Inter vs Empoli prediction: ITALY: Serie A betting tips on match 2024-03-31 18:45.
[p]Despite their commanding lead at the Serie A summit, the international break probably came at a good time for Inter Milan, who followed up a run of 13 consecutive wins with a UEFA Champions League exit before drawing with Napoli. Simone Inzaghi’s men have had the chance to refocus as they hunt down the Scudetto, and with a commanding 14-point lead pre-round, it’d take an extraordinary collapse to fail on that front.[/p]
[p]The Nerazzurri only have the league to focus on, and that could spell bad news for Empoli as Inter have a commanding recent H2H record (W17, D1, L2). They’ve netted twice per game on average over that run, and they’ll be keen to continue that as if they find the back of the net here, Inter will equal the record for scoring in each of the first 30 games of a Serie A season.[/p]
[p]After new boss Davide Nicola strung together a six-match unbeaten run (W3, D3), reality has bitten back with Empoli suffering three consecutive 1-0 defeats before the break. Consequently, just a point separates the Azzurri from the drop zone ahead of this clash, which is arguably the toughest fixture the division has to offer at the moment.[/p]
[p]That rings especially true considering that Empoli have failed to score in ten of their last 15 top-flight H2Hs (W1, D1, L13). The San Siro is evidently not the venue to solve their recent scoring woes, but that’s been a problem that’s plagued them all season, as no side in the division have netted fewer than their 22 goals this term.[/p]
[p]Players to watch: A goal from Lautaro MartĂnez could be bad news for the visitors, as his last five league strikes have come in four wins – each of which was accompanied by a clean sheet. Empoli could look to Szymon Ĺ»urkowski for a response as he netted their opening goal in his last five league scoring appearances.[/p]
[p]Hot stat: Inter have scored the opening goal in all but one of their 29 Serie A matches this season.[/p]