Verona vs Inter prediction: ITALY: Serie A betting tips on match 2023-05-02 19:00.
Verona’s Serie A (SA) renaissance continued on Sunday when they came back from one goal down to pick up a crucial point (1-1) against Cremonese. An unbeaten four-game run (W2, D2) has put them level on points with Spezia but still in the relegation zone – owing to an inferior H2H record – and coach Marco Zaffaroni warned “there’s no time to enjoy anything” as the season nears its end.
Goals remain a concern with only three clubs scoring fewer than Verona’s 27 ahead of this round, but a return home could be good news. Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi has witnessed the hosts win five of their last eight home matches (D2, L1) whilst scoring 11 goals during the sequence, insulating them from their overall dearth of goals.
Success here would be historic for the hosts as Inter Milan haven’t lost a SA H2H since February 1992 (W19, D4) and are in the middle of their own top-four battle. Simone Inzaghi’s men may have picked up form at the right moment with three wins on the trot, extended by a 3-1 win over Lazio on Sunday that was hailed by Inzaghi as a “brilliant performance” that lifted them back into top-four.
Continuing that winning momentum will be critical as Inter have big matches on the horizon against Roma in the league and bitter city rivals AC Milan in the Champions League. Improving their away form would be handy as the Nerazzurri have won just one of their last five league road trips (D2, L2). And with both those losses seeing the decisive goal conceded beyond the 75th minute, the visitors will have to guard against late complacency.
Players to watch: Simone Verdi has scored each of Verona’s last three goals and has seen his last two personal H2H contributions (G1, A1) come in 1-1 draws. On a similar scale of improved form, Lautaro MartĂnez has scored three of Inter’s last four league goals and also netted in three of his last four H2Hs.
Hot stat: Verona have conceded 11 SA goals (24%) beyond the 80th minute.