Inter Milan continue their pursuit of leaders Napoli as they travel to Sampdoria for a Monday night Serie A fixture. The Nerazzurri have been one of the form teams in the league in recent weeks and should be too strong for the hosts.
Sampdoria are in desperate need of a turnaround in fortunes as they look to get their campaign back on track and escape the drop. They have lost five of their last six matches and are currently second from bottom, eight points from safety.
The hosts head into Monday’s clash off the back of a 2-2 draw at Monza in their previous Serie A fixture.
The major problem for Sampdoria this season is their home form as they are without a win at the Stadio Comunale Luigi Ferraris. Dejan Stankovic’s men are currently on a seven-match losing run in front of their fans and have failed to score in the last six.
Inter Milan appear to have returned to their best form and have claimed 10 wins from their last 13 matches. They are currently second, although sitting 13 points off the pace, the only thing to do is maintain their fine run and hope for leaders Napoli to hit rough patch.
The Nerazzurri travel to Sampdoria off the back of a 1-0 victory over rivals AC Milan in their previous Serie A fixture. It was a closely fought encounter with Lautaro Martinez’s first half effort proving to be the difference.
Inter Milan have also impressed on their travels lately and are unbeaten in their last eight away matches across all competitions. Simone Inzaghi’s men have claimed six wins in that run and earned a 2-1 victory at bottom side Cremonense in their previous fixture on the road.
How the bookies view it
Inter Milan have been installed as overwhelming favourites and are priced at 4/9 by bet365. Sampdoria are outsiders at home at 7/1 with William Hill while a draw is set at odds od 7/2 with Paddy Power.
Head to head
Inter Milan have a 30-10 advantage with 16 draws from 56 previous matches with Sampdoria. The Nerazzurri have claimed 3-0 victories in the last two meetings, including the reverse fixture back in October.
Players to watch
Given Sampdoria’s goal scoring problems at home, Inter Milan will be targeting a shutout on Monday. Milan Skriniar is pivotal in the heart of the defence for the Nerazzurri and can lead them to a clean sheet at evens with William Hill.
At the other end of the pitch, Lautaro Martinez will be the one to watch for Inter Milan having rediscovered his scoring touch in recent weeks. The striker has seven goals in his last eight matches across all competitions and is priced at 13/8 by bet365 to score anytime.
Anything else catch the eye?
Sampdoria have failed to score in their last six home matches and with Inter Milan earning wins to nil in the last two meetings, a repeat could be considered at 13/10 with BetVictor. Having earned 3-0 wins in the last two meetings, the Nerazzurri could also be backed in the -1 handicap at 5/4 with Coral.
Inter Milan scored in both halves in the reverse fixture and Monday’s clash could be set to follow a similar pattern at 11/8 with bet365.
This Serie A match between Sampdoria and Inter Milan will be played on Feb 13, 2023 and kick off at 19:45. Check below for our tipsters best Sampdoria vs Inter Milan prediction. You may also visit our dedicated betting previews section for the most up to date previews.
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