Inter vs Lecce prediction: ITALY: Serie A betting tips on match 2026-01-13 19:45.
[p]Inter Milan will look to maintain their home H2H supremacy over a relegation-threatened Lecce, with a tight Serie A title race leaving little room to drop further points.[/p]
[p]Match News and Current Form[/p]
[p]Inter twice squandered the lead against Napoli on Sunday, albeit their 2-2 draw maintained a three-point lead at the top of the table going into this midweek round. It was the Nerazzurri’s first draw of the season, while it was just the second time that they have dropped points after scoring first (W14, D1, L1) during this Serie A campaign. More frustrating results for Cristian Chivu’s men could be detrimental to their Scudetto ambitions, with AC Milan and Napoli breathing down their necks. Those two are the only teams to have taken points off Inter in their last eight home league matches (W6, D1, L1), raising hopes of an immediate recovery here after Sunday’s disappointment.[/p]
[p]Lecce also failed to make their lead count, crumbling after the hour mark to lose 2-1 to Parma on Sunday and finishing the contest with nine men. Eusebio Di Francesco’s men have now lost three of their last four games (D1) and are just three points above the relegation zone, with this rescheduled matchday-16 fixture serving as their game in hand over two of the bottom three clubs. To add to their nerves, the Apulians have tasted defeat in five of their last eight away encounters across all competitions (W2, D1), with those two wins being achieved by a slender one-goal margin.[/p]
[p]Head-to-Head History[/p]
[p]Inter have won their last six H2Hs, including the last five with a clean sheet. At the San Siro, the Nerazzurri have tasted victory in the last 11 meetings between the sides, including eight without conceding.[/p]
[p]Hot Stats and Streaks[/p]
[p]Inter have outscored their opponents 8-1 in the first 15 minutes of Serie A matches this season.[/p]
[p]Inter have scored exactly one first-half goal in a division-high 11 of their league games this term.[/p]
[p]Lecce have lost 11 of the 12 matches (D1) in which they have gone behind at any point this season.[/p]
[p]Nine of Lecce’s last 11 top-flight away matches have produced under 2.5 goals.[/p]
[p]Key Players to Watch and Missing Players[/p]
[p]Lautaro MartĂnez has four goals in his last three H2Hs, with Inter winning all three games without conceding. Nikola Ĺ tulić has scored the match opener with both of his Serie A goals this season, including in the first minute for Lecce against Parma.[/p]
[p]Inter’s Hakan Çalhanoğlu went off injured against Napoli late on, while Lecce trio Ylber Ramadani, Lameck Banda and Kialonda Gaspar will all be absent here after either being booked or sent off against Parma. [/p]
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[p]Betting Analysis[/p]
[p]Recent form and H2H history makes backing Inter to win with a clean sheet a worthy pick here.[/p]
[p][i]Author: Sridhar Bhamidi[/i][/p]