RB Salzburg v Inter Milan

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This upcoming clash between Austrian hosts, RB Salzburg, and their Italian counterparts, Inter Milan, at the Red Bull Arena has something of a straight ‘shoot-out' as the two sides battle it out for potential supremacy for at least a top two finish in the group, while the loser may well be resigned to having to settle for a place in the knockout rounds of the second tier European competition, the Europa League.

RB Salzburg will head into this Matchday 4 encounter in confident mood though as the hosts have won their last three matches on the trot in all competitions having achieved victories over Rheindorf Altach and WSG Tirol in the domestic Bundesliga along with a win on penalties against Hartberg in the OFB Stiegl Cup competition.

However, on the Champions League front, RB Salzburg have struggled to make an impact as the Austrian hosts have managed to collect just three wins from their previous 14 ties at this level, whilst also slipping to seven defeats as well, so this does not bode well for this upcoming clash with Inter Milan even with home advantage supposedly on their side.

An opening 2-0 win away at Benfica gave RB Salzburg a fantastic start to this campaign but the hosts have slumped to two defeats on the trot in subsequent matches, losing to Real Sociedad and Inter Milan.

Onto Inter Milan then, and the Italian visitors will be in confident mood as well as they registered a fourth win on the trot on the weekend by way of a 2-1 win away from home at Atalanta in Serie A which followed previous victories against Torino and Roma in the domestic top flight along with a Matchday 3 win against their upcoming hosts, RB Salzburg, on home soil with a 2-1 win.

Inter Milan will therefore be bidding to make it three wins on the trot in the group phase of this season's Champions League following wins against Benfica and RB Salzburg which, along with a Matchday 1 draw away at Sevilla, has helped place Simone Inzaghi's side into serious contention for a top two finish in Group D and progression through to the knockout rounds of this competition.

Results away from home at this level have also been reasonable enough as Inter Milan have lost just twice in their last nine outings on the road and collecting four wins along the way as well.

RB Salzburg v Inter Milan Verdict

There have been three previous meetings between RB Salzburg and Inter Milan which have all gone Inter Milan's way with three wins on the trot while goals have also featured with no fewer than 14 goals scored in total across the three previous encounters.

Therefore, our main bet will be Inter Milan win @ 1.72

Other side bets worth considering:

Inter Milan win & Over 2.5 goals @ 2.40

Correct Score: Inter Milan 2-1 @ 8.50