Bayer Leverkusen vs Inter Milan Preview, Prediction, Odds, Betting Tips 10.12.2024

• Date and Time: Tuesday, December 10, 21:00 GMT + 1
• Venue: Bay Arena, Leverkusen, Germany

Bayer Leverkusen vs Inter Milan Preview

Bayer Leverkusen

Bayer Leverkusen stunned spectators worldwide with their Bundesliga title win under manager Xabi Alonso last season. They know they must maintain the same form in European competitions to be respected. Alonso pushes them hard in training and wants them to give their best in games. 

Leverkusen know that this Champions League game against Inter Milan will not be easy for them, but the fact that they’ve won all of their last four encounters will give them confidence. They’re ranked sixth in the combined UCL standings with 10 points, having won three out of their five matches.

Inter Milan

Inter Milan, ranked second in the combined Champions League standings with 13 points, know they’ll have a slight upper hand over Leverkusen. However, playing in their opponents’ den is bound to dent their morale somewhat, which will be lifted by remembering that they’ve been unbeaten in their last five matches.

Inter manager Simone Inzaghi knows that this season’s job is to unseat Liverpool from the top of the UCL standings. Although it will be impossible because the latter have won all their matches, Inter will sense an opportunity in this fixture against Leverkusen.

Bayer Leverkusen vs Inter Milan Head-to-Head Statistics

There was only one recorded encounter between these two teams, a UEFA Champions League clash in August 2020. On that occasion, Inter Milan beat Bayer Leverkusen by a 2-1 scoreline thanks to Nicolò Barella and Romelu Lukaku’s goals in the 15th and 21st minutes, respectively. For Leverkusen, winger and current Arsenal attacker Kai Havertz had found the back of the net in the 25th minute.

Bayer Leverkusen vs Inter Milan Player Focus

For Leverkusen, the injured striker Patrik Schick would have been one to watch out for, given that he was responsible for leading their attacking line. He has scored five goals in the Bundesliga this season, but midfielder Robert Andrich must step up in this game. In Schick’s absence, Andrich must take responsibility for leading his side’s attacking output.

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There’ll be pressure on Inter Milan’s attackers Lautaro Martínez and Marcus Thuram, who have wreaked havoc in their opponents’ half whenever they’ve joined and found some space to themselves. While Martínez has scored five goals in the Serie A this season, Thuram has found the back of the net on ten occasions. These two players have also given five combined assists.

Bayer Leverkusen vs Inter Milan Tactical Analysis

Both teams like to play a high-intensity and high-pressing brand of football, so it’ll be a challenge to separate them at first. Manager Alonso likes Leverkusen to play in a 4-1-4-1 formation in which Schick is usually fed balls by Grimaldo and Frimpong on the wings. 

Central defensive midfielder Granit Xhaka sits in front of the backline and prevents attacks from affecting them directly. 

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Central defenders Tah and Tapsoba will have a vital role in this game against Inter as they’ll be tasked with marking their opposition strikers, Martínez and Thuram. Leverkusen likes to keep the ball with them, and Inter will have to come out of their half to take possession and create chances. 

Leverkusen will not give the ball away easily and will wait for mistakes from the Inter players. Inter, for their part, rely a lot on their five-man midfield, given that Filippo Inzaghi likes to play a three-man defence. 

The roles of Barella and Çalhanoğlu become vital since they’ll have to ensure that transitions from defence provide opportunities for their attackers to create goal-scoring options.

Bayer Leverkusen vs Inter Milan Prediction

• Football pick: Both teams to score
• Odds: 1.57 (22Bet)
• Score prediction: Bayer Leverkusen 2-2 Inter Milan

These teams are extremely well-matched in every aspect of the game, but we know they’ll get on the scoresheet.   

Leverkusen and Inter Milan have got on the scoresheet in each of their last five matches, which makes us even more bullish about the fact that they’ll do so in this encounter. We don’t see a clean sheet coming from either side in this encounter.

Bayer Leverkusen vs Inter Milan Betting Tip

• Football Pick: Total over 2 goals
• Odds: 1.31 (22Bet)

Given the kind of attackers we’ll see, we expect over two goals in this game. As mentioned earlier, Leverkusen will be served well by Robert Andrich, Grimaldo, and Frimpong. At the same time, Inter’s Lautaro Martínez and Marcus Thuram will be scrutinised for providing them with goals early on. 

We know both teams like to score, as their recent form points in this direction. Both teams are in good scoring form, as seen over their respective last five matches, and the same will be carried forward to this one, too.

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