Italian Serie A - Inter Milan VS Atalanta Prediction
Italian Serie A - Inter Milan VS Atalanta
Match Time: 31-08-2024 02:45 Saturday (GMT+8)
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Inter Milan
Inter will be out to make amends for a shock 1-0 loss to perennial bottom-half Serie A strugglers Empoli in their last home match, which knocked them down from a nine-game winning home run.
High-flying Atalanta may not be opposition to spring to mind first regarding their hopes to return to winning ways, but they must be safe in the knowledge they’ve not lost any of their last eight home H2Hs (W5, D3).
Given the visitors’ free-scoring form, you’d be forgiven for expecting a high-scoring contest, yet three of Inter’s last four competitive fixtures at Meazza have yielded an identical 1-0 scoreline (W2, L1).
Atalanta
Atalanta hammered Spezia 5-2 in the last Coppa Italia round to advance into the competition’s quarter-finals for the second season running, but they’ve not entered the semi-finals since 2017/18.
That’ll stay that way unless La Dea take Inter down at Meazza for the first time since 2014, which seems to be a longshot, given they’ve not won any of their last eight encounters, home and away (D5, L3).
It’s also worth noting that Gasperini’s men have claimed just one win on their last four domestic road trips (D2, L1), all of which featured over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring.
Inter Milan possible starting lineup:
Sommer; Pavard, Acerbi, Bastoni; Darmian, Barella, Calhanoglu, Mkhitaryan, Dimarco; Thuram, Taremi
Atalanta BC possible starting lineup:
Carnesecchi; De Roon, Hien, Djimsiti; Bellanova, Ederson, Pasalic, Ruggeri; Brescianini, De Ketelaere; Retegui
Inter Milan vs Atalanta Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
*Inter Milan have a good recent record against Atalanta and have won 25 out of the last 45 matches played between the two teams, as opposed to Atalanta's seven victories.
*Inter Milan have won each of their last 11 matches against Atalanta in Serie A - their longest such run against La Dea in the history of the competition.
*Atalanta's previous victory against Inter Milan in Serie A came by a 2-1 scoreline in 2014 - La Dea have conceded 23 goals in the 10 league games following this run.
*After a run of nine victories on the trot at home in Serie A, Inter Milan have alternated between a win and a draw in their last six such games.
*Atalanta could lose two of their first three games in a Serie A campaign for the first time since the 2017-18 season.
Prediction: Inter Milan 2-1 Atalanta BC
Inter have yet to hit last term's peak - understandably at this early stage of the season - but they should still see off the threat of unpredictable Atalanta. While La Dea finished 2023-24 like a train, they have since been hit by disruption to their squad and can sometimes be caught out at the back.
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