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Champions League: Real Madrid vs Inter – Betting preview

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

Real Madrid start the season as favourites to land the Champions League crown. They launch their title bid on Tuesday at home in an opening day fixture with Inter at Estadio Bernabeu.

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Team form: Real Madrid vs Inter

Real Madrid Form

Real Madrid are looking to bounce back from a recent setback and get back to winning ways. In their last three matches, they first took out Real Sociedad by 4-1, before beating Malaga by 4-0. The winning streak came to an end against Real Betis, who ran out 1-0 winners. It has been a bit hit-and-miss for Real Madrid but at least mostly hit, as they put four wins on the board in their previous six Champions League matches. They didn’t draw any matches, but lost twice, scoring 14 goals while conceding six.

Inter Form

Inter are in awesome shape going into this next encounter, as they won their last three matches on the bounce. Monza got left behind in a 4-1 win, before Cagliari got hammered in a 0-1 victory. SSC Napoli was the most recent victim in a 3-2 win for Inter. Inter won three of a possible six away matches in the Champions League, as well as playing zero draws and suffering three defeats. They scored ten while also conceding ten times.

Betting facts for Real Madrid and Inter

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 Real Madrid and Inter played across all tournaments.

  • In 17 of the last 19 Real Madrid home matches in the Champions League, the sum of goals was over 2.5
  • In 9 of the last 10 Real Madrid matches in the Champions League, the sum of goals was over 2.5
  • In 10 of the last 12 Real Madrid home matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
  • Real Madrid have won 4 of the last 5 home matches while scoring more than 3.5 goals
  • In 8 of the last 9 Real Madrid matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
  • Inter have lost 5 of the last 6 matches in the Champions League while scoring less than 1.5 goals
  • In 7 of the last 9 Inter matches in the Champions League, the sum of goals was over 2.5
  • In 6 of the last 8 Inter away matches in the Champions League, the sum of goals was over 2.5
  • In 6 of the last 8 Inter away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • Inter have won 3 of the last 4 matches while scoring less than 2.5 goals

Players in form: Real Madrid vs Inter

Vinicius Junior found the target two times in his previous six matches, whereas Piotr Zielinski just scored once in a similar number of matches.

Betting markets: Real Madrid vs Inter

Full-time result

Real Madrid won seven of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, while drawing two and losing one as well. Inter won six from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew four and lost zero in this run. Real Madrid are a tough nut to crack currently, with no less than 8 matches without defeat. Inter won their last 5 matches on the bounce. Inter are on a serious roll of now 11 away matches on the spin without defeat. Real Madrid have beaten Inter in 5 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Real Madrid scored the first goal of the game an impressive nine times out of the last ten games. Inter scored the opening goal in seven of the last ten away from home. Real Madrid managed three wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches across all tournaments. Real Madrid have scored in 7 consecutive league meetings with Inter.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out eight times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Real Madrid, who scored an average of 2.6 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of the last ten outings for Inter, who managed to score 1.9 times in those matches. Inter scored at least one goal in their last 20 matches.