Inter Milan vs Arsenal: Prediction, Preview & Betting Tips

Arsenal have shown some vulnerability of late, and we are backing their struggles to continue with a loss away at Inter Milan. The Gunners are without a win in their last three league games, with two defeats.

Inter Milan are unbeaten in their last seven games in all competitions, including two wins and a draw in their three Champions League games. The hosts performed brilliantly against English opposition this season by gaining a point against Man City in matchweek one of the competition. Inter have scored first in each of their last seven, and the hosts have only lost once at home all season, whereas Arsenal have lost twice on their travels this season. They have won just once in their last five away from the Emirates – Inter Milan 1-0 Arsenal

Inter Milan host Arsenal at the San Siro on Matchday Four of the Champions League. Both sides are looking to continue their strong starts to the tournament.

Date: 06/11/24

Kick-off time: 20:00

Venue: San Siro

Arsenal will welcome a brief distraction from Premier League football as they shift their attention to European action. Their league form has taken a stumble as they have picked up just one point from the last nine available. This leaves them in fifth place, seven points off the top. However, in Europe they are already in a strong position to progress to the knockout stages of the competition with two wins and a draw so far. They have already beaten PSG this season, and have their sights on another giant this week.

It has been a much better few weeks for their opponents Inter, who are second in Serie A, one point off the top. They are unbeaten in their last eight games in all competitions, an impressive run they will have confidence in extending at home. In the Champions League they have the same record as Arsenal, two wins and a draw. The draw came in the opening fixture, a 0-0 away at Man City.

Defences may be on top in this game, as neither side have conceded a goal yet in the Champions League. Although, the Gunners have shown more vulnerability at the back in recent games. In the Premier League, they have not kept a clean sheet in their last six games and face a tough test in midweek. Inter have scored at least three goals in four of their last six league games and are led by Marcus Thuram’s eight strikes. Last season’s leading scorer Lautaro Martinez has netted five.

At the other end, the Italians will have to contain multiple threats in Arsenal’s attack. However, they have scored just three in their opening three European games. Kai Havertz and Bukayo Saka have scored a goal each, and the pair are also the club’s top scorers in the Premier League with four and three respectively.

This will be the third European meeting between these two sides. They have not faced off since 2003 in the Champions League group stages, in which they won a game each. The away side won both games, with Inter winning 3-0 at Highbury and Arsenal winning 5-1 at the San Siro. Thierry Henry scored a brace that day whilst Freddie Ljungberg, Edu and Robert Pires were also among the goals.

Inter Milan vs Arsenal will be available to watch on TNT Sports 1.

Inter Milan

Inter Milan have a mostly fit squad to choose from with the exception of Carlos Augusto who is out until mid-November.

Arsenal

Takehiro Tomiyasu is out until after the international break. Riccardo Calafiori will also be absent for an extended period with a knee injury. This game may come too soon for Martin Odegaard, but Mikel Arteta should have a fully fit squad to choose from otherwise.

Inter Milan:

In their last five games, Inter Milan have won four and drawn one. It has been a very strong stretch for the Inter in which they have gone undefeated. The first game of this run was a narrow 1-0 away win at Roma. Lautaro Martinez scored the decisive goal in the 60th minute to give his side all three points.

Attention shifted to European action as they took on Young Boys in the Champions League. It was another 1-0 win with Marcus Thuram netting the winner in second half stoppage time. A thrilling 4-4 draw with Juventus followed in Serie A. Both sides exchanged leads in the opening 35 minutes, before Piotr Zielinski and Denzel Dumfries made it 4-2 to Inter. However, Juve fought back late on with a brace from Kenan Yıldız.

Inter returned to winning ways with a 3-0 victory at Empoli. The hosts were reduced to 10 men in the first half, which they took advantage of with goals from Davide Frattesi (x2) and Martinez. Their most recent game was against Venezia. They were 1-0 winners with Martinez scoring the decisive goal.

Arsenal:

In their last five games, Arsenal have won two, lost two and drawn one. The Gunners had enjoyed an unbeaten start to the season until their league game against Bournemouth. They lost 2-0 away from home with goals from Ryan Christie and Justin Kluivert. William Saliba had earlier been sent off. This preceded a European home tie against Shakhtar Donetsk. They were narrow 1-0 winners with an own goal providing the decisive moment.

They followed this with a huge top of the table clash with Liverpool. The Gunners had a couple of key absences, but they still managed to come away with a 2-2 draw. They took the lead twice through Bukayo Saka and Mikel Merino, but were pegged back on both occasions.

Last Wednesday they took on Preston in the fourth round of the EFL Cup. They beat their lower league opposition 3-0 with goals from Gabriel Jesus, Ethan Nwaneri and Kai Havertz. Last time out they travelled to Newcastle in the league. They lost their second game of the season 1-0. Alexander Isak scored the winning goal in the first half.

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