The Matchday 6 encounter of the 2024/25 UEFA Champions League group stage between Bayer Leverkusen (Germany) and Inter Milan (Italy) will take place on December 10 at the BayArena in Leverkusen. Bayer Leverkusen vs. Inter Milan: prediction and betting odds, statistics.
Referee: Slavko Vincic (Slovenia)
Matches – 12 (International matches, 2024/25);
Yellow cards shown (including second yellows) – 46;
Average yellow cards per match – 3.8;
Red cards shown – 1;
Average fouls per match – 24;
Penalties – 8%.
Predicted lineups for Bayer Leverkusen vs. Inter Milan
Bayer Leverkusen (3-4-3): Lukas Hradecky – Jonathan Tah, Edmond Tapsoba, Piero Hincapie – Jeremie Frimpong, Granit Xhaka, Robert Andrich, Alejandro Grimaldo – Florian Wirtz, Martin Terrier, Exequiel Palacios.
Inter Milan (3-5-2): Yann Sommer – Yann-Aurel Bisseck, Stefan de Vrij, Alessandro Bastoni – Matteo Darmian, Nicolo Barella, Davide Frattesi, Henrikh Mkhitaryan, Federico Dimarco – Lautaro Martinez, Marcus Thuram.
Bayer Leverkusen
Xabi Alonso's team left no chance for Salzburg in their last home game, winning 5-0. As a result, Bayer matched their largest victory margin in the Champions League and secured a win by at least four goals for the second time in the group stage. Leverkusen has accumulated ten points and is currently in sixth place in the standings.
Midfielder Jonas Hofmann, as well as forwards Amine Adli and Victor Boniface, will miss the game due to injuries.
- The club has not lost in regular time in 13 of their last 17 home matches in the Champions League (8 wins, 5 draws).
- No more than three goals have been scored in 90 minutes in 7 of Bayer's last 8 home games in this European competition.
- The Germans have kept a clean sheet in regular time in 4 of their last 5 home matches in the Champions League.
Inter Milan
In the previous round, Simone Inzaghi's side overcame RB Leipzig at home with a 1-0 victory. This win marked Inter's fourth consecutive victory in the Champions League, the longest streak for the club since 2010. Additionally, the team has kept a clean sheet for the fifth consecutive match in this tournament and is the only side yet to concede in the current Champions League campaign. The Milanese have accumulated 13 points and occupy the second spot in the standings.
Defenders Francesco Acerbi and Benjamin Pavard will not play due to injuries.
- The team has not won in regular time in 5 of their last 7 away matches in the Champions League (3 draws, 2 losses).
- At least one of the opponents failed to score in 90 minutes in 8 of Inter's previous 11 away games in the Champions League.
- The number "1" appeared in the scoreline at the end of regular time in 5 of Inter's last 7 away matches in this European competition.
Bayer Leverkusen vs. Inter Milan: Match Prediction
In the Champions League, Leverkusen rarely demonstrates high-scoring performances, even at home. Only in three of their last eight home matches in this European competition have Bayer's players managed to score more than one goal. Meanwhile, they have been very solid defensively, keeping four clean sheets in their last five home games in the Champions League.
In Europe's premier club competition, Inter focuses primarily on a strong defensive strategy, especially in away encounters. In 8 of their last 10 away Champions League matches, the Milanese have not conceded more than one goal, and in six of those games, they kept a clean sheet. At the same time, the team's attacking play leaves much to be desired: in 5 of their last 7 away matches in the Champions League, they scored a maximum of one goal.
Considering the pre-match context, I do not expect many goals in this encounter. My prediction: Total under 3 goals
