The giants from “Giuseppe Meazza” competed for four trophies last season, but ended up with nothing. Kivu has also faced setbacks so far, both in the summer at the Club World Cup and in the winter at the Super Cup. On the other hand, they entered Christmas as Serie A leaders. They earned another win over Atalanta, even if it was only 1-0. In the Champions League, they notched four victories and only later lost to Atletico and Liverpool.
The team from “Renato Dall’Ara” had a poor Champions League debut under Italiano and dropped to ninth place in Serie A. Nevertheless, they finished that season with a cup win. And in December’s Super Cup, after knocking out Inter on penalties, they capitulated to Napoli. The Italians are also performing confidently in the Europa League. In the domestic league, they’ve climbed into the upper third of the table. Still, there have been slip-ups in recent rounds, including a 1-1 draw with Sassuolo.
Kivu’s side scores 2.19 goals per game while conceding just 0.88. The visitors’ ratio is also clearly positive: 1.5 goals scored per game and 0.88 conceded.
Inter have won two of their last three matches
44% of Inter’s matches feature goals by both teams, with an average total of 3.06 goals per game
Bologna have won two of their last eight matches
44% of Bologna’s matches feature goals by both teams, with an average total of 2.38 goals per game.
Inter (probable lineup): Sommer – Bastoni, Akanji, Bisseck – Carlos Augusto, Sučić, Zieliński, Barella, Luis Enrique – Esposito, Martínez.
Bologna (probable lineup): Ravaglia – Miranda, Lucumí, Heggem, Holm – Pobega, Moro, Bernardeschi, Odgaard, Orsolini – Castro.
