Cremonese vs Inter prediction: ITALY: Serie A betting tips on match 2023-01-27 17:00.
Cremonese failed to protect their lead against Bologna on Monday, slumping to a 1-1 draw as they again failed to post their first Serie A (SA) win of the campaign (D8, L11), unsurprisingly leaving them bottom of the table. Yet, new coach Davide Ballardini may believe he’s the man to mastermind a turnaround after dumping SA leaders Napoli out of Coppa Italia in his first game in charge. There’s more pressing issues at hand in the league for now though, as Ballardini must replicate that victory if his side are to avoid becoming the first top-flight team since Ancona in 2003/04 to fail to win any of their first 20 matches in a campaign.
Avoiding that feat is a tough ask here considering Cremonese have won only once against Inter Milan in 17 competitive H2Hs (D3, L12). While there could be a temptation to plan for the upcoming Coppa Italia quarter-final clash against Roma on Wednesday, the hosts know that top-flight survival takes precedence for now and improving their goal output (four) at home could prove critical to their chances.
Despite their own Coppa Italia quarter final clash on the horizon, Inter boss Simone Inzaghi will undoubtedly be keen to get their league campaign back on track after his side suffered a shock 1-0 home loss against Empoli on Monday, missing the chance to consolidate their top-four spot in the process. The Nerazzurri can ill afford another defeat here as they seek to gather momentum with Atalanta and AC Milan their next two competitive opponents.
Having already lost six matches in the first half of a SA campaign for the first time since 2016/17, when they ominously finished outside European qualification spots, Inter have proved this term that they do have a habit of slipping up. Addressing defensive concerns would almost certainly help Inter avoid another slip up as they are yet to keep an away clean sheet this league campaign and have alarmingly conceded 2+ goals in seven of their last eight away SA trips.
Players to watch: Anything good about Cremonese usually comes through Cyriel Dessers who has contributed to three of their four SA home goals (G2, A1) this campaign. He could be upstaged by Lautaro Martínez who has contributed 11 goals (G9, A2) in his last nine SA games against newly promoted sides, including one in the reverse fixture.
Hot stat: Ahead of this matchday, Inter have scored the joint-most goals in the first 30 minutes of action (13) while Cremonese have conceded the most during the same period (13).