Round 27 of the 2022-23 Italian Serie A season wraps up Sunday night with Inter taking on Juventus in a marquee clash at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza in Milan, so we bring you the best betting pick and odds along with the latest team stats and news.
Inter – Juventus Betting Tip, Prediction & Odds (19.3.2023)
The race for Champions League qualification is in full swing, and Sunday’s battle between Inter and Juventus might be pivotal for either side. The visitors desperately need a victory, but Juventus haven’t won a league match at Giuseppe Meazza since 2019.
Inter vs. Juventus: Initial Situation
Inter are second in Serie A with 50 points (W16, D2, L8) and a 47:30 goal difference. They are just three points ahead of fifth-placed AS Roma, while Juventus (W16, D5, L5; 44:22 GD) are nine points behind AS Roma due to a 15-point deduction. Juventus visit Freiburg for the second leg of the Europa League Round of 16 on Thursday, and that game has been excluded from the analysis.
Inter Stats & Form
Inter are coming off Tuesday’s nil-nil draw against Porto on the road in the second leg of the Champions League Round of 16. They made it to the quarterfinal thanks to a 1-0 victory in the first leg, and Inter have only won two of their last five matches in all competitions. Simone Inzaghi’s boys have dropped two of their previous three Serie A contests, losing to Spezia 2-1 and Bologna 1-0 on the road.
Lautaro Martinez missed the penalty kick against Spezia last Friday. The 25-year-old striker is Inter’s leading scorer with 17 goals and seven assists in 2022-23, while midfielder Nicolo Barella, who’s bagged six goals so far this season, is the team’s best assist-maker with eight assists.
Juventus Stats & Form
The Zebras have recorded five wins and a loss over their previous six Serie A games. Last Sunday, they bounced back from a 1-0 road defeat against AS Roma, beating the worst team in the league, Sampdoria, 4-2 at home. Midfielder Adrien Rabiot scored a brace to increase his season tally to nine goals, while Dusan Vlahovic, who’s the team’s top scorer, missed a penalty kick.
Juventus still have serious selection problems caused by injuries. They miss Arkadiusz Milik, Paul Pogba, and Alex Sandro, while Angel Di Maria is questionable to play against Inter.
Inter – Juventus: Head-to-Head
Juventus defeated Inter 2-0 at home in their first meeting of the season. It was back in November, and Inter outshot Juve 14-8 while keeping the ball in possession for 53 percent of the time. Last season, they played a couple of extra-time matches in Coppa Italia and Super Cup, and Inter came out on top on both occasions. Four of the last seven meetings between Inter and Juventus have seen a draw at the end of 90 minutes.
Inter – Juventus Odds
The hosts have a couple of days more to rest than Juve, so the bookmakers favor Inter over the Zebras. We shouldn’t see a high-scoring affair, and Both Teams to Score YES pays 1.90 at Unibet Sportsbook. Over 2.5 Goals sits at 2.10 on bet365 Sportsbook.
While Inter can take a cautious approach, Juventus have to attack and try to win this match. The Zebras are a dangerous team despite their injury problems, so I’m expecting them to find the back of the net. Juventus will have a tall task to record a clean sheet, as Inter have scored in 16 of their last 17 outings at home, so give me Both Teams To Score YES.
Betting tip and prediction: Inter – Juventus (19.3.2023)