The Milan giants, under new manager Chivu, completed a “golden double” last season. They have also made a strong start this campaign, dropping points only against Roma, where they fought back from 0-2 to earn a draw. In their most recent league match against Bologna, they also came out on top, winning 3-1. However, the Italians began their Champions League campaign with a defeat to Real Madrid. They then lost 3-4 to Brugge. Against Shakhtar, though, they scored the only goal of the match while down to ten men, finally securing a victory!
The Florence club played in the Europa League playoffs last season but struggled badly in Serie A for a long time, only climbing to 15th place after Vanoli took charge. So, when Grosso failed to deliver here in August, the club brought Vanoli back. Yet even under him, they lost to Genoa in October. Nothing went their way against Como either, as they suffered a 1-3 defeat.
Everything is going well for the reigning scudetto holders at the moment: they score three goals per game, which is a lot, while conceding 1.29 on average. The struggling visitors appear to score a respectable 1.14 goals per match, but they concede more than twice as many, at 2.43.
Previous matches: Inter vs Fiorentina
The champions have won five of their last seven encounters, suffering just one defeat, although the most recent meeting in March ended in a 1-1 draw.
It is clear that the champions should win at home, and by more than a narrow margin. We are backing them with a “-1.5-goal handicap” (odds – 1.95).
Inter vs Fiorentina: key stats and trends
Inter have failed to win only once in this Serie A campaign
Both teams have scored in 71% of Inter’s matches, while the average total is 4.29 goals per game
Fiorentina have lost both of their last two matches
Both teams have scored in 71% of Fiorentina’s matches, while the average total is 3.57 goals per game
Inter vs Fiorentina: possible starting lineups
Inter play in a 1-3-5-2 formation (possible lineup): Martinez — Pavard, Bisseck, Carlos Augusto — Diouf, Sucic, Calhanoglu, Mkhitaryan, Dimarco — Thuram, Esposito
Fiorentina play in a 1-4-3-3 formation (possible lineup): De Gea — Jimenez, Dragusin, Ranieri, Valdepenas — Ndour, Fagioli, Oulai — Mastantuono, Gnonto, Beto
