Manchester City vs Inter Milan Bet-Builder options: De Bruyne to score, Inter to pick up cards
- George Dempsey
- 9 June 2023
It’s nearly Champions League final night so you order the pizzas and beers and we’ll take care of your Man City vs Inter Milan Bet-Builder options.
West Ham have won the 2023 Europa Conference League trophy and will undoubtedly place it alongside the 1966 World Cup in their trophy cabinet.
On Saturday night, Man City can remind the world that England is the best footballing nation in the land by lifting the Champions League trophy with a team of foreign players.
(Odds correct at time of publication)
De Bruyne to score from distance?
This is the part of your Bet Builder that can boost the payout. Ederson is a really big price, but we're not so sure he'll score.
Erling Haaland is the obvious choice with 58 goals, including 12 in the Champions League, but he hasn't scored in six of seven and is always odds-on.
Fortune favours the brave so consider Ilkay Gundogan. He netted a double in City's title win last year, a double in the FA Cup, and he always steps up when required.
We can't forget there are two teams in this final. Edin Dzeko (4), Romelu Lukaku (3), Lautaro Martinez (3) and Nicolo Barella (3) have shared the scoring for Inter.
Kevin de Bruyne is worthy of consideration. He only averages roughly one in five, but his rocket against Real Madrid shows what he's capable of from distance.
Possible Bet Builder: Kevin de Bruyne to score from outside the box, Ilkay Gundogan to score or assist
Inter Milan to pick up most yellow cards
The Italians have been very naughty boys this year. Since the competition began, only three players have been penalised for more fouls than Nicolo Barella and Hakan Calhanoglu.
Just one foul behind them in the standings you'll find Henrikh Mkhitaryan, Alessandro Bastoni and on 13 fouls, Lautaro Martinez.
Those five players have accumulated 10 yellow cards between them and we have to assume they'll spend lots of time out of possession.
There are going to be more opportunities for the Italian side to commit fouls and it wouldn't be a surprise to see Martinez in particular do something petulant late in the match.
Possible Bet Builder: Inter Milan most cards/booking points, Lautaro Martinez to be booked, Nicolo Barella to commit 2+ fouls
City to get stuck in
Rodri leads the way for City in terms of tackles per game. He's averaging 1.90 this season and he'll be needed to break up Inter's play at some point.
If City dominate in the way that many expect, then you might get a bit of value on the more forward players getting stuck in.
Pep Guardiola's men like to press high and De Bruyne (0.9), Bernardo Silva (1.3) and Jack Grealish (0.9) all average around one tackle per game.
Possible Bet Builder: Kevin de Bruyne 1+ tackle, Bernardo Silva 1+ tackle, Jack Grealish 1+ tackle
Will both teams score?
It's a tough one to call because a final is a different proposition. Both teams have scored just twice in Inter's last 16 Champions League matches.
Man City have only conceded four goals in this year's competition. Inter have allowed 10, with six of those coming in a pair of 3-3 draws and the other four against Bayern.
Before the 2018/19 final, both teams scored in seven consecutive finals. We've had 2-0, 1-0, 1-0 and 1-0 scorelines since, with three of those five goals in the second half.
We know Inter will at least want to be cautious and resilient early on and the English side may have to exercise patience to break them down.
Possible Bet Builder: Half-time correct score 0-0, Both teams to score: No, A goal in both halves: No
Other options
Over the two legs against Real Madrid, Manchester City picked up 14 corners compared to the Spanish side's 11.
The first leg against Bayern saw them take eight corners compared to Munich's five and they even beat RB Leipzig 10-0 on the corner count at the Etihad.
Assuming Inter spend a good amount of time defending their box, City will inevitably rack up corners while travelling to find holes in the defence.
Inter have been averaging fewer than five corners per game in the knockout stages as they've taken a more conservative approach.
Possible Bet Builder: Man City most corners, Man City over 5.5 corners, Man City to win over the corner handicap
