Lazio vs Inter Milan Prediction

This Friday’s Serie A action sees Inter Milan make the trip to face Lazio at the Stadio Olimpico. With the title race still very close, this is a crucial match for both the home and away sides as they share the same points, four points behind second.

Key Stats

• Lazio have scored 8 goals in their last 5 matches whereas Inter Milan have scored 10 goals in their last 5 matches
• Inter Milan have not lost a match across their last 9 Serie A games
• Lazio are ranked the best team at home in the Serie A whereas Inter Milan are ranked the 3rd best away form

Team Previews, Form and Standout Players

Inter Milan have had a good start to the season. They are currently residing in the UEFA Champions League positions. Their opponents Lazio have worked their way up to the just falling short of those places but taking the only UEFA Europa League spot. Climbing up the table with a result is on the cards for Inter Milan and Lazio so they will look to rely upon their star players in an effort to take all three points away from this match on Monday.

Lazio Preview

Formation: 4-2-3-1

Predicted Line-Up: Ivan Provedel; Nuno Tavares, Alessio Romangoli, Mario Gila, Adam Marusic; Nicolò Rovella, Mattéo Guendouzi; Mattia Zaccagni (c), Boulaye Dia, Gustav Isaksen; Valentín Castellanos

Lazio have had a quietly good start to the season, going under the radar slight, finding themselves in the UEFA Europa League so early on in the campaign. After 15 games they sit in fifth place with 10 wins, four loss and one draw. Those matches have left them with 31 points, sharing that tally with Fiorentina and Inter Milan but behind due to goal difference. Earning themselves plenty of goal contributions for Le Aquile has been the paring of Valentín Castellanos and Nuno Tavares. The Argentine has found the back of the net six times with one assist to his name and Arsenal loanee Tavares has provided eight assists. Nuno Tavares should be back fit for this big match so Marco Baroni will be hoping that him and Castellanos will be the difference maker and try to grab a result against Italian giants Inter Milan this Monday night.

Inter Milan Preview

Formation: 3-5-2

Predicted Line-Up: Yann Sommer; Alessandro Bastoni, Stefan De Vrij, Yann Bisseck; Federico Dimarco, Henrikh Mkhitaryan, Hakan Çalhanoğlu, Nicolò Barella, Denzel Dumfries; Lautaro Martínez, Marcus Thuram

Inter Milan have had an excellent start to the season however they have been unfortunate that there have been two teams better than them at the moment. After 14 games, they find themselves sat in third place in the tables with eight wins, one loss and four draws. Those matches have left them with 31 points, the same as Fiorentina and their opponents in this match Lazio. It is their goal difference superiority that keeps them from dropping further away from being Serie A champions once more. In the goals for I Nerazzurri has been striker Marcus Thuram. Across the campaign, Thuram has amassed 13 goals contributions in the form of 10 goals and three assists. He has been a big reason as to why Inter Milan have been able to go their last five domestic matches without a loss. Either him or captain Lautaro Martínez could be the ones to make the difference this Monday.

Head To Head Stats: Lazio vs Inter Milan

There have been 185 matches where these two teams have faced each other throughout history.

Inter Milan unsurprisingly come into this match holding an advantage over Lazio given they are once of the best teams in both Italy and the world. They have come out victors on 77 occasions, leaving Lazio with 48 wins and the remaining 60 fixtures ending in a draw.

The last five faceoffs have been split in the favour of Inter Milan, winning three out of five and drawing once with Lazio taking all three points once. It will be close this Monday with both teams performing well as of late, potentially adding another draw to the tally.

Betting Tips For Lazio vs Inter Milan

Inter have not been their usual selves but are still doing well in the Serie A standings at the moment. 61.54% of their matches have ended with over 2.5 goals, especially when Inter Milan have the services of Marcus Thuram and Lautaro Martínez.

For that reason, our betting experts have gone with Over 2.5 Goals as our best value tip for this game.

Odds of 10/11 mean that a £10 bet has the potential to return up to £19.10 in this match.

(odds subject to change)

Final Prediction: Lazio vs Inter Milan

Lazio 2-2 Inter Milan

Both teams have been great this season, with Lazio unbeaten at home. This makes this match difficult to predict a winner but we can see plenty of goals however.