Inter vs Napoli prediction: ITALY: Serie A betting tips on match 2026-01-10 19:45.
[p]Serie A leaders Inter Milan will be looking to increase their four-point lead over Napoli and deliver a blow to the defending champions’ hopes of staying in the title race.[/p]
[p]Match News and Current Form[/p]
[p]Inter defeated Parma 2-0 on Wednesday to record a sixth consecutive Serie A win and stay at the top of the table. It was a ninth clean sheet of the campaign for the Nerazzurri, whose improved defensive solidity has seen them lose only two of their last 15 league games (W13). Three of their four league defeats this season have been against title challengers immediately below Cristian Chivu’s men, making this a fascinating test of their ability to build a gap ahead of their closest rivals. With 3+ goals scored in four of their last six home league games, they’ll likely come out with significant attacking intent.[/p]
[p]Napoli dropped points in a 2-2 draw against relegation-threatened Hellas Verona on Wednesday, but it could have been worse as the Partenopei went 2-0 down within the first 30 minutes. The result ended a four-game winning run in all competitions for the newly-crowned Supercoppa Italiana winners, who have dropped points in four of their last nine Serie A matches (W5, D2, L2). Head coach Antonio Conte will face a tough battle to keep Napoli in the hunt as his side have lost four of their last eight league trips (W4), a sequence that started with a 2-1 defeat at this venue against AC Milan in September.[/p]
[p]Head-to-Head History[/p]
[p]Inter lost only two of the last 14 competitive H2Hs (W6, D6), but one of those defeats came in the reverse fixture in October. That result gives Napoli a chance to post their first Serie A double over Inter since 2016/17.[/p]
[p]Hot Stats and Streaks[/p]
[p]Inter scored 2+ goals in a league-high 13 of their 18 matches this season.[/p]
[p]Inter scored the opening goal within the first 30 minutes in a league-high ten matches this season.[/p]
[p]Napoli haven’t scored an away league goal this season beyond the 70th minute.[/p]
[p]Napoli scored exactly two goals in each of their last five competitive matches (W4, D1).[/p]
[p]Key Players to Watch and Missing Players[/p]
[p]Hakan Çalhanoğlu scored Inter’s opening goal in three of the last five Serie A H2Hs, including in the 3-1 defeat in October. Scott McTominay started Napoli’s revival against Verona with a 54th minute goal, which was also the exact timing of his goal in the reverse fixture.[/p]
[p]Andy Diouf and Matteo Darmian are likely to be back for Inter. David Neres missed Napoli’s last game due to an injury, while Pasquale Mazzocchi will be available after serving a suspension. [/p]
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[p]Betting Analysis[/p]
[p]The last four H2Hs saw both teams amongst the goals and backing both teams to score again could be a wise option.[/p]
[p][i]Author: Sridhar Bhamidi[/i][/p]