Are Inter Europa League Bankers for This Match?
Inter Milan are among the favourites to win this season’s Europa League and some punters might be surprised that you can get the Serie A team at odds-against to win against a Getafe team who are not exactly a household name when it comes to European football.
Antonio Conte’s side sit third in their domestic league at the moment and they’ve looked pretty strong since the restart, with a 6-0 victory against Brescia especially impressive and just one post-lockdown defeat occurring.
With thirty goals to his name, Romelu Lukaku has had an excellent first season at the San Siro, although Internazionale are well off the title pace set by Juventus and the main issue has been too many draws at home.
Even so, they have won a healthy twenty of their twenty-eight matches in total domestically and some will think the 2.05 is an attractive price for a one-off match against Spanish opponents.
Are Getafe Any Good?
The fact that Getafe are in the Europa League in the first place highlights that they had a strong showing in Spain last season, with José Bordalás’ side finishing in fifth place and they’re in a similar position this time around.
While the Madrid side might skulk in the shadows of Real and Atletico, they are a solid outfit in a highly competitive division although their form since the lockdown has been decidedly patchy.
Indeed, at the time of writing, Getafe have only won one of their last eight matches and that was a slender 2-1 victory over Sociedad. After their last match away to Levante on 19 July, they will have lots of time to prepare for this clash on 5 August, although there’s a doubt that they will be able to live with their opponents.
What Are the Best Bets for This Match?
We really like the idea of Internazionale winning this match. They have hardly been beaten all season domestically and this is an ideal opportunity to land some silverware for Antonio Conte who will regard the Europa League draw as a favourable one for his club.
Inter are pretty sound defensively although they have been leaky in previous matches and Getafe might as well take an attacking approach considering they will need to score in order to go through.
Therefore, we will bet on both teams finding the net during the ninety minutes and also take a punt on a 2-1 win for the Italian side which would see them into the next round of the competition.