Inter Milan vs Liverpool preview, prediction, team news, and head-to-head

Inter Milan are enjoying the moment both in the league and globally as they look to maintain this positive momentum. Liverpool, on the other hand, will want to take their chance with this fixture as they have endured a poor run of form.

Inter Milan head into this clash as a strong title contender of the Serie A league, having hammered Como 4-0 at the weekend. That result means the Nerazzurri have now won three straight matches and will be positive facing the English side.

Inter is also having a good UCL campaign as they have only lost one match, which keeps them at fourth position on the table. A win in this match will solidify their position and enable them to qualify for the next round.

Liverpool, by contrast, will arrive in Milan with doubts, having thrown away a 2-0 lead against Leeds United in a match that ended 3-3. Slot’s men have only won one of their last 6 matches.

Without a win in this fixture, the Reds will not only go further below from their current 13th position on the UCL table, but it will make securing an automatic qualification spot for them more difficult.

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These two European heavyweights have clashed four times in major continental competition, and it is Liverpool who has the upper hand historically. The Reds have come out on top in three of those meetings, with Inter Milan winning the other one.

A very familiar trend when these two sides meet is the absence of goals. In fact, neither team scored in any of those matches, as the common results are usually 2-0, 1-0, showing how tight the fixtures can be.

Cristian Chivu will be happy with the return of Denzel Dumfries, even though the defender may not start the match against the Reds. Matteo Darmian is also very close to recovery, as he is only waiting for medical clearance to join the squad.

However, the host has very sharp attackers that are capable of hurting any defence. Lautaro Martinez is available and ready to lead the attack, having scored in each of the previous Champions League matches for his team.

As for Arne Slot, he will need all the resources he can get to get his team back to shape, especially as his relationship with star player Mohammed Salah has strained. It looks likely that the coach will put the Egyptian on the bench for 3 straight matches.

Besides Giovanni Leoni and Jeremie Frimpong, who are still sidelined with injuries, Slot has a complete squad to choose from. The Liverpool boss will likely let Hugo Ekitike lead the attack with support from Wirtz and Chiesa.

Inter Milan (3-5-2): Sommer; Akanji, Bisseck, Bastoni; Augusto, Barella, Zielinski, Calhanoglu, Dimarco; Martinez, Thuram

Liverpool (4-2-3-1): Alisson; Bradley, Gomez, Van Dijk, Robertson; Jones, Gravenberch; Szoboszlai, Wirtz, Chiesa; Ekitike

Inter might bring the fight with the home crowd in full voice, but Liverpool arrives with firepower and the will to come back to winning ways. However, recent matches lean towards an Inter Milan win.

With Arne Slot’s team in crisis and the Italian side in top form, bettors staking on Livescorebet can consider going for goals or corner kick options.

• Bet on Inter Milan to win either half

• Over 1.5 goals

• Over 7.5 corners