Feyenoord vs Inter Milan predictions: Serie A giants can keep hosts at bay
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- Inter have conceded just one goal in this season's Champions League
- Feyenoord have won just one of their last four games
- Recommended bet: Inter to win to nil
Feyenoord turned over one Milan club to make the last 16 of the Champions League and their reward is a two-legged tie with another from the city, Inter.
Having finished 19th in the league phase of the Champions League, Feyenoord took on Milan in the knockout round play-offs, winning the first leg 1-0 in Rotterdam before grinding out a 1-1 draw at the San Siro.
They are once again at De Kuip for the first leg of this tie but they might find things tougher against an Inter outfit, who sit top of a congested Serie A table and finished fourth in the league phase of the Champions League.
Team news
Feyenoord have a lengthy list of injuries with the likes of Quinten Timber, Jordan Lotomba, Justin Bijlow, Bart Nieuwkoop, Gernot Trauner, Ayase Ueda and Calvin Stengs all unavailable.
Inter are lacking numbers in the wing-back department with Matteo Darmian, Carlos Augusto and Nicola Zalewski all sidelined recently, while Federico Dimarco came off in the clash with Napoli at the weekend.
He is a doubt for the clash with Feyenoord along with midfielder Hakan Calhanoglu.
The stats
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Feyenoord have struggled for goals of late, netting just three times in their last four games in all competitions.
Inter's defence has been rock solid in this season's Champions League, keeping seven clean sheets and conceding just one goal in the league phase.
They have also conceded only 25 goals in 27 fixtures in Serie A this campaign.
Feyenoord have posted just three wins in their last nine matches in all competitions and that run started with a 6-1 hammering at the hands of Lille.
Prediction
Central to Inter's success on the continent this season has been their watertight defence and it is hard to look past a win to nil for the visitors.
Feyenoord kept things pretty tight in both legs of their knockout round play-off tie with Milan and it could also be cagey in this match.
But Feyenoord scored with their only shot on target in the second leg at the San Siro and their attack could have an even harder time trying to pry open Inter.
Inter remarkably conceded just one goal in the entire league phase of this competition, conceding a 90th-minute winner away to a sturdy Bayer Leverkusen outfit, and they are one of the toughest sides to break down on the continent.
They have already reeled off wins to nil against Crvena zvezda, Young Boys, Arsenal, Leipzig, Sparta Prague and Monaco in this competition and have shipped just 25 goals in 27 league matches.
They are missing a handful of wing-backs for this contest, but that pales in comparison to Feyenoord's injury crisis and this should be a routine win for the visitors.
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