Arguably the biggest game of the weekend in Serie A sees Inter Milan welcome Lazio to the San Siro on Saturday afternoon. This is a massive match for both teams, who are not only trying to win a place in the Champions League for next season but also clinging on to the hope of making a challenge for the Serie A title. Inter Milan will start the match in 3rd place but could be 8 points behind the leaders Napoli by the time this match kicks-off. Therefore, they must win the match if they want to keep in touch at the top. Lazio will be looking to close the gap on the top four and win could lift them into 4th place in Serie A and within 1 point of Inter Milan.
Italian Serie A – Inter Milan v Lazio Roma – Sardegna Arena, Cagliari – Saturday 30th December – 17:00 UK Time
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Draw Best Odd of: 13/5 at William Hill |
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Inter Milan
Lazio RomaInter Milan Form
Inter Milan start this match having failed to win any of their previous 5 matches in all competitions. The only joy they have received is a penalty shootout victory over Prordenone in the Coppa Italia having been held by the Serie C1 club at home to a 0-0 draw after extra-time. That match followed what was a good point in a 0-0 draw at Juventus but 3 straight defeats against Udinese and Sassuolo in Serie A and local rivals AC Milan in the Coppa Italia, mean Inter Milan are on a run of poor form.
Perhaps the most worrying aspect of their form, other than results, has been their record in-front of goal and having started the season in promising fashion, Inter Milan have scored just 1 goal in their last 5 matches. However, Inter Milan have scored in every home league game this season and will hope that run continues into this match.
Lazio Form
Lazio secured their place in the semi-final of the Coppa Italia with a 1-0 home win over Fiorentina on Boxing Day. That result means it is now 4 matches unbeaten in all competitions for Lazio, with three of those matches ending in wins. In addition to the cup win over Fiorentina, there have been wins against Crotone in Serie A and Cittadella in the Coppa Italia.
In Serie A, Lazio have tasted just 3 defeats this season and have lost only 2 of their last 12 games. Away from home, they have won 7 of their 9 Serie A matches, including a fantastic 2-1 win at Juventus. Scoring goals has not been a problem for Lazio on the road and they have netted an average of 2.56 goals in their away league games this season.
Team News
Inter Milan will be without central defender Miranda and right-back Danilo D’Ambrosio for this match as both are injured. Every other regular first team player should be available. Lazio will be without Felipe Caicedo and Davide Di Gennaro who are on the treatment table. They are also without Federico Marchetti, Filip Djordjevic, Brayan Perea and Christopher Oikonomidis who are all suspended.
Inter Milan v Lazio Roma – Odds and Predicitions
Inter Milan are 6/5 to pick up the victory, with Lazio Roma a 9/4 shot to get the three points.
Top Betting Tips Inter Milan v Lazio Roma
This is a tough match to call but one thing we should see in this game are goals. Inter Milan, despite their recent troubles in-front of goal have a good record at home and Lazio have been great going forward in away matches. Over 2.5 goals is 4/6 with Ladbrokes. Considering the attacking threat of the teams in this match, we should also see both get on the scoresheet and both teams to score is 8/15 with William Hill. Ciro Immobile has been in tremendous form for Lazio this season and the Italian striker has 16 goals to his name, leaving him just 1 behind Mauro Icardi at the top of the scoring charts in Italy. Immobile is 6/4 with Ladbrokes to score at any time.