This Wednesday night we have some crucial games and this is one of them as Tottenham host Inter! This game is a must win for Spurs as they are 3 pts behind and have already lost the first fixture to Inter meaning that anything other than a win and Tottenham would officially have no chance to advance to the next round. Meanwhile, Inter only need a draw here to advance. Both teams are currently on a high as Spurs went and beat down their rivals Chelsea 3-1 during the weekend while Inter bounced back with a 3-0 win in the Serie A themselves. The first game slipped out of Tottenham’s hands and the question here is, can they get the job done or will their hearts get broken by an Italian side again?
Key Facts
Tottenham are currently on a red hot streak as they’ve won 5 straight games in a competitions scoring 12 goals in the run (2.4 per game).
Harry Kane has been on fire having scored 5 goals in his last 6 apps for Tottenham.
Harry Kane has netted at least one goal in 3 straight UCL games. He has 4 goals in this Champions League campaign.
Since the start of last season, Spurs have won 4 of their 5 UCL group stage games at Wembley. Only loss came to Barcelona this season
Spurs have conceded 12 goals at Wembley in 8 games this season only keeping 1 clean sheet.
All 4 Tottenham’s UCL games had over 2.5 goals in the Champions League this season. In fact on average there are 4 goals scored per game when Tottenham play in the Champions League. Entertainers.
Spurs haven’t kept a clean sheet yet in the Champions League. They’ve already conceded 9 goals in the competition.
6 of 7 Spurs goals in the Champions League have come in the second half this season.
Inter have won 10 of their last 13 games in all competitions.
Mauro Icardi has 3 goals in the UCL having netted in 3 of the 4 games including against Spurs this season.
Mauro Icardi has scored 9 goals in his last 9 apps for Inter. Reliable.
Inter are a decent away from home side having now 5 of their 8 away games. However they’ve lost 2 of their last 3.
13 of Inter’s 17 games this season have had a goal in the final 15 minutes.
3 of Inter’s 5 Champions League goals have come in the 86th minute or later. 2 of those came against Spurs in the reverse fixture.
On average there are 2.5 goals per average scored in Inter’s games in the UCL this season. 2 Overs 2 Unders (2.5 total). Both unders came against Barcelona
Since 2010, these clubs have met 5 times in European Competition (3 CL 2 EL) and the home team won each game. Every game had over 2.5 goals and on average there were 4 goals scored between them per game. Entertaining fixture.
Team News
Tottenham Hotspur: Spurs are still without Trippier, Rose, Sanchez and Dembele and they can’t use their impressive youngster Juan Foyth due to not being included in the Champions League which is a blow as he played well during the injury crisis of Spurs. However Jan Vertonghen has returned and came off the bench on Saturday and is likely to start here with Foyth unavailable. Aurier and Davies will continue to start at full back positions with Trippier and Rose out. Elsewhere Lloris is available again after missing the PSV fixture with a suspension and will start in goal. Up front Expect Pochettino to go with the same attack that ripped Chelsea on Saturday.
Inter Milan: Sime Vrsaljko is the only absentee for Inter as he picked up an injury again therefore we can expect D’Ambrosio to fill at right back. Icardi, and Perisic both started on the bench during the weekends game against Frosinone and are both expected to return to the starting line-up. Otherwise there’s no other team News to report concerning Inter.
Betting Tips and Predictions
Spurs look like the better team on paper and on form right now, however there’s something about them managing to mess up games of this importance as we’ve seen before and Inter are no pushover. In terms of backing a winner, it’s better to stay away given that Spurs are only tipped at a measly 1.68 and Inter will likely settle for a point. In this game it’s best to wait until the 75th minute and back a goal to be scored in the final 15 minutes given how often Inter’s games have late goals and we could very well see desperation from one of these teams come the final stages of the game where everything could be thrown forward and it could really open up the game. We won’t back the goals over here however because of low odds again since this is a very important game and we’re likely going to see two cautious teams for the most part and only in the end someone will throw bodies forwards. We’re looking at this potentially being a 1-0/1-1 with a late goal to be scored.
Match Odds (Unibet)
Tottenham Hotspur Win – 1.68
Draw – 4.20
Inter Milan Win – 5.25
KICK OFF – 28th November 2018 – 8pm UK Time
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