With the first leg fixtures of the Champions League and Europa League complete, Serie A returns this weekend and Inter Milan will be aiming to pick up a crucial win in their pursuit of Champions League football next season. Inter Milan travel to Genoa on Saturday night and the home team are looking to produce a strong finish to the season and build on their current position of 12th in the table. Inter Milan start this match in 3rd place in Serie A but have been cut adrift of the top two. They must focus their efforts on finishing in the top four, which will not be easy as Lazio and Roma attempt to do the same.
Serie A – Genoa v Inter Milan – Victory Park, Chorley – Saturday 17th February 2018 – 18:00 UK Time
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Draw Best Odd of: 9/4 at William Hill |
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Inter MilanGenoa Form
Genoa will be looking forward to the challenge of playing Inter Milan having recorded victories in their last 2 Serie A games, both of which were away from home. There were wins at Lazio and Chievo Verona, with the former being an excellent victory. Home form shows Genoa have improved recently and have lost 2 of their last 6 games at the Stadio Comunale Luigi Ferraris.
This is in stark contrast to their early season form and Genoa failed to win any of their first 9 home matches in Serie A. However, they have defeated Benevento and Sassuolo in recent home league games but lost 1-0 to Udinese last time out. Genoa have not been the most exciting team to watch in Serie A this season and they are averaging just 0.79 goals per game.
Inter Milan Form
Inter Milan finally returned to winning ways in Serie A last weekend as they defeated Bologna 2-1 at the San Siro. The win was a long time coming and Inter Milan were on a dreadful run of form which saw them fail to win any of their previous 10 matches in all competitions. The only successful result in that period came via a penalty shoot-out in the Coppa Italia. Prior to the victory over Bologna last weekend, Inter Milan has lost 2 and drawn 6 Serie A games, a run which has seen them drop out of the title race. The good news for Inter Milan is they have lost only once on the road in Serie A this season but they have only scored 2 goals in their last 4 away league games.
Team News
Genoa will be without the injured trio of Giuseppe Rossi, Miguel Veloso and Armando Izzo. There are doubts over the fitness of Andrej Galabinov but he may start on the bench. Inter Milan have the luxury of a fully fit squad and it will be interesting to see if Luciano Spalletti sticks with Yann Karamoh following his goals last week.
Genoa v Inter Milan – Betting Odds and Predictions
This has the makings of a very tight match and the form of both teams in-front of goal suggests we could be in for few goal scoring chances. Under 2.5 goals is 6/10 with William Hill. Genoa have improved at home in recent weeks while Inter Milan have struggled to win games on the road, despite only losing once this season.
Top Betting Tip Genoa v Inter Milan
The draw is 9/4 with William Hill and can be combined with under 2.5 goals at 13/5 with Ladbrokes. 19-year-old Yann Karamoh was the hero for inter Milan last weekend, scoring the winning goal and can be backed at 14/5 with Ladbrokes to score at any time in this match.