It is a top of the table battle in Serie A as champions Inter Milan welcome leaders Napoli to San Siro on Sunday. The Nerazzurri appear to have found their form in recent weeks and given their fine record in this fixture, should have the upper hand over Napoli, who stumbled last time out.
Inter Milan appear to have found their rhythm in recent weeks as they are unbeaten in their last nine matches across all competitions. Simone Inzaghi’s men have picked up eight wins in that run and are only one point off the pace in the Serie A standings.
Things have been particularly smooth for Inter Milan at San Siro, where they have won their last two matches. They picked up a 1-0 victory in their previous Serie A fixture and followed up with a similar result against Arsenal in the Champions League.
Napoli have been one of the more impressive teams in Serie A as they have held on to top spot on the standings for weeks now. They travel to San Siro off the back of just one defeat in their last 10 matches.
That defeat for Napoli came last time out as they were beaten 3-0 at home by Atalanta. Although manager Antonio Conte will consider the result a minor blip, he is likely to be troubled by the performance as they were completely outclassed by the Bergamo club.
How the bookies view it: Nerazzurri highly fancied
Inter Milan have been installed as overwhelming favourites and are priced at 5/6 by Betfred to claim the win. A victory for Napoli is valued at 3/1 by Betfred, who is also offering odds of 11/4 for a draw.
Head to head: Upper hand for Inter
Inter Milan have a 24-17 advantage with 14 draws from 55 previous matches against Napoli. The Nerazzurri are unbeaten in six of the last seven fixtures, claiming four wins in that run, although both teams battled to a 1-1 draw in the most recent meeting back in March.
Players to watch : Martinez finding form
Lautaro Martinez has five goals in the last six Serie A matches and will be the one to watch for Inter Milan tomorrow. The striker was also on target against Napoli last season and is priced at 6/4 by Betfred to maintain his scoring run.
Romelu Lukaku will be the one to watch for Napoli as he looks to add to his four Serie A goals this season. The Belgian striker will be keen to get one over on his former club and is priced at 13/5 by Betfred to get on the score sheet.
Probable line-ups
Inter Milan have been boosted by the return of key players Francesco Acerbi and Hakan Calhanoglou. Calhanoglou might be given a start after scoring in the Champions League while Acerbi may have to settle for a place off the bench.
Napoli will be without midfielders Stanislav Lobotka and Michael Folorunsho, who are both sidelined with injury. Lukaku should lead the line once again with Khvicha Kvaratskhelia and Matteo Politano providing support.
Inter Milan: Sommer, Bisseck, de Vrij, Pavard, Dumfries, Calhanoglou, Barella, Mkhitaryan, Dimarco, Thuram, Martinez
Napoli: Meret, Olivera, Buongiorno, Rrahmani, Di Lorenzo, Gilmour, McTominay, Anguissa, Politano, Kvaratskhelia, Lukaku
Anything else catch the eye?
There is plenty of quality in both attacks and goals could be expected on Sunday. Over 3.5 goals is priced at 9/4 by Betfred, who is offering 5/6 for over 2.5 goals while both teams could be backed to score at odds of 8/11.
Inter Milan have scored in both halves in two of their last three Serie A home matches and a similar pattern is priced at 9/5 by Betfred.
This Serie A match between Inter Milan and Napoli will be played on Nov 10, 2024 and kick off at 20:45. Check below for our tipsters best Inter Milan vs Napoli prediction. You may also visit our dedicated betting previews section for the most up to date previews.
