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Manchester City vs Inter: Prediction and Betting Odds 3.05
Manchester City and Inter will meet on September 18 in the first round of the Champions League. Will the Citizens be able to repeat the success of the 2023 final and win the upcoming match, or will the Nerazzurri take revenge for this failure and be stronger at the Etihad? In the betting tip, we have examined in detail what strengths and weaknesses the teams have, and prepared reliable bets. What will be the outcome?
Command Analysis
Manchester City
EnglandCurrent form
Manchester City were in a fierce title battle with Arsenal last season - Pep Guardiola's team fought with the Gunners until the last round and beat them by only two points, winning the gold. In the summer, the Citizens strengthened their squad in some places, but also lost several players - Julian Alvarez went to Atletico Madrid, never managing to become a full-fledged first-team player.
Manchester" target="_blank">https://www.mancity.com/">Manchester City opened the season with a match for the FA Community Shield against Manchester United, to whom they lost in the Cup final. Once again, they failed to beat the Red Devils in the derby in regulation time, but in the penalty shootout, the Citizens were stronger, securing another trophy.
Manchester City have already played four rounds in the championship without any problems. They started at Stamford Bridge against Chelsea, who were not ready to put up any resistance – an easy 2:0 victory for the English champion. Ipswich (4:1), West Ham (3:1) and Brentford (2:1) also became easy targets – after four rounds, the Citizens are leading the table with 12 points.
Disqualifications and injuries
The only one missing is Oscar Bobb.
Interesting trends for betting
- Manchester City have beaten Inter in their last two matches
- Manchester City have won their last four matches
- Manchester City have won their last three matches
Probable line-up : Ederson - Lewis, Akanji, Dias, Guardiol - Rodri, Kovacic - Foden, De Bruyne, Doku - Haaland.
Inter
ItalyCurrent form
After an outstanding last season, where they won the Scudetto, Inter extended the contract of Simone Inzaghi in the summer, who once again faces the highest tasks. The Nerazzurri did not conduct a serious transfer campaign, but they strengthened several positions with free agents - Piotr Zielinski and Mehdi Taremi will add depth to the squad and their experience will definitely not be superfluous.
Inter did not start the championship very successfully, losing points in Genoa straight away. Despite a solid advantage in the game, Genoa came back from a penalty in the last seconds – a 2:2 draw was a big disappointment. The Nerazzurri rehabilitated this failure with two victories in a row, easily beating Lecce (2:0) and Atalanta (4:0), leaving their opponents no chance.
Before the trip to Manchester " target="_blank">https://www.inter.it/"> Inter played away to Monza and the coach used a rotation that did not do any good. The first defeat of the season was very close, but Denzel Dumfries saved a 1:1 draw for his team in a difficult match two minutes before the end of regulation time. As a result, after four rounds, Inter is currently third in the table and behind Udinese and Napoli.
Disqualifications and injuries
Federico DiMarco and Tejon Buchanan are injured.
Interesting trends for betting
- Inter have not lost yet this season – two wins and two draws
- Inter have scored in each of their four matches this season
- Inter have failed to score against Manchester City in their last two matches
Tentative line-up : Sommer - Pawar, Acerbi, Bastogne - Dumfries, Barella, Calhanoglu, Mkhitaryan, Augusto - Thuram, Martinez.
Trends
Bet Exact score 2:1
Manchester City have had this scoreline twice in their last five games
7.70Manchester City to score in first half
This bet has been successful in Manchester City's last four matches
1.59Bet Inter to score in the second half
Inter have scored in the second half in all four matches this season
2.29Tip and bets
Manchester City have entered the season very solidly and are easily winning victory after victory in the championship. In the Champions League, the Citizens will probably also strive to start confidently and are naturally considered favorites in the home match against Inter. The Nerazzurri will certainly try to put up a fight, but there is hardly a chance to get points against such a Manchester City at the Etihad - the advantage in class and excellent form allow the hosts to count on a confident victory.
We think that the visitors have no chance. Betting Tip - Asian handicap (-1) on Manchester City . This bet is offered with a coefficient of 1.75
Bet on total
Manchester City have no problems with either creating or converting chances – the Citizens have not scored less than two goals in their last four matches, without trying too hard. Inter lack stability, while the Nerazzurri have not yet gained their optimal form and keeping a clean sheet today will be almost impossible. However, Inter have two powerful trump cards in Lautaro Martinez and Marcus Thuram, who are capable of converting any opportunity – Manchester City have been conceding regularly in their last matches, and they will certainly not remain clean today.
Bet - both teams to score. This bet is offered for 1.79
Combined rate
Manchester City are undoubtedly the favourites – the hosts are in excellent shape, have no personnel problems, look strong in attack, and are significantly superior in class to their opponents. Manchester City are quite capable of getting three points in the opening match of the Champions League, but beating Inter without scoring will be almost impossible, the Nerazzurri have a quality attack, and the hosts are far from ideal in defence.
The bet is Manchester City win and both teams to score. This bet is offered for 3.05
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