Inter vs Urawa Prediction: Inter in a must win situation

Inter vs Urawa Prediction and Odds on 21 June 2025

We continue to follow the Club World Cup, which is becoming increasingly interesting. In Group E of the FIFA Club World Cup, Inter Milan plays an extremely important match against Urawa Red Devils of Japan in Seattle this Saturday. The winner will move closer to reaching the round of 16, while the loser will almost certainly be eliminated. Inter, taken over by Cristian Chivu, did not start the competition well. They played only 1:1 with Mexican Monterrey, thus complicating their path to the competition's knockout stage to the maximum. That is why three points in this match are imperative, against an opponent who is believed to be the weakest in this group. On the other hand, Urawa, managed by Maciej Skorza, did not make a name for themselves in the first match against River Plate. They put up a much weaker resistance than we expected. Nevertheless, writing off the tenacious Japanese clubs in advance is never a good idea.

Inter: Forms and Statistics

Inter's season could have been a repeat of the historic 2010 when, with Mourinho on the bench, they achieved the "treble", more precisely, winning the Italian championship and the Italian Cup, as well as the Champions League. Now they have stopped in the Champions League final, were second in Serie A, and in the cup, they stopped in the semi-finals. They have not won a single trophy, so, possibly, the trophy from this Club World Cup would have come as a balm to the wound. After that, Simone Inzaghi resigned and was replaced by Cristian Chivu, under whom Inter is expected to play with four players back in a 4-3-1-2 formation, with Mkhitaryan in the number ten position. The start was not good, they drew against the Mexican team Monterrey, and in the match with the Japanese team Urawa, they had an imperative to win. The Japanese have it too, they were defeated by the famous River Plate from Argentina with 3:1, so if the Nerazzurri do not win, their chances for advancing to the knockout phase are minimal. Inter opened the Club World Cup with a somewhat disappointing draw against Monterrey. They suffered a shock in the 25th minute when Ramos gave Monterrey the lead, but Inter equalized before half-time through Martinez.

Inter Lineups:

🔖 Inter confirmed lineup (3-5-2):

Goalkeeper: Sommer

Defender players: Pavard, De Vrij, Bastoni

Midfielder players: Zalewski, Barella, Asllani, Sucic, Dimarco

Attacking players: Martinez, Esposito

👤 Head Coach: Cristian Chivu

Urawa: Forms and Statistics

Under the leadership of Maciej Skorza, Urawa won the AFC Champions League three years ago and thus secured a place in the FIFA Club World Cup as one of the four best teams in Asia. The Polish Maciej Skorza still leads this team, which plays a big role in the domestic championship, but on the global stage, they are far from the best teams in terms of quality. They were already outplayed by River Plate in the first round. River had a high level of possession in that match and had a series of goal opportunities, but Urawa also threatened several times in transition. They scored one goal, but it is clear that with such a game, they will not be able to get through such a demanding group.

Urawa Lineups:

🔖 Urawa confirmed lineup (4-2-3-1):

Goalkeeper: Nishikawa

Defender players: Ishihara, Boza, Hoibraten, Naganuma

Midfielder players: Gustafson, Yasui; Watanabe, Savio, Sekine

Attacking players: Matsuo

👤 Head Coach: Maciej Skorza

Inter vs Urawa: Head-to-Head Statistics

This will be the first meeting between Inter and Urawa.

Inter vs Urawa: Betting Tips & Odds

• Inter won in two of their last five games. This option is provided on the 1xbet bookmaker website for odds of 1.4
• In four of Urawa's last five games, the result was over 2.5 goals. This option is provided on the Betway bookmaker website for odds of 1.63
• In four of Urawa's last five games, both teams scored a goal. This option is provided on the Bet365 bookmaker website for odds of 1.92

Inter vs Urawa match Prediction 21 June 2025

The Nerazzurri lost the Scudetto to Napoli, the Champions League final to PSG, the Coppa Italia semi-final to Milan, and tonight's duel with Japan's Urawa at the Club World Cup carries many more traps than it would normally have. The nervousness and shock from the defeats suffered, especially the humiliation in Munich, still hang in the air around the Nerazzurri. This was seen yesterday in the inappropriate reaction of Francesco Acerbi, who, after being provoked by a fan wearing a PSG jersey, threatened to beat him up. Despite the heavy defeat to PSG and the draw against Monterrey, Inter should not be underestimated. The Italian team has quality and breadth of players, and they are certainly big favorites against Urawa. Inter must win this match to stay in the race for promotion. Therefore, I expect a more offensive game and at least three goals in the match.

Below are our predictions for this game.

Our match prediction: W1 and over 2.5 goals  for a coefficient of 1.93 in the Betway bookmaker.

Our betting tip on the match: is over 3.5 goals for a coefficient of 2.55 in the 1xbet bookmaker.

Our final betting tip on the match: is W1 and BTTS for a coefficient of 3 in the Bet365 bookmaker.