Europa League: Inter Milan vs. Shakhtar Donetsk Betting Preview, Odds, Prediction

The match between Inter Milan and Shakhtar promises a lot of fun. These two sides are playing excellent football lately, and both were involved in efficient and attractive contests. Inter is arguably the biggest candidate for winning the trophy, while on the other side, Shakhtar comes into this one as the team who seems to be in the best shape of all the EL teams. We expect an interesting match, with lots of goals, because that is the way these two sides perform.

Preview

Inter Milan (-125) and its coach Antonio Conte, are under pressure to win at least one trophy this year. Nerazzurri suffered elimination in the semifinals of Coppa Italia and ended second in the Serie A competition, despite holding the first place for quite some time.

Several unexpected slips eventually cost them the title, which is why Conte now wants to redeem and snatch the Europa League silverware. Plus, he is in a sort of a dispute with the management, and winning this one would fortify his position.

Since the resumption of play in Italy, the three-time European champions lost just one game, adding five draws and 10 triumphs. If it weren’t for that draws, they would most definitely endanger Juventus.

With two wins in the Europa League, Conte’s crew has five in a row, and didn’t lose for 10 straight, which boosts their morale a lot. In the round of 16, Nerazzurri beat Getafe with 2-0, and after that, they eliminated Leverkusen with 2-1, in a highly entertaining event.

Shakhtar (+375) plays the most appealing football in both European competitions right now. Without a doubt, the Miners won the hearts of all the neutral fans, and they did it because of a relentless, flamboyant, and attractive style of play.

They would defeat Wolfsburg in the round of 16 with 3-0, scoring all three goals in the injury time. However, the Miners were a far superior side in that contest and should have secured it much earlier and with a higher margin.

So far, Shakhtar posted 12 wins and had two draws in the latest 14 games, and that suggests that Luis Casto’s boys come into tonight’s match full of confidence. By the way, they scored two goals in each of the most recent seven games.

Latest News

Alexis Sanches picked up a thigh injury recently, and Mattias Vecino has knee problems.

Ismaily, and Malyshev both suffered knee injuries, which will separate them from the field for quite some time.

Head to Head Matches

In 2005 Inter and Shakhtar played in the playoffs for the Champions League. The first game in Donbas ended 0-2 for the Italians and after that, we saw a draw in Milano, 1-1.

Prediction

The safest pick here is over 2.5 goals, and that is what we are going to recommend. The odds are at -180, and we believe that it is the bet of the day.

Now, for those who want to accept some risk, over 1.5 HT is what we propose. We already said that these teams play very efficient games, with lots of chances and goals. The odds are at +140.