UCL final in Istanbul, plus bets on Inter to win

The decisive moment has come, everything is ready for the Champions League final between Manchester City and Inter, scheduled for 10 June 2023 in Istanbul at the Ataturk. Waiting to find out on the pitch who between Guardiola’s team and Inzaghi’s team will have the upper hand, the Lottomatica Betting Observatory has “played” the match in advance, analyzing the bets on the final of the tournament. Inzaghi’s Inter is more of a bet than the citizens: the beloved is bet as a winner by 65% ​​of bettors, clearly the odds that indicate City clearly favored are a determining factor in deciding who to bet on. ManCity to get rid of the European worm and finally win the big-eared cup, while for the Nerazzurri, victory in the final in 2023 would be a success as big as it is unexpected.

Winning Champions 2022-23: Inter and Manchester City on equal footing, behind other Italians

Analyzing the distribution of bets on the favorites to win the Champions League 2022-23, since last September, that is, since the competition was listed, it is precisely the two finalists who stand out, with Inter (21%), victorious exit from the ‘euroderby, which is better than Manchester City (20%).

There was also a lot of faith in Milan and Napoli, the quarter-final match, with 14% and 13% of the bets respectively. In particular, Spalletti’s Italian champions started from behind on the starting grid, they were able to recover positions during the tournament, capturing the interest of bettors. Less consensus for PSG (8%), also because the race of Messi and his associates stopped prematurely, in the round of 16. Concluding two years without even the semifinal for the trio Messi-Neymar-Mbappe. For its part, Real Madrid attracted more bets (12% of the total): Spaniards, however, clearly behind City, who executed Benzema and Modric’s team in the semifinals, despite after the first leg, which finished 1-1, the prices some galacticos were on the rise and one could think of an encore of the 2022 “miracle” precisely in Real vs MCity.

Exact Score Manchester City-Inter 2022-23, the most bet scores

The Betting Observatory also offers an interesting focus on the exact result of the Champions League final hypothesized by bettors. 3-1, 1-2 and 0-2 are the most wagered outcomes, with 16.4%, 11.7% and 9.8% respectively. Only 0.3% for the 0-0 draw in regulation time, also thanks to the many guns on the pitch, from De Bruyne to Dzeko.

There is also little confidence in the 1-0 (0.7%), despite the fact that the last three finals have ended with this scoreboard (18 overall in the history of the European Cup/Champions League). The 4-0, i.e. the largest victory, recorded on three occasions in the final of the tournament, instead collects 4.4% of bets.

These are the top 7 exact results in the soccer bets before the final in Istanbul:

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