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Inter to continue hot streak with hard-fought victory at Napoli

SSC Napoli vs Inter Milano - 21/05/2023

18/05/23
Inter to continue hot streak with hard-fought victory at Napoli
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Inter Milan will go in search of a six successive Serie A victory when they face newly-crowned champions Napoli at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona on Sunday.

Meanwhile, Napoli will be looking to bounce back from a disappointing 2-0 defeat at Monza last weekend, although they remain 17 points clear of Inter in the standings.

Can the champions return to winning ways? Or will the Nerazzurri maintain their hot streak? It’s time to take a closer look at both sides.

Let’s start with the hosts, Napoli, who have stuttered slightly in recent weeks, recording two wins, three draws and one defeat across their previous six league outings.

Still, Luciano Spalletti’s men have enjoyed a remarkable campaign, losing just four of their 35 Serie A matches while picking up 26 wins and five draws overall.

The Neapolitans have been especially strong on home soil this season, winning 12 of their 17 home league games while suffering only two defeats.

With top scorer Victor Osimhen and pivotal playmaker Khvicha Kvaratskhelia leading the way, Napoli will be confident of finishing the season on a high.

That said, Inter Milan will also back themselves to end the campaign on a positive note, having won each of their previous eight matches across all competitions.

On Tuesday, Simone Inzaghi’s men booked their place in the Champions League final with a 3-0 aggregate victory over arch-rivals AC Milan, keeping a fourth clean sheet in five outings.

The Nerazzurri head into Sunday’s clash on the back of five straight league wins, having scored 18 goals while keeping three clean sheets.

It is also worth noting that Inter have avoided defeat at half time in each of their previous 15 away games in Serie A, underlining their stubbornness on the road.

Head-to-head: Inter Milan are unbeaten in their last seven Serie A meetings with Napoli, with five wins and two draws coming in that time.

Given that six of the past eight encounters have dished up over 1.5 goals, Napoli and Inter are expected to produce plenty of action this time around.

Team news: Napoli look set to be without the injured duo of Hirving Lozano (knee) and Mario Rui (foot) for Sunday’s showdown.

Inter are expected to be without Milan Skriniar (back), while Henrikh Mkhitaryan (muscle) is a doubt after leaving the pitch early against Milan on Tuesday.

Since securing the scudetto, Napoli have taken their foot off the gas. By contrast, Inter Milan have continued to rack up the wins as they aim to finish the season on a high.

With that in mind, Forebet predicts that Inter Milan will overcome Napoli on Sunday, scoring over 1.5 goals on their way to victory.

Home team
Away team
Probability %
1X2
Pred
Correct score
Avg. goals
Weather conditions
Coef.
Score
Live
coef.
It1
312841
2
1 - 2
2.53
19°
2.38
2.90 3.30 2.38 no no no
FT
3 - 1(0 - 0)
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- - -

Serie A

Serie A Regular Season
OVERALL TABLE PTS GP W D L +/-
1
Inter 94 38 29 7 2 67
2
Milan 75 38 22 9 7 27
3
Juventus 71 38 19 14 5 23
4
Atalanta 69 38 21 6 11 30
5
Bologna 68 38 18 14 6 22
6
Roma 63 38 18 9 11 19
7
Lazio 61 38 18 7 13 10
8
Fiorentina 60 38 17 9 12 15
9
Torino 53 38 13 14 11 0
10
Napoli 53 38 13 14 11 7
11
Genoa 49 38 12 13 13 0
12
Monza 45 38 11 12 15 -12
13
Hellas Verona 38 38 9 11 18 -13
14
Lecce 38 38 8 14 16 -22
15
Udinese 37 38 6 19 13 -16
16
Cagliari 36 38 8 12 18 -26
17
Empoli 36 38 9 9 20 -25
18
Frosinone 35 38 8 11 19 -25
19
Sassuolo 30 38 7 9 22 -32
20
Salernitana 17 38 2 11 25 -49

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