Our football betting expert offers his top three tips and picks for the Manchester City vs. Inter grand final at the Atatürk Olympic Stadium in Istanbulthis Saturday June 10th.
The citizens are preparing to add the victory that will give them their first orejona as well as their first hat-trick, thus equaling the record of the legendary Sir Alex Ferguson. The challenge will be to beat the group nerazzurriwho leads the resurgence of Italian football in Europe.
Predictions to bet on Manchester City vs Inter Milan:
- win manchester city – 1.22 at bet365
- There will be less than 2.5 in total – 2.10 at bet365
- Less than 4.5 yellow cards – 1.80 at bet365
City will lift their first Champions League
Since the start of the knockout phase, both City and Inter have remained unbeaten, with nerazzurri winning 4 games and drawing 3 more, while Sky Blue have achieved 3 draws and 3 wins each.
However, the teams facing each other and the results make a significant difference. Guardiola’s eleven far outperformed their rivals, thrashing Leipzig 7-0, Bayern Munich 3-0 and Real Madrid, the previous champion of the competition, 4-0.
Inzaghi’s men, except for the accumulated 3-0 win over AC Milan in 2 games, have achieved more discreet victories such as 1-0 against Porto and 2-0 against Benfica, smaller teams than those faced by the Cityoutlining the latter as the favorite to win.
Bet 1 – Manchester City vs Inter Milan: Win Manchester City – 1.45
The match is defined by 2 or less goals
As one of the teams with the best offense in the championship, City owes all of its ability to its midfielders. Behind every goal from Haaland, Álvarez and Phoden, are the assists from Grealish, Mahrez and especially De Bruyne, with 31 assists in 56 games.
In this way, they have managed to average 2.36 goals per game, an overwhelming result but one that cannot be reflected when playing as a visitor, since in 5 games they have achieved 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss, with only 7 goals for and 4 against. .
Inter, when playing in Istanbul, will also be away, obtaining in contrast 4 wins and 1 loss, scoring 8 goals and conceding 4. With such narrow margins, City will seek to control the ball until the opportunity to score discount presents itself. winner.
Bet 2 – Manchester City vs Inter Milan: Under 2.5 total goals – 2.10
Fair play will prevail
Both City and Inter are extremely skilled when it comes to recovering the ball, allowing them a low rate of yellow cards, averaging 1.6 and 1.8 yellow cards per game, adding 3.4 possible bookings for this duel.
The referee on duty will be Szymon Marciniak, seen by many as the referee for the big games, such as the final between France and Argentina in the World Cup in Qatar. He himself has directed 7 duels in this tournament where he has averaged 3.86 yellows and 2 reds.
In this sense, taking into account the importance of the match and comparing both averages, a forecast of less than 4.5 cards can be trusted, since with so much at stake no team will want to risk having one less starter.
Bet 3 – Manchester City vs Inter: Less than 4.5 yellow cards – 1.80
Manchester City vs Inter Milan odds
At the moment, these are the odds for Manchester City vs Inter Milan in the different bookmakers:
Manchester City vs Inter Milan: direct confrontations
This will be the first time citizens and nerazzurri they face each other in an international competition, with the Champions League final being the scene of their date. Despite not having previous meetings, both share a long history of clashes with teams from the rival country.
Manchester City vs Italian teams:
16 matches played 6 wins 6 draws 4 losses
Inter Milan vs English teams:
40 games played 16 wins 6 draws 18 losses