Prediction: Inter Milan to win 3-0
Best Odds: 8/1
Inter Milan and Bologna will lock horns with each other in Serie A this coming weekend. The match between Simone Inzaghi’s side and Thiago Motta’s team will be held at San Siro and is scheduled to kick off at 2 pm UK time on Saturday.
Inter Milan
Inter Milan are one of the biggest clubs in Italy and in the world, and they are starting to get back to their old glory days. Inter may not have won the Serie A title last season, but the Milanese side did progress to the final of the UEFA Champions League. Things are looking just as good for them at the moment.
I Nerazzurri are at the top of the Serie A table at the moment with 18 points from seven matches. Inter are level on points with second-placed and city rivals AC Milan. Simone Inzaghi’s side are also doing well in the UEFA Champions League this season. Inter are second in Group D with four points from two matches, level on points with leaders Real Sociedad.
Inter will head into the Serie A match against Bologna at San Siro this coming weekend on the back of a 1-0 victory over Benfica at home in UEFA Champions League Group D. It came after a 4-0 victory over Salernitana away from home in Serie A and followed a 2-1 defeat at the hands of Sassuolo at San Siro in the league.
Team News:
Inter Milan are likely to line up in a 3-5-2 formation against Bologna at San Siro. Yann Sommer will be in goal for the home team. Benjamin Pavard, Franceso Acerbi and Alessandro Bastoni will be the three defenders. Nicolo Barella, Hakan Calhanoglu and Henrikh Mkhitaryan will be the three central midfielders and will have Denzel Dumfries and Federico Dimarco on the flanks. Lautaro Martinez and Marcus Thuram will be the two forwards.
Bologna
Bologna are a modest but established club in Serie A. They ended up as high as ninth in the Serie A table last season, and the fans will be more than happy if the team end up in a similar position this time around.
Thiago Motta’s side are eighth in the Serie A table at the moment with 10 points from seven matches. Bologna are only four points behind Juventus in fourth and eight points behind leaders Inter Milan.
Bologna will head into the Serie A match against Inter at San Siro this coming weekend on the back of a 3-0 victory over Empoli at home. It came after a goalless draw with Monza in the league on the road and followed a goalless draw with Napoli in front of their own fans in Serie A.
Team News:
Bologna are likely to line up in a 4-2-3-1 formation. Lukasz Skorupski will be in goal for the home team. Tommaso Corazza, Sam Beukema, Riccardo Calafiori and Victor Kristiansen will be the four defenders. Nikola Moro and Remo Freuier will be the two defensive midfielders. Riccardo Orsolini, Lewis Ferguson and Dan Ndoye will be the three attacking midfielders and will have Joshua Zirkzee leading the line.
Key Factors to Consider
- Inter Milan have scored 19 goals in 7 Serie A matches.
- Inter Milan have conceded 3 goals in 7 Serie A matches.
- Bologna have scored 6 goals in 7 Serie A games.
- Bologna have conceded 4 goals in 7 Serie A games.
- Lautaro Martínez has scored 9 goals and given 1 assist in 7 Serie A matches.
Conclusion
While Bologna are doing relatively well at the moment, Inter Milan are a better team and are in better form. Moreover, the match will be held at San Siro. It is hard to see former Serie A and UEFA Champions League winners Inter lose any point at home against Bologna this weekend.
Prediction: Inter Milan to win 3-0
Best Odds: 8/1
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