Fresh from their dramatic derby victory, second placed Inter Milan welcome sixth place Sampdoria to the San Siro with another fascinating match in prospect on Tuesday – with both teams looking to make ground on early season pace setters Napoli.
Serie A – Inter Milan v Sampdoria – San Siro – Tuesday 24th October 2017 – 19:45 UK Time
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Draw Best Odd of: 15/4 at Betfair |
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Inter Milan
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Luciano Spalleti’s men have had a sensational start to the season and remain unbeaten from their opening 8 games – only dropping points in a 1-1 draw at Bologna in September. Wins over Fiorentina, AS Roma and bitter rivals AC Milan, have left the Nerazzurri in second place in Serie A and they look to be embroiled in a title challenge with Napoli and Juventus.
Mauro Icardi is becoming synonymous with Inter and the Argentine has scored 9 goals in Serie A this term – averaging a goal every 74 minutes – three of which came as he bagged a hat-trick against AC Milan last time out to further endear himself to the Inter faithful.
Sampdoria
Sampdoria have also had a great start to the season, managing 4 wins from their 7 games so far – with their only defeat being a heavy 4-0 thumping at Udinese. Marco Giampaolo continues to work wonders for the Blucerchiati and they’ve already beaten Fiorentina and AC Milan this season. Fabio Quagliarella has bagged 4 goals already this term and he will be integral if Sampdoria are to get anything out of this tricky looking trip.
Head to Head
The head to head between the two teams in Serie A is surprisingly tight – Inter have notched up 21 wins whilst Sampdoria have recorded 12 victories. The two teams have shared 16 draws historically too. Sampdoria did the double over Inter last season, winning 1-0 thanks to a Quagliarella strike then coming from behind at the San Siro in April of this year to win 2-1 – with that man Quagliarella scoring the decisive penalty in the dying embers of the game.
Odds and Predictions
This should be a very open game with both teams known for their attacking prowess.
Both teams to score – YES – is a solid punt at 5/6 with 188 Bet.
Mauro Icardi’s stock in European football continues to rise and he has been in incredible form of late.
Mauro Icardi to score anytime represents value at 8/11 with Paddy Power.
With the attacking talent on both teams, goals look inevitable.
Over 2.5 goals in the game looks a certainty at 4/7 with Coral.
Inter have been in fine form and should possess a little too much quality for Sampdoria.
Inter to win the match is a banker bet at 4/11 with Bet 365.
Score Prediction
Inter Milan 3 – 1 Sampdoria – 11/1 with 10Bet.
Top Betting Tip
Sampdoria won’t make it easy for Inter and possess many threats of their own, Inter however are riding on the crest of a wave currently. Inter to win the match and both teams to score is a good move at 15/8 with William Hill.