Two of the current top-six sides in the Champions League table will go toe-to-toe on Tuesday night, as Bayer Leverkusen meet Inter Milan at the Bay Arena.
Xabi Alonso’s side returned to winning ways on the continent by ruthlessly cutting apart RB Salzburg 5-0 on matchday five, bringing up both of our man Andy’s bets along the way.
That triumph means the German champions have won three of their opening five league phase assignments, putting them in pole position to qualify for the round of 16 without the need of a play-off.
Following a slow start to the season domestically, Bayer Leverkusen are beginning to get their act together, with Saturday’s 2-1 win over St. Pauli making it three Bundesliga wins on the bounce.
As for Inter Milan, they kicked off their Champions League campaign with a 0-0 draw away at Man City and they have since gone on to win their subsequent four fixtures, the most recent of which was a 1-0 win over RB Leipzig.
Closer to home, Simone Inzaghi’s side kept themselves on the coattails of the top-two in Serie A with a 3-1 win over Parma on Friday night.
How the bookies view it: Leverkusen to land top honours
The bookmakers’ odds suggest Bayer Leverkusen will inflict a first Champions League defeat of the season on Inter Milan on Tuesday night, with a home win trading at 5/4 on Kwiff.
Despite winning each of their last four Champions League matches, Inter Milan are as big as 2/1 on Kwiff to bank another three points at the Bay Arena, while a point apiece has been priced up at 5/2 with the same firm.
Head to head: Another Italian job?
Tuesday night will see the two teams come up against each other for just the fourth time ever. Inter Milan emerged victorious from each of the previous three meetings between the pair, the most recent of which was a 2-1 success in the Europa League back in 2020
Players to watch: Florian to flourish?
Florian Wirtz has fired in five goals across his five appearances for Bayer Leverkusen in this season’s Champions League. The German ace is 7/10 (UniBet) to register a minimum of one on-target effort on Tuesday night and that holds plenty of appeal.
Hakan Calhanoglu has scored two of Inter's seven Champions League goals this season. The former Bayer Leverkusen man is 4/1 on Kwiff to make the net bulge at the BayArena this midweek.
Predicted line-ups
As was the case at the weekend, Bayer Leverkusen will again be without attacking quartet Amine Adli, Jonas Hofmann, Patrik Schick and Victor Boniface.
Benjamin Pavard has been ruled out for the rest of the year with a hamstring injury, while both Francesco Acerbi and Raffaele Di Gennaro remain injury doubts after both failing to make the squad for the aforementioned 3-1 win over Parma.
Bayer Leverkusen: Kovar; Tapsoba, Tah, Hincapie; Frimpong, Xhaka, Andrich, Garcia, Grimaldo; Wirtz, Tella
Inter Milan: Sommer; Bisseck, De Vrij, Bastoni; Dumfries, Barella, Calhanoglu, Zielinski, Dimarco; Thuram, Taremi
Anything else catch the eye?
Inter Milan have yet to concede a goal in five Champions League outings this season and that makes under 2.75 Asian goals an appealing option at 10/11 on Bet 365.
This bet would have paid out in four of Inter’s opening five league phase assignments of the season so far..
The same bet would have also proven profitable when Bayer Leverkusen played host to AC Milan on matchday two, in a game that ended 1-0 in the Bundesliga side's favour.
This UEFA Champions League match between Bayer Leverkusen and Inter Milan will be played on Dec 10, 2024 and kick off at 20:00. Check below for our tipsters best Bayer Leverkusen vs Inter Milan prediction. You may also visit our dedicated betting previews section for the most up to date previews.
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