenal away matches in the Champions League, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 4 Arsenal matches in the Champions League, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In the last 4 Arsenal away matches in the Champions League, the sum of goals was under 2.5
In-form players: Inter vs Arsenal
Looking at the market for a goalscorer, it seems a good idea to side with Marko Arnautovic, 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 Arsenal.The visitors will be looking to Leandro Trossard to find the net once again, after managing two Champions League goals for Arsenal in recent matches.
Popular betting markets: Inter vs Arsenal
Full-time result
In their last 10 matches at Giuseppe Meazza across all tournaments Inter won seven times, drew one and lost two times. Arsenal claimed five wins, two draw and three defeats in their last 10 games away. Inter are on a fine streak of 8 matches without defeat.
Both teams to score
Inter scored the first goal of the match an impressive eight times in the last ten home games. Arsenal got the opening goal in five out of their last ten away games. Inter were able to win five of their matches last 10 matches without conceding a goal.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals happened in six of Inter’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 2.1 goals during this run. In the last ten games for Arsenal, six of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 2.2 times goals per game themselves. Inter were on the scoreboard at least once in their previous 9 matches.
Betting prediction: Inter vs Arsenal
To sum up, the upcoming match between Inter and Arsenal seems to be a good betting opportunity. Considering the above statements, we have come up with a betting prediction for this Champions League game.