UEFA Champions League Prediction: Inter – Arsenal (20-01-2026)

Inter Milan are facing hard times in the UEFA Champions League in the past stages. Their problems might not be over yet, since they are welcoming Arsenal this Wednesday.

After a perfect 4 games streak, Inter faced a harsh reality while encountering stronger opponents. The Italian side was 2nd after the first 4 rounds, but dropped to the 6th place after suffering two back-to-back defeats.

Firstly, they frustratingly in the last minute of the game fell against Atletico Madrid 1-2 in an away fixture. In the past round Inter welcomed out of form Liverpool, but created barely anything and conceded a late penalty.

Since then Nerazzurri played 5 Serie A games and found themselves in great form. Inter won 4 games, but were unable to defeat the injured Napoli side, which continued Inter’s winless streak against top 4 Serie A opposition this season.

Meanwhile, Arsenal are still perfect in the European competition winning 6 out of 6 matches.
The fact that they have conceded only one goal is even more amazing and it was in a home 3-1 win versus mighty Bayern.

In the latest round, Mikel Arteta in the starting line up included several bench players, but the level was still too high for Club Brugge as they lost to the Gunners 0-3 at home.

While the Champions League was on a break, Arsenal kept things busy in the Premier League. In the past 5 fixtures, just like Inter, they’ve won 4 matches and drew 1.

Arsenal failed to record a win in a home fixture versus Liverpool in a dull match which later received high criticism.

The Gunners have a very tight schedule as they are still in the FA Cup competition and have a win and a way better goal difference over 2nd placed Bayern. M.Arteta will likely prioritize the Premier League fixtures this month, since in the last UEFA Champions League round they will face bottom side Kairat Almaty.

Inter needs this win more than Arsenal, but to be safe, we are picking Inter to not lose and total goals under 3.5 – a popular combo at the best bookmakers.