Inter Milan travel to Spezia for a Friday night Serie A fixture looking to maintain the pressure on leaders AC Milan. The Champions appear to be returning to their best form and should have too much for an erratic Spezia side.
The campaign appears to be effectively over for Spezia as they are not battling for much at the moment. They have no present relegation threat and sitting 12 points off the top 10, look set for a bottom half finish this season.
Spezia have not been at their best in recent weeks and head into Friday’s clash with just two wins from their last nine matches. They have suffered five defeats in that run but were held to a 0-0 draw by Empoli in their previous Serie A fixture.
One positive for Spezia is their recent home record having won their last two matches at Stadio Alberto Picco. However, both wins were against teams below them as those results were preceded by back-to-back defeats to Fiorentina and Roma.
After stumbling slightly earlier this year, Inter Milan appear to have turned their fortunes around in recent weeks. They are unbeaten in their last five matches, claiming three wins in that run and are now just two points behind leaders AC Milan with a game in hand.
Inter Milan have won their last two matches and travel to Spezia off the back of a 2-0 victory over Verona in their previous fixture. Both goals came in the first half through Nicolo Barella and Edin Dzeko.
The Nerazzurri have maintained a fine record away from home this season, suffering just one defeat on their travels. Some of their biggest wins have come on the road, beating Salernitana 5-0 while also claiming a 1-0 victory over Juventus in their previous away fixture.
How the bookies view it
The bookies have Inter Milan as overwhelming favourites with an away win priced at 6/19 with SBK. A victory for Spezia is valued at 11/1 by William Hill while SBK is also offering odds of 24/5 for a draw.
Recent head to head
Inter Milan have never lost to Spezia, claiming two wins and a draw from three previous meetings. The champions won 2-0 in the reverse fixture back in December.
Players to watch
Inter Milan’s backline has been pivotal to their recent resurgence, keeping four clean sheets in their last five away matches. Stefan de Vrij and Milan Skriniar should continue their central defensive partnership and can lead the champions to another clean sheet at evens with Paddy Power.
Edin Dzeko ended a three-match goal drought with his effort last time out and will be keen to go on a scoring run as the season approaches the business end. The Bosnian striker is priced at 11/10 by Coral to get on the score sheet on Friday.
Anything else catch the eye?
Inter Milan are expected to come out on top on Friday and given their recent defensive record, could be backed to earn a third straight win to nil at 23/20 with Unibet. The quality in their attack means a -1 handicap can also be considered at 5/6 with bet365.
Inter Milan were the only ones to score in the reverse fixture with Spezia and could be set for a repeat at 11/10 with bet365.
This Serie A match between Spezia and Inter Milan will be played on Apr 16, 2022 and kick off at 18:00. Check below for our tipsters best Spezia vs Inter Milan prediction. You may also visit our dedicated betting previews section for the most up to date previews.