Report: Inter top Serie A with 0 Champions League points, and Chivu turns to Provedel
Our take Inter's European problem is six goals, not one goalkeeper
Football · Europe · Champions League · League phase, matchday 2 · Milan
IntervsBrugge Inter Milan vs Club Brugge · prediction
Score
3:4
Date
13 OCT
City
Milan
Status
Full time
INT3:4BRUFull time
No. 01 · The short versionIn our Double
Who will win Inter vs Brugge?
Our Inter vs Club Brugge prediction is an Inter win, most likely 3:1. Cristian Chivu's Inter top Serie A with 16 points from six games and create 3.08 expected goals a game in the league; Ivan Leko's Club Brugge are second in Belgium and have won eight of their last ten. Both lost on matchday 1, and Inter are a leg of our double with Arsenal tonight.
- Predicted score · alt 2:2
- 3:1
- Our estimate
- 73–77%
- Market
- Inter win
- Our bet
- Double No. 80 · total odds 1.48
- Leg odds
- 1.23
Inter vs Brugge at a glance
| Match | Inter Milan vs Club Brugge |
|---|---|
| Competition | UEFA Champions League · League phase, matchday 2 |
| Kick-off | 13 OCT · 20:00 UK · 21:00 Milan |
| Venue | San Siro, Milan |
| Our pick | Inter win · 1.23 · Double No. 80 · total odds 1.48 |
| Our estimate | 73–77% |
| Predicted score | 3:1 |
| Main reason | We expect Inter to beat Brugge at San Siro. |
No. 04 · Form
Inter vs Brugge: recent form
Inter 10 from 15. Brugge 12 from 15.
Inter10 pts
- Winvs Parma3:0
- Drawvs Roma2:2
- Winvs Udinese5:3
- Lossvs Real Madrid1:2
- Winvs Napoli3:2
- Goals scored per game in these matches.
- 2.80
- Goals conceded per game in these matches.
- 1.80
- Share of these matches with three or more goals.
- 100%
- Both teams to score: share of these matches in which both sides scored.
- 80%
Brugge12 pts
- Winvs RAAL La Louvière4:1
- Winvs Genk3:0
- Winvs Antwerp3:1
- Lossvs Aston Villa2:3
- Winvs Lommel1:0
- Goals scored per game in these matches.
- 2.60
- Goals conceded per game in these matches.
- 1.00
- Share of these matches with three or more goals.
- 80%
- Both teams to score: share of these matches in which both sides scored.
- 60%
Key factInter beat Parma 3:0 on Saturday and are 6-3-1 over their last ten games with 25 goals scored; they lost 1:2 at Real Madrid on matchday 1. Club Brugge won 4:1 at La Louvière and are 8-0-2 over ten games (26:7), but lost 2:3 at home to Aston Villa in their first Champions League game. Brugge have conceded three or more in seven of their last nine European games (Sports Mole).
No. 05 · LineupsExpected
Inter vs Brugge team news
Inter without Stones and Curtis Jones; reports differ on Brugge.
Inter
- OutJohn StonesThigh flexor problem
- OutCurtis JonesThigh and groin injury
Brugge
- DoubtJoel OrdóñezReported injured, not confirmed
- DoubtHugo SiquetReported out, not confirmed
TacticsJohn Stones (thigh flexor) and Curtis Jones (thigh and groin, out until late October or November) miss out for Inter. For Club Brugge, Sports Mole and Scores24 list Joel Ordóñez as injured, while Football Whispers names Hugo Siquet instead and SportsGambler has no absentees, so we treat both as doubts. Official line-ups come about an hour before kick-off.
In the news
No. 06 · What others predictConsensus 4 of 4
Who do others back in Inter vs Brugge?
All four previews we read expect an Inter win, and all four expect Brugge to score.
| Source | Pick | Versus us |
|---|---|---|
| Sports Mole | Inter 3:1 | Same side |
| Football Whispers | Inter 3:1 | Same side |
| SportsGambler | Inter 2:1 | Same side |
| Scores24 | Inter 3:2 | Same side |
Our positionWe agree: Inter win, and Brugge probably score. That is why we take the straight win and no handicap.
No. 07 · Scenario & score
Inter vs Brugge predicted score
Inter press, Brugge answer on the break.
Inter take 62% of the shots on target over their last ten games and should pin Brugge back at San Siro; Brugge's best route is the transition. 3:1 is our main score. 2:2 is the alternative, like Inter's draw in Rome: Inter have lost six of their last seven Champions League games. Any Inter win settles our pick.
- Predicted score
- 3:1
- Alternative
- 2:2
Your score
INT
BRU
No. 08 · Why this pick wins
Our Inter vs Brugge pick: Inter win
Inter win: why this pick wins
Why we back it
We expect Inter to beat Brugge at San Siro. They create more than three expected goals a game in Serie A, have 16 of 18 points, and take 62% of the shots on target over ten games. Brugge will probably score, but they concede three or more in most European games. We see 3:1.
Our probability73–77%
Our pickInter win
Leg odds1.23
Main scenario3:1
- Our scenario
- 3:1alternative 2:2
What would change our mind A heavily rotated Inter line-up, with both Lautaro Martínez and Marcus Thuram on the bench: then we drop the leg.
Odds and break-even, for reference
| Market | Odds | Break-even |
|---|---|---|
| Inter win | 1.23 | 81.3% |
| Draw | 5.75 | 17.4% |
| Brugge win | 11.00 | 9.1% |
| Over 2.5 goals | 1.40 | 71.4% |
| Under 2.5 goals | 3.00 | 33.3% |
| Both teams to score | 1.80 | 55.6% |
| Both teams not to score | 1.95 | 51.3% |
Odds snapshot 13 OCT 07:40 · no bookmaker names
No. 09 · Arguing against ourselves
What could beat our pick?
Why this could go wrong.
- Inter have lost six of their last seven Champions League games (Sports Mole).
- Brugge have won eight of their last ten and take 64% of the shots on target in their games.
- Inter have conceded at least twice in four of their seven official games this season (Scores24).
No. 10 · Editor’s call
Double
Inter win is one leg of our double No. 80. We bet the double, not this match alone: total odds 1.48, 2.00 units.
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No. 11 · Update log
- Prediction published · Inter win at 1.23
No. 12 · After the match
- We said
- 3:1Bet at 1.23
- Happened
- 3:4Brugge win
Lost
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