Can Inter end Napoli’s winning streak?

The Nerazzurri managed to recover somewhat in the final games before the World Cup and still climbed up to 5th place. However, they are already 11 points behind leaders Napoli. A defeat would also hurt in terms of Champions League places. Napoli will only have one goal in mind this year and that is the championship title.

Before the season, Inter Milan was considered the favorite for the title in Serie A. However, the title is now a long way off, because the club is only 5th in the table and is already 11 points behind the leaders and next opponent Napoli. For the hosts, their good form speaks best. Before the World Cup break, they were able to win 6 of their last 7 league games. SSC Napoli has an even better record, having even won the last 11 games in Serie A. The guests have been the number 1 title contender for weeks. With an 8-point lead at the top of the table, this is only logical. They are the only team in the league to remain undefeated. 

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Internazionale Milan analysis

The hosts started the season far from well, but they managed to improve significantly in the last few weeks before the World Cup. Although they are still only in 5th place in the table, the gap to 2nd place is only 3 points . The Champions League places are probably the top goal of the club this year. In addition, they are still represented in the UEFA Champions League. Inter Milan can now use the services of Romelu Lukaku again. The Belgian was out through injury for most of the autumn. With Lautaro Martinez, they also recently added a world champion to their squad.

Inter Milan has the 2nd best offensive in the entire league after the first 15 matchdays, with 34 goals they even scored only 3 goals less than their opponents. The big weakness in the fall was the defense. No team in the top half of the table has conceded more goals than the hosts. Only 4 times they kept a clean sheet, and all of those 4 games played at home. In general, it is quite contrary how well the defense acts in its own stadium. In 7 home games, they only conceded 4 goals and are even the 2nd best line of defense.

The hosts know how to convince this year, especially in their own stadium. While they had 4 defeats away, there is only one at home. However, they were able to win all of the remaining 6 home games. With 18 points, they are also in 4th place in the home table. The goal ratio, which stands at 19:4 goals, is also significantly better. The only defeat they had to take in the top game against AS Roma. Since then, however, they have again won 3 games in a row. During this period they scored a strong 11 hits. In general, Inter has managed to score at least one goal in every home game so far. 5 of 7 home games therefore ended with more than 2.5 goals.

Coach Simone Inzaghi had to do without newcomer Romelu Lukaku for almost the entire autumn. The Belgian is now available again and should score a few goals. World champion Lautaro Martinez, on the other hand, will not appear again until the new year. Stefan de Vrij is also out at the moment due to injury. Apart from these two failures, the coach can draw on the full. Already in autumn, a regular eleven emerged. It is quite possible that a similar eleven will also appear against Napoli.

If you take a closer look at the last direct duels of these two teams, it shows that Inter Milan rarely loses against SSC Napoli. This was the last time in February 2020 when they lost 1-0 in the Coppa Italia. The Nerazzurri haven't lost in the league since 2019. They are currently unbeaten in 6 games against the guests.They won the last home duel last season with 3-2. Away you had to be satisfied with a 1-1 last season. Usually this duel ends with rather few goals. 6 of the last 7 games ended with Under 2.5 goals. The odds for this bet are very lucrative this time and therefore definitely recommended.

Napoli analysis

Together with Benfica Lisbon, Napoli were probably the best team in Europe's top leagues in autumn. The eternal second is this year after only 15 match days with already 8 points ahead on the 1st place in the table. Napoli are simply having an outstanding season and have won 13 out of 15 league games so far. Two more games ended in a draw, making them the only team in the league that hasn't lost a game yet. For the team, it's now about continuing the good performance after the World Cup break. A win in the top game against Inter would undoubtedly do that.

At the beginning, of course, the trainer must be named. Luciano Spalletti has already won a number of trophies in his career but is yet to win the Serie A title. At the age of 63, he is now closer to this goal than ever before. After a good first year that ended in 3rd place, this year you have the feeling that he has found the perfect team for his system.

In our opinion, two players in particular should be mentioned among the strong team. These are Victor Osimhen and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia. The two offensive forces have already scored 15 goals this year and added 10 more. They were therefore directly involved in 25 of 37 Naples goals. With a market value of €70 million and €60 million respectively, they are now also the two most valuable players in the squad. Should they actually get the championship title, it will probably be very difficult for Naples to keep the two top performers.

The team not only played well in Serie A this year, but was also convincing in the UEFA Champions League. There they conceded their only defeat of the season against Liverpool FC, but they all won the remaining 5 group games. With 15 points in their account, they also secured first place in group A. Here, too, the goal difference of 20-6 goals was outstanding. In the round of 16, Eintracht from Frankfurt is a quite feasible opponent.

They have already managed to win against Liverpool, Lazio, Atalanta, Milan and Ajax this year. The consistency with which they get their best performance this season is outstanding. Even after the 2-0 defeat in the Champions League against Liverpool, a few days later they were able to win 1-2 away at Atalanta Bergamo. In the league they managed to score at least 2 goals in the last 4 games. In return, the defense allows careless mistakes again and again. In only 3 of the last 9 Serie A games they managed to keep a clean sheet. Even in the Champions League, they only managed to do this in the games against Glasgow Rangers.

Inter - Napoli: What to expect? 

A real top game in Serie A awaits us here. A winning bet is very difficult to identify. Due to the fact that Inter is very strong at home and Naples is still undefeated this year, we could even imagine a X very well. Based on the direct duels, we also found out that in this game there are usually under 2.5 goals . As a safety variant, you can also bet on under 3.5 goals.

• X at odds of 3.44
• Under 3.5 goals at odds of 1.5
• Under 2.5 goals at odds of 2.29

* All odds and markets are correct at time of publication and subject to change.