Following a shock defeat last time out, Inter Milan will travel to Genoa on Friday as they look to reassert themselves in the title race. The hosts have been one of the worst teams in Serie A this season and the champions should emerge with all the points here.
As the season begins to approach the business end, time is running out for relegation threatened Genoa. They have spent much of the campaign in the bottom three and are currently six points from safety.
Genoa have showed some fight in recent weeks, drawing their last four matches, including a 1-1 scoreline at Venezia in their previous fixture. However, they remain winless in their last 10 matches and need to quickly start turning those draws into victories.
Another problem that has hampered Genoa this season is a poor record at the Stadio Comunale Luigi Ferraris. Alexander Blessin’s men are yet to claim a single Serie A win at home this season and have failed to score in three of their last four matches in front of their fans.
It was a disappointing outing for Inter Milan in their previous Serie A fixture as they suffered a shock 2-0 home defeat to Sassuolo. The champions were not at their best but still had chances to score with Edin Dzeko the major culprit.
It appears to be a general rough patch for Inter Milan, who have claimed just one win from their last five matches across all competitions. Simone Inzaghi’s men are now two points behind leaders AC Milan having played a game less that their local rivals.
Inter Milan appear to be getting more joy on their travels lately and have suffered just one defeat in their last 10 away matches in Serie A. A 5-0 victory over bottom side Salernitana is among their results in that run while they also triumphed 3-0 at Roma.
How the bookies view it
Despite their recent struggles, Inter Milan still go into Friday’s clash as overwhelming favourites among the bookies at 4/11 with SBK. Genoa are outsiders at home at 10/1 with William Hill while betfair is offering odds of 9/2 for a draw.
Recent head to head
Inter Milan have dominated this fixture in recent times, winning the last seven matches against Genoa. Inter won 4-0 in the reverse fixture back in August with Edin Dzeko among the goals.
Players to watch
Edin Dzeko will be keen make up for the missed chances last time out and could be worth keeping an eye on for Inter Milan. The Bosnian striker has 10 Serie A goals this season and is priced at 20/21 by SBK to score on Friday.
Genoa’s recent goalscoring problems means Inter Milan will be targeting a shutout on Friday. Stefan De Vrij and Milan Skriniar are likely to continue in central defence and can lead the Nerazzurri to a clean sheet at 11/10 with Paddy Power.
Anything else catch the eye?
There have been 4-0 and 3-0 victories for Inter Milan in the last two matches with Genoa and the Nerazzurri could be tipped in the -1 handicap market at 47/50 with Sporting Index. The champions have won to nil in the last seven meetings and a repeat is priced at 5/4 with BetVictor.
This Serie A match between Genoa and Inter Milan will be played on Feb 25, 2022 and kick off at 20:00. Check below for our tipsters best Genoa vs Inter Milan prediction. You may also visit our dedicated betting previews section for the most up to date previews.