Two of the most in-form teams in Serie A square off on Monday night as Lazio host champions Inter Milan. Both teams have shown plenty of attacking quality and should produce goals in this one.
It has been a solid fortnight for Lazio as they beat title chasers Napoli twice in the space of a few days. They claimed a 3-2 victory in Copa Italia before edging to a 1-0 win in the Serie A last weekend.
Lazio are unbeaten in 10 of their last 11 matches across all competitions, including a 3-1 Europa League victory at Ajax on Thursday. Marco Baroni’s men have looked sharp in attack this season with 10 of their last 11 home matches producing over 2.5 goals.
Inter Milan will be desperate to bounce back from their 1-0 Champions League defeat at Bayer Leverkusen. They had been unbeaten in their previous 13 matches across all competitions and beat Parma 3-1 in their last Serie A fixture.
The Nerazzurri are among the leading scorers in Serie A this season, with Marcus Thuram accounting for 10 of their goals so far. Six of their last eight Serie A away matches have produced over 2.5 goals.
How the bookies view it: Upper hand for Nerazzurri
Inter Milan have the upper hand among the bookies and are priced at 11/10 by BoyleSports to claim the win. A victory for Lazio is valued at 29/10 by BoyleSports, who are also offering odds of 23/10 for a draw.
Head to head: Nerazzurri on top
Inter Milan have a 26-25 advantage with 22 draws from 71 previous matches against Lazio. The Nerazzurri were unbeaten against Lazio last season, winning the Serie A meeting at the Stadio Olimpico and a Super Coppa clash before a 1-1 draw back in May.
Players to watch: Thuram the man for Inter
Thuram is having a fine campaign so far and will be keen to add to his 10 Serie A goals this season. The French striker has scored in two of the last three matches against Lazio and is priced at 9/4 by BoyleSports to get on the score sheet.
In the absence of the suspended Valentin Castellanos, Lazio will look to Tijjani Noslin to provide the spark in attack. The forward netted a hat-trick in the Coppa Italia win against Napoli and is priced at 7/2 by BoyleSports to find the net.
Probable line-ups
Castellanos is suspended for Lazio while Alessio Romagnoli, Lorenzo Pellegrini and Matias Vecino are all sidelined with injury. Noslin should start in attack alongside Gustav Isaksen while Pedro could also be given a run-out.
The only major absentee for Inter Milan is Benjamin Pavard, who remains sidelined with injury. The likes of Federico Dimarco, Nicolo Barella and Lautaro Martinez were all second half substitutes in the Champions League and should return to the team on Monday.
Lazio: Provedel, Marusic, Gila, Patric, Tavares, Guendouzi, Dele-Bashiru, Isaksen, Dia, Pedro, Noslin
Inter Milan: Sommer, Bisseck, de Vrij, Bastoni, Darmian, Barella, Calhanoglou, Mkhitaryan, Thuram, Martinez
Anything else catch the eye?
Inter Milan have plenty of quality in attack and having produced over 2.5 goals in six of their last eight meetings, a similar outcome is priced at 20/23 with BoyleSports. Both teams have also scored in eight of their last 10 meetings and a repeat is valued at 7/10 with BoyleSports.
There have been more goals after the break in four of the last five meetings between both teams and a similar pattern is valued at evens with BoyleSports.
This Serie A match between Lazio and Inter Milan will be played on Dec 16, 2024 and kick off at 19:45. Check below for our tipsters best Lazio vs Inter Milan prediction. You may also visit our dedicated betting previews section for the most up to date previews.
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