Inter Milan have their eyes on top spot in Serie A as they travel to the Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi for a clash with Verona. The champions have impressed on their travels and should have the edge over their struggling hosts.
Verona have been on a steady decline down the table having lost four of their last five Serie A matches. They are now just three points above the relegation places having lost 3-1 at Fiorentina last time out.
Since winning 3-0 over Napoli in their opening fixture, Verona have been a bit erratic at home. Paolo Zanetti’s men have won three and lost three of their six fixtures at the Bentegodi but did claim a 3-2 victory over Roma in their last match in front of their fans.
Inter Milan have dropped to fourth in the table after being held to a 1-1 draw by leaders Napoli last time out. However, things are very tight at the top as Simone Inzaghi’s men are just one point off the pace.
The Nerazzurri have maintained a solid record on their travels where they are unbeaten this season. They have won their last four away matches across all competitions and will be confident of getting past Verona.
How the bookies view it: Nerazzurri overwhelming favourites
Inter Milan have been installed as overwhelming favourites among the bookies and are priced at 1/3 by Betfred to claim the win. An unlikely victory for Verona is valued at 7/1 by Betfred, who are offering odds of 9/2 for a draw.
Head to head: Inter unbeaten
Inter Milan are unbeaten against Verona, with 22 wins and five draws from 25 previous matches against Verona. The Nerazzurri were held to a 2-2 draw at the Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi last season.
Players to watch: Martinez the haunt again
Lautaro Martinez has a great scoring record against Verona with five goals in the last six meetings. The striker also has five Serie A goals this season and is priced at evens by Betfred to maintain his scoring run.
Despite Verona’s struggles this season, Casper Tengstedt is still having a decent campaign. The striker has found the net in two of the last three home matches and is priced at 16/5 by Betfred to find the net on Saturday.
Probable line-ups
Dailon Livramento is available for Verona after returning from suspension but Pawel Dawidowicz, Martin Frese and Domagoj Bradaric are sidelined with injury. Tengstedt should continue in attack while Flavius Daniliuc should replace Bradaric at the back.
Hakan Calhanoglou and Carlos Augusto are sidelined with injury for Inter Milan. Piotr Zielinski could come in for the Turkish midfielder while Martinez and Thuram are expected to continue in attack.
Verona: Montipo, Tchatchoua, Magnani, Coppola, Daniliuc, Duda, Serdar, Lazovic, Harroui, Suslov, Tengstedt
Inter Milan: Sommer, Bastoni, Acerbi, Pavard, Dimarco, Mkhitaryan, Zielinski, Barella, Dumfries, Thuram, Martinez
Anything else catch the eye?
The reverse fixture produced over 3.5 goals and with Verona seeing a similar outcome in their last two matches, a repeat could be considered at 11/8 with Betfred. The Nerazzurri have scored in both halves in two of their last three meetings and could be set for a similar pattern at 21/20 with Betfred.
Inter Milan often concede in this fixture and could be backed to earn a win and both teams to score at 7/4 with Betfred.
This Serie A match between Verona and Inter Milan will be played on Nov 23, 2024 and kick off at 15:00. Check below for our tipsters best Verona vs Inter Milan prediction. You may also visit our dedicated betting previews section for the most up to date previews.
