Barcelona v Inter Milan Betting Tips – Champions League, 24th October 8.00pm
Barca and Inter are level on six points each at the top of Group B, but the Spaniards have heavily outscored the Italians so far. Inter will know that a draw at the Nou Camp will really help their push towards qualification, can they dig in there and get it? Read our predictions for Barcelona v Inter Milan.
Barcelona v Inter Milan Betting Odds*
Barcelona 1/2
Draw 15/4
Inter Milan 6/1
* (Betting Odds were taken from bet365 on October 21st, 2018 at 00:35 a.m.)
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Barcelona News and Form
Barcelona have recorded a 4-0 win over PSV and a 4-2 success over Tottenham so far in the UEFA Champions League this season.
Lionel Messi has already ran up five goals in the competition this season but he will be missing from this after picking up an injury on the weekend. Luis Suarez is the anytime goalscorer favourite at 8/13 odds* (betting odds taken on October 22nd, 2018 at 12:55 pm)
Barcelona’s record against Italian clubs is W25 D16 L11 and the home part of that is W15 D5 L2.
The Spaniards met both Juventus and Roma in last season’s competition, taking a W1 D2 L1 record from those four games.
They have won their Champions League group in each of the last eleven season and have made it to at least the quarter finals in all of those.
Barcelona were on a ten-match unbeaten streak of from before they lost the second leg of their last eight tie against Roma last season (W6 D4).
The Blaugrana are undefeated in 27 UEFA Champions League home fixtures and they are a remarkable W25 D2 in that sequence of fixtures.
Across all composing this season Barcelona are W8 D3 L1 but they have no clean sheet in their last six. Both teams to score is at 4/6 odds* (betting odds taken on October 22nd, 2018 at 12:55 pm)
Barcelona v Inter Milan Head to Head
Barca have won their last three home games against Inter
In the 2009/10 UCL, these two met four times
Barcelona are W3 D2 L1 in six previous UCL against Inter
Both teams have scored in just one of the six previous UCL meetings
Inter have scored in just of their six previous UCL games against Barca
Barca are W5 D3 L2 against Inter in the overall head to head
Inter Milan News and Form
Inter Milan have posted back to back wins in the group, but they did have to come from behind in both of them to secure 2-1 success against Spurs and then PSV Eindhoven.
Their win at PSV on match day two snapped a four-match away losing streak they were on in Europe.
That was their first away win in eight games on the road (D3 L4) in European competition.
In each of the last eight group stage campaigns they have had in the competition, Inter have progressed to the knockout stage.
The last time that Inter met a Spanish opponent was Atletico Madrid in the 2010 UEFA Super Cup. They hold just a W3 D2 L13 record in Spain. They haven’t won there since 2004.
Overall Inter’s record against Spanish clubs is W13 D10 L15.
On the weekend Mauro Icardi netted a stoppage-time winner to give Inter the 1-0 win in the Milan derby. Icardi is on a three-match scoring streak (four goals in total) and is a 7/4 anytime goalscorer option* (betting odds taken on October 22nd, 2018 at 12:55 pm).
The win over AC Milan has left them on a seven-match winning streak in all competitions.
Barcelona v Inter Milan Predictions
Barcelona to win: Inter are really coming into some great form and won’t be a pushover. Still, Barca’s home form in Europe is so good we have to side with that. Home win maybe only by the one-goal margin without Messi.
