Fresh from qualifying for the final of the Coppa Italia, Inter Milan host Lazio in a Serie A fixture that could prove significant for leaders Napoli.
Inter Milan will head into Sunday’s clash with plenty of confidence after claiming a 2-1 aggregate win over Juventus to reach the Coppa Italia final. After battling to a 1-1 draw in the first leg, they picked up a 1-0 home victory on Wednesday to progress.
That result is part of Inter Milan’s recent resurgence having suffered just one defeat in their last seven matches across all competitions. They claimed a 3-0 victory at Empoli in their previous Serie A fixture with Romelu Lukaku netting a brace.
While things have undoubtedly improved for Inter Milan lately, they continue to find things difficult at home. Simone Inzaghi’s men will head into Saturday’s clash looking to end a run of three straight Serie A defeats at San Siro.
Sitting 17 points off the pace, the task for Lazio for the rest of the season is to hold on to second place and secure a return to the Champions League. However, Saturday’s clash is significant in the title race as defeat for the capital club means Napoli will be crowned Serie A champions.
Lazio have been one of the most impressive teams since the turn of the year and have won seven of their last nine Serie A matches. However, Maurizio Sarri’s men stumbled last time out, losing 1-0 at home to Torino.
The capital club will be keen to move on from that result and will travel to San Siro with confidence having impressed on their recent travels. They are unbeaten in their last seven Serie A matches on the road, claiming seven wins in that run.
How the bookies view it
Inter Milan have the upper hand among the bookies and are priced at 5/6 by 10bet to claim the win. A victory for Lazio is valued at 15/4 by Coral while a draw is set at odds of 13/5 with William Hill.
Head to head
Lazio have a 25-23 advantage with 21 draws from 69 previous matches against Inter Milan. The capital club claimed a 3-1 victory in the reverse fixture while Nerazzurri have won the last three meetings at San Siro.
Players to watch
Inter Milan’s recent resurgence appears to have coincided with Romelu Lukaku rediscovering his scoring touch. The striker has found the net four times in his last seven matches and is priced at 2/1 by William Hill to score anytime on Sunday.
Mattia Zaccagni had stepped up a few times this season in the absence of Immobile and could be worth keeping an eye on for Lazio. The attacker has 10 Serie A goals this season and is priced at 22/4 by Unibet to find the net on Sunday.
Anything else catch the eye?
There has been over 3.5 goals in three of the last four meetings between Inter Milan and Lazio and a repeat is priced at 3/1 with BetVictor. Over 2.5 goals is valued at 11/10 by bet365 while Coral is offering odds of 20/21 on both teams to score.
There have been over goals after the break in two of the last three meetings and Sunday’s clash could be tipped to follow a similar pattern at 11/10 with Paddy Power.
This Serie A match between Inter Milan and Lazio will be played on Apr 30, 2023 and kick off at 11:30. Check below for our tipsters best Inter Milan vs Lazio prediction. You may also visit our dedicated betting previews section for the most up to date previews.
