Inter Milan vs Bayern Munich – Preview, Predictions and Best Bets

Inter Milan face Bayern Munich on Wednesday in the Champions League. The Nerazzurri won 2-1 in the first leg and are formidable at home in this competition. Die Roten have lost five of their last nine matches in this competition on their travels.

Match: Inter Milan vs Bayern Munich
When: Wednesday, 16 April 2025, 21:00
Where: Giuseppe Meazza

Inter Milan Form

Inter are unbeaten in 12 matches. They’re three points clear at the Serie A summit with six matches left to play. A 1-1 at Napoli was followed by four wins in a row, including a 4-1 aggregate victory over Feyenoord (2-0 away, 2-1 at home). A 2-0 win at Atalanta and a 2-1 victory at Udinese followed.

They went into the first leg after successive draws. A 1-1 stalemate in the Coppa Italia semi-final first leg against AC Milan preceded a 2-2 league draw at Parma. They won in Germany in the first leg despite allowing 20 shots and 2.30 xG. On Saturday, they beat Cagliari 3-1 at home in the league.

Inter Milan Team News

Coach Simone Inzaghi is set to be missing three players for this match. Right wingback Denzel Dumfries, midfielder Piotr Zielinski and young midfielder Valentin Carboni are expected to be ruled out.

Striker Mehdi Taremi was back on the bench on Saturday and will boost the forward options. Nicola Zalewski took a knock in the weekend match and is doubtful. Alessandro Bastoni and Marcus Thuram will return after partial rests.

Inter Milan Motivation

Inter were a bit fortunate in the first leg. They allowed Bayern a lot of the play and needed six saves from their goalkeeper.

At the San Siro, they will want to control the game a bit better and have more of the ball. A draw would be fine, as long as they progress.

Bayern Munich Form

Bayern are set to be without six important players for this match. Manuel Neuer is set to miss out and three defenders are absent in Dayot Upamecano, Alphonso Davies and Hiroki Ito.

Jamal Musiala is still out in a major blow to Bayern’s chances but Aleksander Pavlovic is available to feature after illness. Eric Dier is set to continue in defence whilst Serge Gnabry could start after scoring against Dortmund.

Bayern Munich Team News

Bayern are set to be without six important players for this match. Manuel Neuer is set to miss out and three defenders are absent in Dayot Upamecano, Alphonso Davies and Hiroki Ito.

Jamal Musiala is still out in a major blow to Bayern’s chances but Aleksander Pavlovic is available to feature after illness. Eric Dier is set to continue in defence whilst Serge Gnabry could start after scoring against Dortmund.

 Bayern Munich Motivation

Bayern have no choice but to attack. Their first leg defeat saw a dominant display at times and they can take confidence from that.

Vincent Kompany will hope to score first to level the tie and extra time is not a worry for Die Roten here.

Key Stats

Inter Milan are unbeaten in their last 12 matches

Inter are unbeaten in 14 home UCL matches (12 wins, 11 clean sheets)

Bayern Munich have lost just 2 of their last 17 matches

Bayern’s Harry Kane has 10 goals in the Champions League this season

Bayern have lost 5 of their last 9 away matches in the Champions League

Verdict

The stats point to Inter winning this second leg and progressing to the knockout rounds. A draw is another good option as Bayern Munich should score at least once.

Best Bet: Inter Milan Win at 2.66
Value Bet: Inter Milan win and both teams to score at 4.20
Goalscorer Tip: Harry Kane to score anytime at 2.10