Feyenoord welcome Italian Serie A champions Inter Milan to the Stadion Feijenoord for an exciting league-phase UEFA Champions League match on Tuesday. This is the fourth matchday of the league phase.
Feyenoord are top of the Dutch Eredivisie, with 25 points from 11 games, one point ahead of second-placed Ajax Amsterdam.
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De Stadionclub drew 1-1 at home against Fortuna Sittard on Saturday, and they now turn their attention to the UEFA Champions League. The Dutch club are 26th out of 36 teams in the league-phase table, with only three points from their three games thus far. As things stand, that position would see them eliminated from the competition at the end of the league phase.
Feyenoord have lost both their matches against Spanish opposition, falling 5-1 away to Barcelona in matchday one and 1-0 away to Real Betis on matchday three. The Dutch side won their home match against Italians Como 3-2 at the De Kuip.
They now face a second Italian team in the league phase, and coach Giovanni van Bronckhorst will hope that his team can replicate their winning performance at home this week.
Meanwhile, reigning Italian champions Inter Milan are second in the Serie A standings, with 25 points from 10 matches, and they were handed their first defeat of the league season against their city rivals AC Milan on Saturday.
The Nerazzurri were beaten 3-1 at the San Siro. Goals from Milan stars Christian Pulisic, Adrien Rabiot, and Diego Moreira canceled out Alessandro Bastoni’s headed goal for Inter.
While Cristian Chivu’s side are dominant in Serie A, they have struggled to earn points in the Champions League, with only one win and two losses from their three games, leaving them 20th in the league-phase standings.
The Nerazzurri lost their opening league-phase game 2-1 away to Spanish giants Real Madrid, before stumbling to a surprise 4-3 home defeat against Belgian champions Club Brugge.
The side from Milan finally earned their first three points on matchday three, but even that was a struggle. Inter, playing at the San Siro, scraped a 1-0 victory over Shakhtar Donetsk following the sending off of defender Bastoni in the 68th minute.
Carlos Augusto scored the winning goal for the Italians, and they know that they will need to begin earning points in the last five games to make it past the league phase, as only teams in the top 24 places will move on in the competition.
Feyenoord vs Inter Milan head-to-head stats and key numbers
- Inter and Feyenoord have faced each other on four occasions, with the Italians winning twice and the Dutch side emerging victorious once.
- Their most recent meeting was a double-header in the 2024-25 UEFA Champions League last 16, with Inter winning both matches, 2-0 away and 2-1 at home.
- Following this match against Inter, Feyenoord will play against Portuguese club FC Porto, Norwegians Viking FK, Turkish side Galatasaray, and German club RB Leipzig in the league phase.
- After this encounter with Feyenoord, Inter Milan’s remaining league-phase matches include German clubs Stuttgart and Borussia Dortmund, as well as English side Liverpool and Slovan Bratislava of Slovakia.
Feyenoord vs Inter Milan prediction
Feyenoord will be looking to their home crowd to energize them in this fixture as they play with a high-pressing approach designed to force turnover situations high up the pitch.
Inter Milan have the technical ability to cause the Dutch side problems, especially in the wide areas, where much of their attacking impetus will come from. Their swift transitions and midfield combinations are likely to keep the hosts busy.
Inter Milan will be determined to bounce back from their defeat to bitter rivals AC Milan, and that will make them even more dangerous in this clash. We expect the Nerazzurri to secure a narrow away win.
Prediction: Feyenoord 1-2 Inter Milan
Feyenoord vs Inter Milan betting tips
Tip 1: Inter Milan to win
Tip 2: Both teams to score
Tip 3: Over 2.5 goals
Edited by Peter Pedroncelli
