The Matchday 2 clash in the Champions League 2025/26 group stage between Inter Milan (Italy) and Slavia Prague (Czech Republic) will take place on September 30 at the San Siro Stadium in Milan. Inter vs. Slavia Prague: prediction and betting odds, statistics.
Inter
Christian Chivu's side had no major issues in their opening match against Ajax, securing a 2-0 victory away from home. This win ended Inter's four-match winless streak in regular time in the Champions League (3 draws, 1 loss). Additionally, the team managed to keep a clean sheet for the first time in seven previous encounters in this European competition. The Milanese are currently in eighth place in the group stage standings.
- The club has not lost in regular time in their last 15 home matches in the Champions League (11 wins, 4 draws).
- At least three goals have been scored in 90 minutes in 6 of the team's last 7 matches in this European competition.
- Inter has scored at least twice in regular time in 8 of their last 9 Champions League matches.
Predicted lineup for Inter (3-5-2)
Yann Sommer – Manuel Akanji, Francesco Acerbi, Alessandro Bastoni – Denzel Dumfries, Nicolo Barella, Henrikh Mkhitaryan, Hakan Calhanoglu, Federico Dimarco – Lautaro Martinez, Marcus Thuram.
Slavia Prague
In the first round, Jindrich Trpisovsky's side drew 2-2 at home against Bodo/Glimt. Slavia had a two-goal advantage during the match but conceded the equalizer late on. Nevertheless, the club has not lost in five of their last six Champions League matches (4 wins, 1 draw). In the group stage standings, the Czechs are in 19th place.
- The team has not won in 6 of their last 7 away matches in the Champions League (2 draws, 4 losses).
- At least one of the opponents failed to score in 7 of the club's last 10 away matches in this European competition.
- The Czechs have not scored more than one goal in their last 11 away matches in the Champions League.
Predicted lineup for Slavia Prague (4-3-3)
Jindrich Stanek – Youssouf M'Bodji, Erik Prekop, David Doudera, David Zima – Oscar Dorley, Christos Zafeiris, Michal Sadilek – Lukas Provod, Tomas Chory, Vasil Kusej.
Defenders Stepan Haloupek, Tomas Holes, Jan Boril, and Igo Ogbu are injured.
Referee
Chris Kavanagh (England)
Matches – 14 (International matches, 2024/25–2025/26);
Yellow cards shown (including second yellows) – 71;
Average yellow cards per match – 5.1;
Red cards shown – 2;
Average fouls per match – 23;
Penalties – 14%.
Inter vs. Slavia Prague: Match Prediction
The Milanese only showed high scoring in the knockout stages of the previous Champions League edition, and before that, even when winning, they did not score many goals. In their last 12 home matches in the Champions League, Inter managed to score at least three goals only twice, while in six instances, they were limited to just one goal. Meanwhile, they kept a clean sheet in eight of these encounters.
Away, the Czechs struggle to create scoring opportunities: in their last 11 away matches in the Champions League, Slavia has never scored more than once. In five of these matches, they failed to breach their opponents' defense. However, defensively, the Prague side does not make too many errors: in 10 of their last 11 away matches in the Champions League, the club conceded no more than two goals, and in three cases, they managed to keep a clean sheet.
I do not expect many goals in this match, and my prediction: Total under 3.5 goals
