2010 CHAMPIONS LEAGUE FINAL INTER MILAN VS BAYERN MUNICH LATEST ODDS AND PREDICTIONS
You get the feeling that Bayern Munich are revelling in their underdog status ahead of tomorrow's massive 2010 Champions League Final at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium. It pits the patient and clinical style of the Germans against one of football's greatest tacticians in Jose Mourinho and I think it's going to be a much more rollicking affair than many people are predicting.
The odds all point to Inter Milan as clear favourites with popular Irish bookmaker Paddy Power listing them at a 5/4 price to win the match- this is down from odds that were available midway through the week. Bayern Munich continue to trade at 23/10 while the draw has been trimmed to 11/5.
In regards to the outright odds to win the cup (the previous ones were for the 90 minutes market), you'll find Inter at odds-on with a price of 4/7 while their German counterparts are listed at 11/8.
If you think Inter are going to run away with this one, they've got a stellar handicap price of 7/2 should they win (-1.0). Bayern Munich (-1.0) trades at an enticing 7/1 and big fans of the German club will be able to cash in some big money if they can pull off an emphatic victory.
Paddy Power is continuing their history of offering up stellar money-back specials on high-profile matches. They will be refunding all losing correct score, scorecast and first/last goalscorer bets if the match winds up going to penalties. With many observers predicting a low-scoring and nervy affair, that's a nice piece of insurance against the lottery that is penalties.
The favoured correct score option looks like a 1-1 draw at the moment with a 5/1 price while a 1-0 result to Inter Milan is listed at 11/2. A 0-0 draw trades at 13/2 while 1-0 to Bayern Munich rewards at 15/2. You've got a 17/2 price on Inter 2-0 or 2-1.
The bookies seem to see only two goals in this fixture as over 2.5 pays out at 11/8. Under 2.5 goals continues to trade at 8/15. For a bit of perspective, under 3.5 goals pays out at 1/6 and over 3.5 rewards at 7/2.
Inter Milans odds to win in extra time pay out at 15/2 while Bayern trade at a 10/1 price to do the same.
Personally, I think that Jose Mourinho will have a plan available to nullify Bayern Munich's counter-attack. If they can take Arjen Robben out of the game and cut off the supply to Ivica Olic, then this one could be done and dusted. Watch for Wesley Sneijder to be the key man for the Italian side.