Inter Milan vs Liverpool Match Analysis and Prediction

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Inter Milan will be hosting Liverpool at San Siro on Wednesday night for the first leg of their last 16 tie in the Champions League.

Liverpool were one of three teams in this year’s competition who completed the group stage with a clean record, while Inter finished second behind Real Madrid.

Inter Milan will be competing in the knockout rounds of the Champions League for the first time in a decade, and they will have a tough task in overcoming one of the competition favourites Liverpool over two legs.

The Nerazzurri head into the contest after failing to win their last two Serie A matches, losing 2-1 to rivals AC Milan and drawing 1-1 with Napoli at the weekend.

Simone Inzaghi’s side will be keen to bounce back with a positive result in midweek, though picking up results against English clubs in Europe has been challenging over the years.

Despite facing a tough challenge on Wednesday, Inter’s home form should provide them with confidence, as they have lost only three of their 30 competitive matches at San Siro across all competitions since the beggining of 2021.

Liverpool extended their winning run across all competitions to six matches with a 1-0 victory in the Premier League away at Burnley at the weekend.

The Reds now turn their focus to the Champions League and they will be hoping to improve on their last two knockout performances in the competition.

Since securing their sixth European crown in 2018-19, Liverpool have been eliminated in the last 16 against Atletico Madrid in 2019-20, before losing out in the quarter-finals to Real Madrid last season.

Klopp’s side have been in an impressive form this season, scoring 17 goals and winning all six of their Group B matches, including both encounters with Inter’s city rivals AC Milan.

Inter Milan vs Liverpool head to head

The two teams have previously met on just two occasions both in the Champions League, where Liverpool have picked up victories in both. Liverpool first took victory at home before winning away both in 2008, keeping clean sheets in both affairs.

Liverpool 2-0 Inter Milan 19/02/08

Inter Milan 0-1 Liverpool 11/03/08

Inter Milan latest home form

Inter recently lost 2-1 to AC Milan in the league. However, they have been on a good run of form at home, winning ten games prior to that. In their last home game, they defeated Roma 2-0 in the Coppa Italia. In their last five matches, they have scored 10 goals and conceded 6.

Inter Milan (E)2-1 Juventus 12/01/22

Inter Milan (E)3-2 Empoli 19/01/22

Inter Milan 2-1 Venezia 22/01/22

Inter Milan 1-2 AC Milan 05/02/22

Inter Milan 2-0 Roma 08/02/22

Inter Milan latest away form

Inter have recently been on a good run of form on the road, having been unbeaten in their last three matches. Their last away defeat came on December 7 when they lost 2-0 to Real Madrid in the Champions League. In their last five, they have scored 9 goals and concdeded 3.

Roma 0-3 Inter Milan 04/12/21

Real Madrid 2-0 Inter Milan 07/12/21

Salernitana 0-5 Inter Milan 17/12/21

Atalanta 0-0 Inter Milan 16/01/22

Napoli 1-1 Inter Milan 12/02/22

Liverpool latest home form

Liverpool have been on a good run of form at home so far, and they are unbeaten in their ten most recent matches across all competitions. They recently defeated Cardiff City 3-1 in the FA Cup. In their last five matches, they have scored 12 goals and conceded just 2.

Liverpool 4-1 Shrewsbury Town 09/01/22

Liverpool 0-0 Arsenal 13/01/22

Liverpool 3-0 Brentford 16/01/22

Liverpool 3-1 Cardiff City 06/02/22

Liverpool 2-0 Leicester City 10/02/22

Liverpool latest away form

The Reds have been on a good run of form on the road, and they are unbeaten in their four most recent matches. They recently managed to defeat Arsenal 2-0 in the League Cup. In their last five matches, they have won three, drawn one and lost one in the process.

Leicester City 1-0 Liverpool 28/12/21

Chelsea 2-2 Liverpool 02/01/22

Arsenal 0-2 Liverpool 20/01/22

Crystal Palace 1-3 Liverpool 23/01/22

Burnley 0-1 Liverpool 13/02/22

Inter Milan news

Robin Gosens and Joaquin Correa will both be absent as they continue to recover from thigh injuries, while Nicolo Barella is suspended following his dismissal against Real Madrid.

Stefano Sensi will not be available after joining Sampdoria on loan last month, while centre-back Alessandro Bastoni is currently serving a domestic suspension.

Liverpool news

The likes of Naby Keita, James Milner and Thiago Alcantara are all fighting for a place in centre-midfield alongside Fabinho and Jordan Henderson.

Diogo Jota should be in contention to start and could replace Roberto Firmino in the first XI, joining Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane in a front three.

Prediction and Odds

Liverpool will enter the contest as favourites to win on Wednesday, though the hosts will also fancy their chances of gaining a first-leg advantage in front of their home supporters.

The Reds have conceded in each of their last four Champions League away matches, but back them for a victory here.

Odds: 1 2.50 X 2.05 2 1.80