Inter Milan v Chelsea Preview

By Team BlueSq.com on 24 February 2010 at 05:31

Blue Square PR Manager Alan Alger previews Chelsea’s trip to the San Siro to face former boss Jose Mourhinho and his Inter Milan side:

The draw for the last 16 of the Champions League did not disappoint those journalists that travelled to the continent to witness what is nothing more than balls being plucked from a pot. David Beckham’s AC Milan drawn against his former club Manchester United and of course the return of ‘The Special One’ to Stamford Bridge – the headlines wrote themselves!

Before Jose can take his standing ovation from the Chelsea faithful in the second leg his Inter side must make home advantage count in the first 90 minutes of the tie. In a very tight match result market, the Italian team remain the slight favourites. When the draw was made Chelsea were installed as solid 1/2 favourites to progress to the next round. The relative form guide to a Serie A versus Premier League tussle was advertised by last week’s game between AC Milan and Manchester United at the same venue. The goals flowed as the English team ran out 3-2 winners after similar match odds were on offer. It would be foolish to expect as many goals here as both of these teams have much stronger defences than their close title rivals. Johnny Evans will not be on the pitch! It could also be argued that both are slightly better than the teams from the other tie, something borne out by the league standings in each country.

The goal related markets for this game stem from initial prices of 21/10 for a draw and 13/2 for the match to finish goalless. Our special correct score refund will kick in if the latter occurs. Because of our refund offer there is a chance to pick a few low scoring outcomes with added insurance. A 1-0 win for either team is around 6/1. It’s hard to imagine more than two goals being scored in what could be a tight first leg. A price of 8/15 for a match containing fewer than three goals looks sufficiently skinny. The defensive solidity I’ve already mentioned will have to cope with proven Champions League attacking talent in both squads. The Blue Square traders are offering an extremely generous best price about the top five players in the ‘first goalscorer’ market. Diego Millito and Didier Drogba are both 6/1 with Samuel Eto’o a 13/2 chance. At a bigger price England midfielder Frank Lampard takes the eye at 9/1.

Author: Alan Alger

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