Inter Milan vs Real Sociedad Prediction and Betting Tips: Two bets featuring 22/1 card double

In one of the most exciting final group matches this season's Champions League has to offer, Inter Milan and Real Sociedad - 2nd and 1st in Group D respectively - battle it out for top spot on Tuesday night.

These two have identical 2023/24 Champions League records of three wins, two draws and zero defeats. Inter have scored a goal more than leaders Sociedad with eight, however, that has come at the expense of conceding more, shipping five compared to the Spaniards' two, making goal difference the only partition between this pair.

A 1-1 draw was played out at the Reale Arena in their reverse fixture, with the hosts on that night and Tuesday's visitors feeling slightly aggrieved by Internazionale's late equaliser. For those who anticipate a repeat of that result this week, 10/3 is on offer. The Italians are fancied to get the job done and top the group with a win at odds of 8/13, while Sociedad are a best price of 23/5 to pull off the victory away from home.

Sociedad captain and Spanish international Mikel Oyarzabal is averaging almost a goal every two games this season, putting away nine goals in 20 appearances. The striker has scored twice in the Champions League, once at home and once away, netting three goals in his last five starts.

Tuesday's visitors have scored in 21 matches this campaign and although Inter have a remarkable clean sheet record in Serie A, they've let five in during the UCL group stages, with this week's opponents finding the net against them back in September.

The 15/4 with bet365 is the best price on the market for this bet, with other firms going as short as 13/5. These two will be progressing to the next phase of this tournament, but finishing 1st would be the cherry on top of a successful European run so far, meaning we should see both give it their all in an entertaining match with a few goals.

Mikel Merino, one of Sociedad's trusted central midfielders, has racked up the 5th most fouls in La Liga (32) this term, picking up a booking on four occasions domestically. Merino has committed four fouls in half of his Champions League outings, finding himself carded in both of these matches. On Tuesday, rotation is expected but he could be directly facing any combination or all three of Davide Frattesi, Nicolo Barella and Henrikh Mkhitaryan - a trio who've drawn a group tally of 19 fouls in the UCL.

Fellow midfielder Hakan Calhanoglu tops the chart for fouls committed among his Internazionale teammates with 27 across 15 Serie A appearances. That tally has seen the Turk booked three times in Italy and another booking in this competition from three games, coming against Salzburg in his most recent UCL outing.

This double, which is a best price of 22/1 with Sky Bet at the time of writing, is just 8/1 elsewhere, and could shorten further once team news is announced for Tuesday's clash.