It was only a few weeks ago Inter Milan were being talked about as potential Serie A winners as they topped the league table. However, since then they have fallen off the top of the table and start week 20 of the Serie A season in third place, 7 points off Napoli who currently top the league. If Inter Milan are going to stay in the title race, they must win this match at Fiorentina.
La Viola find themselves in 8th place coming into this round of fixtures and known a win could see them climb to 6th and into the Europa League qualifying places.
Serie A – Friday 5th January / 19:45
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Draw Best Odd of: 12/5 at William Hill |
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Fiorentina
Inter MilanFiorentina Form
Fiorentina have been very inconsistent this season and a look back at their last 5 fixtures highlights their struggles perfectly.
There have been wins over Sampdoria and away to Cagliari in the Coppa Italia and Serie A respectively, a defeat to Lazio in the Coppa Italia and two draws in Serie A against Genoa and AC Milan, both of which were at home.
In fact, Fiorentina have become draw specialists in recent league games, drawing 5 of their last 7 Serie A matches. However, they have won the other two games and this means they have not tasted defeat in their last 7 league games.
Fiorentina have lost only 3 of their last 28 home Serie A matches.
Inter Milan Form
Inter Milan were looking good for a potential league and cup double this season but in the past few weeks all that has come to an end.
The extra-time defeat to AC Milan in the Coppa Italia means Inter Milan have been eliminated from that competition. Furthermore, Inter Milan have suffered defeats against Udinese and Sassuolo in Serie A and this has seen them fall off the pace at the top of the table.
The 0-0 draw at Lazio in their last Serie A match means it is now 4 games without a win for Inter Milan in all competitions.
However, despite their poor recent form, Inter Milan have lost just 1 of their last 10 away Serie A games and have picked up good draws at Napoli and Juventus.
Team News
Fiorentina appear to have a full fit squad ahead of this match. Defender Davide Astori and midfielder Jordan Veretout will need to watch their step as both are one yellow card away from suspension.
Inter Milan will be hoping Miranda can make a return to fitness and take his place in the centre of defence. While the Brazilian has chance of making the team, Danilo D’Ambrosio and Zinho Vanheusden will both miss out.
Top Betting Tip Fiorentina v Inter Milan
This is going to be an extremely tough game for Inter Milan as they attempt to return to winning ways and they may be forced to wait another week as Fiorentina are difficult to beat on their own turf. The draw is 9/4 with Ladbrokes.
Both teams have scored in 4 of Inter Milan’s last 5 matches against Fiorentina and we could see the same happen in this game. Both teams to score is 4/6 with William Hill.
Despite Inter Milan’s recent troubles, Mauro Icardi remains the top scorer in Serie A and will be a huge threat to the home team in this match. Icardi is 21/10 to score at any time with William Hill.