Serie A Lazio vs Inter Milan: No Better Six-Pointer Than This!

Lazio vs Inter Milan

Casual football fans know that Juventus are the kings of Serie A, but there’s so much more to the Italian top flight than what meets the eye. The passion found in the Italian derbies are unlike anything we have seen elsewhere in Europe, and the quality of football being played in the Beautiful Country.

One good example of this is the upcoming clash between Lazio and Inter Milan. Both clubs have started strong and are competing to keep their Champions League spots this early in the season. The two sides are situated right next to each other on the table, making this match an important six-pointer that could help them mount a challenge to Juventus’ hegemony.

Winning here could see them leapfrog Napoli and put more distance between themselves and the chasing pack, so there’s no doubt that both sides will be fielding strong XIs. SBOBET fans have plenty of things to cheer and bet about ahead of this clash.

Talking Points

Inter Milan have a cracking start to the season after winning six of their first nine games. While their goal-scoring efforts are just mediocre in comparison to their peers in the top-flight, their efficiency in defence has helped them bag a good number of results.

The best example of their hard-nosed defence was their Milan Derby victory over bitter rivals AC Milan. Their 4-2-3-1 was very effective in snuffing out Milan’s chances. Moreover, there are some great individual efforts from Luciano Spalletti’s men, led by Milan Skriniar. The young Slovakian defender has performed so well that Jose Mourinho tried acquiring him last summer.

However, not everything is chirpy for I Nerazzurri. Barcelona’s Champions League victory over Inter was just a blow to the club’s confidence. However, it’s more of a case of the Blaugrana being good than the guests playing poor defence.

And these men better not dwell on their loss on Spanish soil lest they get the rug pulled underneath their feet. Lazio suffered a bit of a knock after consecutive howlers against Roma and Eintracht Frankfurt. The Frankfurt game was especially painful for fans to remember after both Joaquin Correa and Dusan Basta were sent off.

They were soon able to snap the worrying streak thanks to Ciro Immobile’s goal in I Biancocelesti‘s 1-0 win over Fiorentina. What made this all the more impressive was that the backline was able to hold to the clean sheet despite the Viola enjoying 60% of possession.

They followed that up with another clean sheet in an away trip to Parma where both Immobile and Correa were able to secure the victory in the match’s dying embers. What followed next was an outstanding outing for Lazio after choking the life out of Olympique Marseille in their Europa League encounter. Wallace, Felipe Caicedo and Adam Marusic sealed the deal to the tune of a 3-1 away win.

Lazio players are all ready to continue their good form when they battle with Inter Milan in the Serie A — Lazio players celebrate after beating Marseille, 1-3, in their recent Europa League match

Of course, we cannot talk about these two clubs without shouting out the names of the star strikers leading the teams. Immobile and Mauro Icardi have done well in representing their respective sides on the top-scorers’ table. Moreover, they shared the 2017/18 Capocannoniere with 29 goals each.

It wouldn’t be bad to expect goals to come from either man if we just consider their pedigree as strikers alone. Of course, these two will impose their footprints on this match. We should expect to see some daring moves from both men as they aim to take the next Capocannoniere as their exclusive award.

History

These two clubs have known each other for a long time, sharing 57 games throughout their history. There isn’t a clear winner between the two giants: the hosts have won 19 while Inter won 18; they have split 20 games between them.

Recent Lazio vs Inter Milan results also prove the prior observations made. Inter won the last three games, Lazio won two, and their May 2018 game ended in a 0-0 draw.

It must be pointed out that Lazio have won eight of their last ten games in all competitions and are in top shape. Meanwhile, Inter are the second-best defence in the league with only six goals conceded.

This is shaping up to be another fine inclusion to the long history these two big clubs share.

Betting Tip

	Lazio vs Inter Milan	Over 2.75 Goals @ 2.08
	October 30, 03:30 (GMT+8)

Lazio vs Inter Milan odds point to the hosts being the slight favourites over their guests, with a -0.50 handicap awarding punters with 2.42 odds. The 1X2 market also gave Inter Milan a tasty 2.87 reward for the more daring bettors.

Sure, their recent European forays put Inter in a bad light, but I don’t think the final score of their Champions League game justifies their form at all. The Nerazzurri enjoyed a seven-game winning streak before the harsh loss against Barca, and I don’t think Immobile will allow himself to be denied of a goal against a Capocannoniere rival.

Personally, I think that this game would end in a high-scoring draw. Two of their last three games saw the sides produce more than three goals in total, and seven of the last ten head-to-heads saw over 2.5 goals scored. Both teams should be in their best scoring form as well.

The Total Goals market at SBOBET offers a nice bounty for the braw punters who will take the risk.