Inter Milan vs Barcelona Prediction & Betting Tips - Champions League

Prediction published on 03/11/2018, 07:51  by Daniel Ngulu | Modified on 04/11/2018 at 05:51 in Champions League Predictions

Barcelona needed a late goal from Luis Suarez after Ousmane Dembele’s 87th minute goal to save them from a second defeat in La Liga this season and they know they cannot afford a repeat when they make the trip to Italy to face Inter. The win over Rayo was Barcelona’s fifth in a row across all competitions and also marked their eighth unbeaten outing but they meet an Inter side with nine wins in their last 10 matches across all competitions. Indeed, the only loss for Inter in the last 10 matches, was against Barcelona in the group stage clash at Camp Nou, a 2 – 0 reverse. Inter have five straight wins at home and have not conceded a goal in the last three, while they will be hoping to build on the 2 – 1 win over Tottenham Hotspur in their second Champions League home game. Inter only marked their return to Champions League football this season but stretching back to 2011/12 when they last took part, there has been really little to show from their home matches, with four losses and three wins and no clean sheet. Barcelona on the other hand, have managed just two wins in the last eight away matches in the Champions League but three of those have ended in draws while they have three clean sheets in the process. The last time the two sides met in Champions League before this campaign, Inter went on to win the title, in 2010, and they will be hoping for more of the same. Heading to this game, Barcelona have scored 31 goals in La Liga, an impressive attacking record, but they have conceded 14 times in 11 matches. They meet an Inter side that has not scored as much; the Italians have scored seven goals lesser in the same number of matches, but have been stronger defensively, conceding six lesser than Barcelona in their domestic duties. However, Barcelona have six clean sheets in seven meetings between the two sides and in the seven meetings in history between the two, Inter have one win and Barcelona four.