Borussia vs Inter. Prediction for the Champions League (December 1, 2020)
In one of the matches of the fifth round of the Champions League, Borussia will host Inter – we assessed the condition of the opponents and made a forecast.
Borussia
For Borussia this season is quite successful so far. On the eve of the German championship match, Marco Roze’s team took home Schalke 4-1 and moved up to seventh place in the championship standings. It should be noted that Borussia has not lost in the national championship, and both defeats were suffered on the road – from Borussia Dortmund and Bayer.
The stallions did not lose at all in the current Champions League. Borussia started with two draws with the group favourites. First, Marco Rose’s players successfully went to Milan to Inter, where they signed the world with “Nerrazurri” with a score of 2-2. Then, with the same result, the house parted ways with Real Madrid. In principle, the key could be the confrontations with Shakhtar. The Stallions did not miss their chance, beating the Pitmen on the sum of two matches with a total score of 10:0.
Thus, the tournament position in the group before the match looks like this. At the top is Borussia Monchengladbach, who have eight points on their balance sheet. The second is Real Madrid, which has seven points. Victory in the upcoming round definitely guarantees the “royal club” access to the playoffs. Shakhtar have earned four points so far. Inter are in last place now. “Nerrazuri” has only two points and not too big chances to break out of the group.
The personnel losses at Borussia are not too big. Jonas Hoffman and Rami Bensebaini are injured. Mamadou Ducour is in question.
Inter
On the eve of the start of the group stage, Nerrazuri was considered one of the favorites of the group. Indeed, both in composition and quality of the game the Italians looked quite solid. However, after four rounds they found themselves in a difficult position. Two points scored with Borussia Monchengladbach (2-2) and Shakhtar (0-0) – that’s all Antonio Conte’s team can boast.
Now, in order to make it to the knockout stages, the Milan club does not have the right to make a mistake. We need to win both of the remaining matches and hope for the mistakes of the competitors.
However, the statistics show that “Nerrazuri” are not very good on the field of opponents this season. In seven official away matches they have achieved only three victories. In the Champions League, Inter have won only one of their seven previous away matches against Slavia Prague (3-1).
Borussia Has not lost a single official match at home this season. In the Champions League, Borussia had lost only one of their eight previous matches. The prediction “both will score” has played in nine of Borussia last 10 matches in the Premier League. Inter have lost five of their seven away matches in the Champions League. Both teams have scored in four of Inter’s last five away matches.
Forecast:
It is difficult to overestimate the importance of the match for both opponents. Inter only need a win, so the team will play on the attack. Borussia can take advantage of the mistakes of their opponents. In addition, the team scores at home regularly. But not very reliable game in defense allows you to wait for goals in both directions.
Our prediction is that both will score, total score less than 5.5
