Inter Milan vs Arsenal: Match preview, head-to-head, team news, line-ups, prediction | OneFootball

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·18 January 2026

Inter Milan vs Arsenal: Match preview, head-to-head, team news, line-ups, prediction

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Inter Milan host Arsenal in the Champions League at the San Siro on Wednesday.

The Serie A table-toppers suffered a 1-0 defeat to Liverpool on the last matchday, while Arsenal won 3-0 at Club Brugge.


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Match preview

Inter have picked up 12 points from six games, scoring 12 goals and conceding four. They need three points to secure qualification for at least the play-offs.

The Nerazzurri head into the fixture unbeaten in six matches across all competitions. However, they have lost their last two Champions League outings.

Cristian Chivu’s side must produce one of their best performances this season to defeat Arsenal.

The Gunners have an impeccable record in the competition, winning all six matches. They have conceded the fewest goals (one), and only three sides have outscored them (18).

Arsenal need at least one point to secure automatic qualification and will aim to do so before the final matchday.

Head-to-head

The two sides have met three times in the Champions League, with Inter winning once and losing twice.

Team news

Inter will be without Josep Martinez, Tomas Palacios, Raffaele Di Gennaro, Hakan Calhanoglu and Denzel Dumfries.

Piero Hincapie, Riccardo Calafiori, Cristhian Mosquera and Max Dowman are sidelined for Arsenal.

Predicted line-ups

Inter Milan (3-5-2): Yann Sommer, Yann Bisseck, Alessandro Bastoni, Manuel Akanji, Luis Henrique, Petar Sucic, Nico Barella, Piotr Zielinski, Federico Dimarco, Lisandro Martinez, Marcus Thuram.

Arsenal (4-3-3): David Raya, Myles Lewis-Skelly, William Saliba, Gabriel Magalhaes, Jurrien Timber, Martin Zubimendi, Declan Rice, Martin Odegaard, Leandro Trossard, Gabriel Jesus, Bukayo Saka.

Prediction

We predict a 2-1 victory for Arsenal.

Stats from whoscored.com & uefa.com.

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