Since their remarkably tight Champions League Final clash in Istanbul, Inter and Manchester City have continued where they left off, with very similar statistics in Serie A and the Premier League.
Some were predicting a blow-out domination from Pep Guardiola’s men, but it was only a narrow 1-0 result that finally gave Manchester City their first ever Champions League trophy, aided by the frame of the goal and Romelu Lukaku accidentally getting in the way of his teammate’s shot.
That close call boosted the confidence of Simone Inzaghi’s side, who are top of the Serie A table with a 100 per cent record, having scored 12 goals and conceded only one.
La Gazzetta dello Sport put together a comparison of the statistics from these two teams and found a great number of similarities in their playing style.
This includes the average line of the defence, which at Inter is 27.1 metres up the field to Manchester City’s 26.4 metres, while they recover the ball back on average at 37.7 metres to 38.1 metres.
While Manchester City have mire shots on target, 7.5 per game to 6, the Nerazzurri are more clinical by converting 2.8 of their chances per game compared to 2.67.
When it comes to the average attacking moves in the opposition box, they are basically identical, 28.6 to 28.67 per game.