Second from the top meets second from the bottom in the Serie A this Friday, when Inter Milan take on Genoa at Stadio Comunale Luigi Ferraris (Genova). Showdown at 23:00 EAT.
The hosts Genoa are winless in their last 10 games, a run that sees them sit in the 19th place with just 16 points as many as six points between them and the safe zone. hey are yet to record a win at home this season as they into this fixture on the back of four consecutive draws in Serie A, having scored and conceded no more than two goals apiece in total during the run. Both teams scored in just two their last five matches.
Il Grifone prepares for this fixture following a 1-1 Serie A draw versus Venezia in their last match. In that encounter, Genoa had 54% possession, 12 shots with three of them on target and a goal scored by Caleb Ekuban (29′). Venezia got 15 shots with four of them on target and a goal by Thomas Henry (13′).
The reigning champions Inter Milan put their title ambitions in jeopardy last weekend when they lost at home. Currently Inter occupies the second place with 54 points from the 26 league matches. Coming into this game their form has been inconsistent, in their last five matches they have just one win, two draws and two loses. Both teams scored in two of their last five matches.
Inter Milan will be hoping to bounce back here coming off a shocking 0-2 Serie A loss to Sassuolo. In that fixture, Inter Milan managed 58% possession and 29 shots with eight of them on target. Sassuolo got 13 shots with five of them on target and goals by Giacomo Raspadori (8′) and Gianluca Scamacca (26′).
Genoa vs Inter Milan head to head
Inter Milan has an excellent record in the history of this fixture winning 23 times out of the 36 meetings since 1993. Genoa has won eight times and five matches ended in stalemate.
- Inter 4-0 Genoa 1/08/21
- Inter 3-0 Genoa 28/02/21
- Genoa 0-2 Inter 24/10/20
- Genoa 0-3 Inter 25/07/20
- Inter 4-0 Genoa 21/12/19
Home
- Venezia 1-1 Genoa
- Genoa 1-1 Salernitana
- Roma 0-0 Genoa
- Genoa 0-0 Udinese
- Fiorentina 6-0 Genoa
Away
- Inter 0-2 Sassuolo
- Inter 0-2 Liverpool
- Napoli 1-1 Inter
- Inter 2-0 Roma
- Inter 1-2 Milan
Genoa team news
Zinho Vanheusden, Roberto Piccoli and Mattia Bani won’t be available for Genoa boss Alexander Blessin as they are recovering from injuries.
Inter Milan team news
As for I Nerazzurri, Robin Gosens and Joaquín Correa are not ready for selection due to injuries.
Prediction and odds
There’s not much to debate in this fixture, Inter Milan has been dominant while playing against Genoa having won each of the pair’s last seven encounters without conceding a single goal while Genoa is without a win in their last six matches, picking up four draws and two defeats, and have failed to score in three of their last five league game.
- Inter Milan win
- Goals over 2.5
- Both teams to score
