Inter v Barcelona Betting Tips – Champions League, 6th November 8.00pm
This is a clash between the top two in Group B, which is Tottenham’s group. Barcelona are leading the way at the top with three wins from three and the worst that can happen to them from this point is third place. A win will guarantee them a place in the next round. Inter trail Barcelona by three points having lost at the Nou Camp last time out. Read our predictions for Inter v Barcelona.
Inter v Barcelona Betting Odds*
Barcelona 19/20
Inter 13/5
Draw 13/5
* (Betting Odds were taken from bet365 on November 4th, 2018 at 2:39 p.m.)
Table of Contents
Inter News and Form
Inter can guarantee a top-two finish if they beat Barcelona on Tuesday night and Spurs draw with PSV again. The Italians lost 2-0 against the Spaniards on match day three.
The Italians have come from behind to post their two group stage wins so far over Spurs and PSV.
At the 86th minute against Spurs, they were 1-0 down in their only home game so far but managed to pull out a dramatic win.
Mauro Icardi is at 7/4 odds in the anytime goalscorer market* (betting odds taken on November 4th 2018 at 10:47 am). He has scored in both of their group stage wins this season.
That is a three-match winning streak at home that Inter Milan are currently on in European football.
Inter have made it out of their group in each of their last eight campaigns
The last encounter that the Nerazzurri had against Spanish opposition before meeting Barcelona this season, was against Atletico Madrid back in 2010.
In their last home game against a Spanish side, Inter beat Barcelona 3-1.
In the correct score market, a 1-1 draw is the shortest-priced option at 6/1* (betting odds taken on November 4th 2018 at 10:47 am)
Inter are unbeaten in their last eight games against Spanish sides (W3 D5)
Their only home defeat in 18 previous games at the San Siro against Spanish opposition was to Alaves in the 200/01 UEFA Cup (W9 D8).
Inter v Barcelona Head to Head
Before this season, the two sides had only met six times before
All of those were since 2003
Inter are W1 D2 in three previous home games against Barcelona
Barcelona have won all three of their home games against Inter
Barcelona News and Form
It has largely been comfortable for Barcelona this season having scored ten goals in their way to three wins from three.
Barcelona are the joint-top scorers of this season’s campaign alongside PSG
Barcelona have won their group in each of their last 11 seasons.
Last season their competition ended in Italy, losing 3-0 in Rome against Rome in the quarter finals (after having won the first leg 4-1). Both teams to score is at 8/13 odds* (betting odds taken on November 4th 2018 at 10:47 am)
The loss against Roma snapped a ten-match unbeaten streak of Champions League form the Blaugrana were on (W6 D4)
In last season’s group stage, Barcelona went W1 D2 on the road but took a clean sheet in each of those
Barcelona have won only six of their last seventeen road games in the UEFA Champions League (D5 L6).
They have suffered four defeats in their last ten road games (W3 D3)
The Spaniards have not won any of their last seven games in Italy (D4 L3)
Their overall record away from home against Italian sides is just W6 D10 L7
In all competitions Luis Suarez has six goals in four games. Lionel Messi is the even-money first goalscorer favourite though* (betting odds taken on November 4th 2018 at 10:47 am)
Inter v Barcelona Predictions
Draw: We thought there could be a challenge from inter at the Nou Camp. It didn’t happen. Barcelona looked as good as ever with some killer touches. But because they don’t have a good record in Italy and really only need a draw here, we are settling on parity.
