Inter (Home)
- Napoli claimed a 3-1 win over Inter in the last Serie A meeting between the sides two months ago, but Inter arrive into this matchup as slight favorites based on the current odds for this Serie A clash of the Serie A table leaders and third-place sides respectively (Inter, 39 points from 17 games; Napoli, 38 from 18).
- Internazionale’s run of three wins, one draw and a defeat from their last five Serie A outings has left them with a respectable run of results ahead of this encounter, although they failed to win their last two home matchups with Napoli which may give a slight edge to the visitors.
Napoli (Away)
- Napoli meanwhile, are unbeaten in their last five Serie A matches, with an impressive 2-0 win over Lazio away from home followed by a 0-0 draw at home to Hellas Verona last time out.
- Napoli have won six of their ten away Serie A matches, conceding 0.70 goals per game on average.
Head-to-Head
The last five meetings between these sides have resulted in one win apiece and three draws .
Key Players
Players to watch:
- Cristian Chivu’s Inter have been incredibly flexible this season, morphing between a number of systems but always playing in a high-tempo vertical fashion.
- Their fluid back three allows their wing-backs to push forward in a manner which allows them to overload defences with numbers and recover the ball in the final third.
- Napoli, on the other hand, rely on a compact defensive block that is incredibly difficult to break down.
- Matteo Politano has been a creative spark for them, especially in their recent games, providing three assists in their last five Serie A outings and helping to drive the play forward in attack.
- However, Rasmus Hoejlund’s consistency in the striker role has been vital for them, scoring six goals in 14 Serie A outings so far.
- Lautaro Martinez
- Matteo Politano
- Rasmus Hoejlund
- Hakan Çalhanoğlu
Betting Insights
Both teams have been in good scoring form and the contrast between Inter’s free-flowing style and Napoli’s trigger-based pressing should make for an end-to-end game, making the both teams to score market at 1.84 attractive.
Prediction
Inter are at home and have a slight advantage in the odds, so we’re taking them to edge out a fiery encounter here, although Napoli ’s recent form and the psychological advantage they could carry from their unbeaten run of five games means it won’t be easy.
