Inter Milan vs Real Sociedad – Preview, Prediction and Betting Tips 12/12/2023

Inter Milan and Real Sociedad meet this Tuesday, in the final round of the UEFA Champions League group stage.

These teams are part of Group D of the competition, which also includes Red Bull Salzburg from Austria and Benfica, from Portugal.

But for this decisive round, the classifications have already been defined, as the Italians and Spaniards have already secured their places in the playoffs and all that remains is to decide who will take first place.

At this moment, Inter appears in second place with 11 points, but has exactly the same score as the Spanish team and a simple victory is enough for the Milan team to reach the top of the table.

In 5 games they have 3 wins and 2 draws, with 8 goals scored and 5 conceded.

In the last round, the team comes from a great draw away from home, against Benfica, with a score of 3-3.

Although it wasn’t a bad result, it meant that the Milan team missed the chance to take top spot in the table.

The score was spectacular because the Portuguese team took a 3-0 lead in the first half and Inter managed to equalize with 3 goals in the second half.

Before 15 minutes they managed to find the net twice, with Arnautovic and Frattesi. In the 72nd minute, through a penalty kick, Alexis Sanchez left everything equal for the Milan team.

Now this team will need to win the match to take the lead, and staying in first place is very important as it guarantees advantages in the next stages.

Being in first place means that one of these teams can decide the next phase match at home and also face teams that had not so good campaigns in the other groups.

Real Sociedad is in first place, because the tiebreaker is done in direct confrontation, but as there was a draw between these teams, the goal difference still gives them an advantage.

The Spanish team has the same campaign, with 3 wins and 2 draws, having scored 7 goals and only 2 conceded.

The team could have achieved an even more favorable situation, but in the last round, at home, they ended up stumbling against Red Bull Salzburg.

Real Sociedad dominated that match, reaching 67% of ball possession, 20 shots compared to just 4 from the Austrian team.

But the visiting team’s low line play ended up having an effect.

Now it’s Real Sociedad’s turn to play in a more vertical way and opt for transitions as an attacking weapon.

In the only clash between these teams, playing in San Sebastian, Real Sociedad was tied 1-1, but in terms of field control, it is now Inter who enters with favoritism.

On that occasion, Real Sociedad opened the scoring in the 4th minute, with Mendez, but in the 87th minute, Lautaro Martinez left everything the same for the Italian team.

Conclusion:

I believe that whoever takes the actions in this match has some favoritism. Also due to the local factor, I will bet on the Italian team’s victory for this week’s clash.