Lazio vs Inter prediction: ITALY: Serie A betting tips on match 2024-12-15 19:45.
[p]Back-to-back competitive victories against a Napoli side who were league leaders at the time saw Lazio regain their domestic momentum after an unexpected 3-1 defeat at hands of newcomers Parma. Of particular importance was their 1-0 away league win against the Partenopei in the last Serie A round, which thrust Marco Baroni’s men back to the title fight, and they now have just a three-point deficit to the league leaders ahead of the round.[/p]
[p]Lazio continued their momentum with a 3-1 win away at Ajax in midweek Europa League action, and they return to the Stadio Olimpico as one of only four Serie A teams yet to taste a home defeat this term (W6, D1). That’s no great surprise as the Biancocelesti have now won eight of their last nine competitive home matches (D1), opening the scoring in seven of those victories.[/p]
[p]Only a few minutes separated Inter Milan from becoming the first ever side not to concede in the opening six Champions League matches of a campaign, but a 90th minute goal from Leverkusen ended their 13-game unbeaten run in all competitions (W11, D2). Simone Inzaghi’s men will now be eager to react here to ensure they don’t fall further off the pace in Serie A, where they entered this round three points from the summit but with a precious game in hand.[/p]
[p]Inter’s match at Leverkusen was also their first away match in five in which they failed to keep a clean sheet (W4, L1), with that run starting here against Lazio’s rivals Roma (1-0). Across those four away victories, Inter had no problem scoring either, a point perfectly encapsulated by the fact they scored five goals before the break in their last away league game against Verona (W 5-0). [/p]
[p]Players to watch: Spanish veteran Pedro scored and assisted in Lazio’s last home win against Inter, a feat he repeated in the midweek European win, with each of his last five Serie A goals coming in victories. Lautaro MartĂnez enjoys playing against Lazio as he’s netted six goals across 12 personal H2Hs, including Inter’s first goal in three of the last four matches here.[/p]
[p]Hot stat: Inter are the only Serie A side yet to concede in the opening 15 minutes of the second half.[/p]
[p][i]Written by Tomáš Vlasák[/i][/p]