On Wednesday, February 22, in the first leg of the 1/8 finals of the Champions League, Inter Milan will play at home against Portuguese Porto. The match is scheduled to start at 20:00 GMT.
Inter played well in the group stage and deservedly reached the playoffs of the Champions League. In 6 matches, the club won 3 times, drew once and lost twice.
Simione Inzaghi’s team imposed a fight on Barcelona and was able to knock the Spanish club out of the prestigious tournament. The club from Italy twice turned out to be weaker than Bayern, which is why they lost the first place.
In the last match of the Serie A, Inter won at home against Udinese with a score (3-0), before that there was a draw with Sampdoria with a score (0-0).
Porto, meanwhile, showed the best game in their group and confidently took first place, ahead of Club Brugge, Bayer Leverkusen and Atlético Madrid, gaining 12 points.
The team from Portugal beat Atlético Madrid (2-1) in the last round and thus secured the first place in the group.
In the last match of the Portuguese championship, Porto beat Rio Ave minimally at home (1-0), before that there was a victory over Sporting with a score (2-1).
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Head to Head
The two teams have met four times with each other, with all meetings taking place in the Champions League.
The last meeting of the two teams took place in the group stage of the Champions League 2005/06 and ended with the victory of Inter with a score (2-1).
Statistical bets
- Inter to score in the first half: In the last two home matches of Inter, such a bet was successful.
- Porto to score in the second half: In the last four away matches, Porto scored in the second half.
Prediction
| Х1 1,70 | Х 3,60 | Х2 5,25 |
Both teams showed a good result in the group stage and in this match they will also fight for advancement to the next round.
Inter will play at home and should win this meeting, but this victory will be minimal and many goals are not expected.
Prediction for this match: Inter win.
Total under 2.5 goals.
