Serie A: Inter Milan vs. Napoli Preview, Odds, Prediction

Inter Milan and Napoli meet this Wednesday in Serie A Week 12, ready to make some rumble at Giuseppe Meazza stadium. Nerazzurri suffered a painful blow in the Champions League seven days ago, exiting the competition, but bounced back with a win over Cagliari in the domestic championship. Napoli reached the knockout stage of the UEFA Europa League, and they too, posted a victory in the latest Serie A match. All this promises a good fight at Meazza.

Preview

Inter Milan (+120) is under huge pressure to make some notable results this year. To be more precise, Antonio Conte is. The Italian manager is not on the same page with the board for some time, and the next few weeks could be crucial for his future in this team.

Inter plays solid in the recent few weeks, with five consecutive matches without a loss. Nerazzuri posted four wins and a draw during that stretch, managing to score at least three goals in all of their triumphs.

By the way, five of their seven latest games saw over 2.5 goals, and in several of them, the team from Milan was without Romelu Lukaku, one of the best strikers in Europe.

Napoli (+220) is six matches without a failure and has just one loss over the past nine events. Gennaro Gattuso’s boys look sharp, and unlike the previous year, once they struggled with consistency, that isn’t the case since the beginning of this campaign.

At the moment, the team from the south is third in the standings, four points behind AC Milan. In recent times, Parthenopeans have played very well away from home, winning five of the previous six games, with a draw against AZ Alkmaar in the Netherlands.

Napoli isn’t consistent when it comes to efficiency and unlike before, you can see matches with under 2.5 goals more often. It is partially because of Gattuso’s defensive mentality he had as a player.

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Inter has some problems, with four players ineligible for this event. Nainggolan, Pinamonti, Vecino, and Arturo Vidal are all out of the picture. Achraf Hakimi is doubtful due to an ankle injury, and his absence would be a massive blow for the home side.

On the other side, apart from Victor Osimhen, who hurt his shoulder, there aren’t any injured, suspended, or doubtful players.

Head to Head Games

Inter won on both occasions in the Serie A last year, 1-3 at San Paolo, and 2-0 at home, but suffered elimination from Coppa Italia. Napoli was better in Milan, 0-1, while the second match saw a draw, 1-1.

Three latest were under 2.5 goals.

Prediction

This should be a very fierce game, with both Inter and Napoli going after a win. Both Conte and Gattuso believe their side can reach the whole prey, meaning that they should attack. Goals are in our focus, and we suggest to avoid betting on the full-time result. Both teams to score are set at -195, but there is an even better option: to bet on over 2.5 and BTTS. It would increase your profits with the odds for that -130.