It is the Derby D'Italia this weekend as Inter Milan welcome Juventus to San Siro for a Serie A fixture. Juventus have been a bit unconvincing lately and should find things difficult against the champions, who are beginning to regain their best form.
The task for Inter Milan will be to extend their recent good form as they are currently on a five match winning run across all competitions. Simone Inzaghi’s men claimed a 1-0 victory over Roma last time out in Serie A before sealing a similar result at Young Boys in a midweek Champions League clash.
An important factor in Inter Milan’s recent showings is their defensive discipline having kept clean sheets in three of their last four matches. The Nerazzurri have also won four of their last five home matches, keeping three clean sheets in that run.
Juventus travel to San Siro off the back of their first defeat of the season as they were beaten 1-0 at home by Stuttgart in the Champions League. While the result was disappointing, manager Thiago Motta will be particularly troubled by his team’s display as they were second best throughout and could only muster a single attempt on target.
Although Juventus have only been beaten once this season and claimed a 1-0 victory at Lazio last time out, their recent performances have not been up to scratch. They have picked up just two wins in their last six Serie A matches, failing to score three times in that run.
How the bookies view it: Nerazzurri backed to prevail
Nerazzurri have the upper hand among the bookies and are priced at 4/5 by Betfred to claim the win. A victory for Juventus is valued at 4/1 while Betfred is offering odds of 12/5 for a draw.
Head to head: Inter solid at home
Juventus have a 33-20 advantage with 23 draws from 76 previous matches against Inter Milan. The Nerazzurri have won the last two meetings at San Siro and triumphed 1-0 in the most recent clash back in February.
Players to watch: Eyes on Martinez
Lautaro Martinez remains the biggest attacking threat for Inter Milan and will be the one to watch on Sunday. The striker has four goals in the last six matches for the Nerazzurri and is priced at 7/4 by Betfred to get on the score sheet once again.
Defensive solidity has been pivotal in Inter Milan’s recent form having kept clean sheets in three of their last four matches. Stefan de Vrij is expected to feature at the heart of the defence and can lead the champions to another clean sheet at 11/10 with Betfred.
Probable line-ups
Inter Milan are without Francesco Acerbi, Hakan Calhanoglou and Kristjan Asllani, who are all sidelined with injury. Martinez and Marcus Thuram are expected to return to the starting line-up after coming off the bench in the Champions League.
Juventus also have injury problems, with Nicolas Gonzalez, Teun Koopmeiners, Bremer and Arkadiusz Milik still sidelined. Manuel Locatelli should return to the midfield after coming off the bench in the Champions League while Dusan Vlahovic is expected to continue in attack.
Inter Milan: Sommer, Pavard, de Vrij, Bastoni, Darmian, Barella, Frattesi, Zielinski, Dimarco, Thuram, Martinez
Juventus: Di Gregorio, Cambiaso, Kalulu, Gatti, Savona, Locatelli, Thuram, McKennie, Conceicao, Yildiz, Vlahovic
Anything else catch the eye?
Inter Milan have won to nil in their last two home matches against Juventus and could be set for a repeat at 13/8 with Betfred. The Nerazzurri have scored in both halves in four of their last five matches at San Siro and a similar pattern is valued at 13/8 by Betfred.
A closely fought opening is expected on Sunday, so the second half could be tipped to produce the most goals at 21/20 by Betfred.
This Serie A match between Inter Milan and Juventus will be played on Oct 27, 2024 and kick off at 18:00. Check below for our tipsters best Inter Milan vs Juventus prediction. You may also visit our dedicated betting previews section for the most up to date previews.
