Inter Milan vs Empoli Predictions

Inter Milan are expected to come out on top and add three points to their tally.

Match info: Serie A

Venue: Giuseppe Meazza, Milan

Date: Sunday, 19^th January 2025

Time: 8:45 pm Nigerian time

After being held on home turf in midweek, Inter Milan aim to resume normal service on Sunday evening, when they welcome Empoli to San Siro.

The Serie A champions could only trim Napoli's lead by one point on Wednesday, as a potential three-horse Scudetto race continues to take shape.

Head-to-head:

• Inter Milan have won 23 of the last 27 meetings between the two teams
• Empoli recorded just 3 victories.
• The remaining clash ended in a draw.
• Empoli have conceded 69 goals against Inter, the most against any opponent in the Serie A.
• Inter have won 13 of their last 14 games against Empoli.
• The last time both teams played out a draw was back in 2015.
• Empoli have not scored against Inter in 4 straight games.
• The last time Empoli scored against Inter, they won at Giuseppe Meazza.

Form:

• Inter in the league: W-W-W-W-D
• Inter in all competitions: W-W-L-W-D
• Empoli in the League: L-L-L-D-L
• Empoli in all competitions: L-L-L-D-L

Team News:

• Inter Milan will miss the services of Francesco Acerbi, Hakan Calhanoglu, Henrikh Mkhitaryan, Joaquin Correa, Raffaele Di Gennaro, and Yann Aurel Bisseck.
• Ola Solbakken, Pietro Pellegri, Saba Sazonov, and Nicolas Haas won’t be available for selection for Empoli.

Player(s) to watch:

• Lautaro Martínez will be the man to watch out for Inter Milan heading into this game. Martinez has been a mainstay for the Italian giants and has taken them over the line multiple times. Known for his aggression, pace, and link-up play, He is one of the best strikers of this generation. He has found the back of the net nine times this season across all competitions, including a goal in the last game.
• Sebastiano Esposito has been operating on a whole different level for Empoli in the past few games. He has been on fire and given a phenomenal account of himself in his debut season for the Empoli Blues. The Italian forward is technically smart and reads the game well. Esposito has scored nine goals this season across various competitions, including six goals in his last seven appearances.