Tom McGarry’s selections for Arsenal’s trip to the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza include a win for the hosts with very few goals.
Arsenal will be hoping to put their recent domestic struggles to one side when they travel to the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza to take on Italian giants Inter Milan in the Champions League on Wednesday.
It has been a testing few weeks for Mikel Arteta and his side, with the Gunners having picked up just one point from their last three Premier League matches, most recently going down 1-0 at Newcastle, and they sit fifth in the standings as a result, a full seven points behind early pacesetters Liverpool.
A European distraction could be exactly what Arsenal need and they have been going well in the Champions League, taking seven points from a possible nine, but Wednesday’s hosts Inter can match that tally and will head into this game having won seven of their last eight matches in all competitions.
Best bets
Inter Milan to win @ 6/4
Both teams to score – No & under 2.5 goals @ 6/5
Under 5.5 total corners @ 19/4
Inter can add to Arsenal’s recent woes
Inter reached the Champions League final in 2023 and they have made a strong start to the current campaign, following up an impressive goalless draw at Manchester City on Matchday One with victories, albeit expected ones, against Crvena Zvezda and Young Boys.
This will be another stern test of the credentials of Simone Inzaghi’s side, but after winning seven of their last eight, coupled with Arsenal’s recent struggles, this could be the perfect time for the Nerazzurri to be facing their foes from the Premier League.
Arsenal looked short of ideas in the final third against Newcastle at the weekend and a catalogue of recent injuries and suspensions has disrupted their early-season momentum.
An unconvincing 1-0 home win over Shakhtar Donetsk in their last European fixture further underlines this is an Arsenal team not firing on all cylinders, so they may well leave Milan empty handed.
Don’t expect a classic at the Meazza
These two sides have not only collected seven points apiece from their opening three Champions League games of the season, but they have both done so without conceding a goal and defences could be on top again on Wednesday.
Two of Inter’s three games in this season’s competition have gone under the 2.5 goals mark, while the Nerazzurri have rattled off three 1-0 victories across their last five matches in all competitions.
There have been only three goals scored across Arsenal’s three matches in this season’s Champions League – all for the Gunners – while Arteta’s side have failed to net in three of their previous five away games all told, including back-to-back blanks on the road in the Premier League against Bournemouth and Newcastle.
The potential return of captain and creative force Martin Odegaard for this game would no doubt boost Arsenal’s attacking output, but the Norwegian is unlikely to be fully fit even if he does feature, further increasing the likelihood of this match being a tight, low-scoring contest.
Corner count should remain low
While these two sides are both unbeaten in this season’s Champions League, neither has been particularly dominant in their respective European games, and that is reflected in the amount of corners they have won.
Arsenal have received just eight corners in three games, with 29 teams accumulating more, including all six that are yet to pick up a point in this season’s competition.
Inter’s corner count is even lower than that of the Gunners, as they have been awarded just six to date – only Sparta Prague have had fewer.
Those statistics suggest that the corner count should remain low on Wednesday and backing less than six in the match could offer plenty of value.
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