The 20th-round match of the Serie A between Inter and Napoli will take place on 11 january at San Siro in Milan. Inter vs Napoli: prediction, betting odds and statistics.
Inter
Inter beat Parma away 2:0 in the previous round. It was the club's 14th victory in the current championship and the sixth in a row. In addition, the team kept a clean sheet for the ninth time in this Serie A campaign. Also note that the home side are by far the top scorers in the current championship with 40 goals. Inter have collected 42 points and remain top of the table.
- The club has won its last six home matches in Serie A.
- The team scored at least twice in each of its previous six home league meetings.
- At least three goals were scored in 8 of the last 9 home fixtures for the hosts in Serie A.
Potential Inter Lineup (3-5-2)*
Yann Sommer – Manuel Akanji, Carlos Augusto, Yann Bisseck – Luis Enrique, Petar Sucic, Henrikh Mkhitaryan, Hakan Calhanoglu, Federico Dimarco – Lautaro Martinez, Francesco Esposito.
Defender Denzel Dumfries and midfielder Davide Frattesi will miss the match due to injuries. Defender Matteo Darmian is also doubtful for the game.
Napoli
Napoli unexpectedly dropped points at home in the previous round, drawing 2:2 with Verona. As a result, the visitors have failed to win for only the second time in seven recent league matches (one draw, one defeat). In addition, the team conceded more than one goal for the fourth time in the current Serie A campaign. Napoli have 38 points and occupy third place in the table.
- The club has not lost in 11 of its last 15 away matches in Serie A (8 wins, 3 draws).
- No more than two goals were scored in seven of the team's previous away league fixtures.
- At least one of the opponents failed to score in seven of the last away matches for the visitors in Serie A.
Potential Napoli Lineup (4-3-3)*
Vanja Milinkovic-Savic – Miguel Gutierrez, Amir Rrahmani, Alessandro Buongiorno, Giovanni Di Lorenzo – Stanislav Lobotka, Elif Elmas, Scott McTominay – Noa Lang, Rasmus Hojlund, Matteo Politano.
Midfielders Andre-Frank Zambo Anguissa, Billy Gilmour and Kevin De Bruyne, as well as forwards David Neres and Romelu Lukaku, will miss the match due to injuries.
Referee
Daniele Doveri (Italy)
Matches – 9 (Serie A, 2025/26);
Shown yellow/red cards (including second yellows) – 35;
Average yellow/red cards per match – 3.9;
Shown straight red cards – 1;
Fouls per match on average – 25;
Penalties – 11%.
Inter vs Napoli: Match Prediction
Inter are in excellent form, having won six consecutive Serie A matches and rightly leading the table. The home side clearly have the capacity to extend this run, and they only rarely allow opponents to leave with points at their ground. In the last seven home league matches the team have not dropped a point, and only once in that stretch did they not secure a winning margin of at least two goals.
Napoli have not demonstrated consistently strong performances away from home. The visitors suffered four defeats in their previous eight away Serie A fixtures and, in particular, lost even to opponents such as Udinese and Torino. In addition, in the last seven league meetings at Inter's ground Napoli lost five times and drew twice.
We expect another high-quality performance from the hosts that will help them take three points.
Prediction: Inter To Win
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* For each team the starting lineup from its previous match in this tournament is shown.