Inter Milan vs Pescara
Italian Serie A.
Date: Saturday, 28 January 2017
Kick-Off: 19:45 UK,
Venue: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza (Milan).
Inter Milan is on a six-game winning streak which started in a 2-0 win over Genoa on Dec. 11. The team has climbed to the fifth spot from the middle of the league table as a result. They now currently hold a qualifying berth for next season's Europa League competitions.
La Beneamata is coming off a tough 1-0 victory over bottom three squad Palermo on the road last Sunday at the Renzo Barbera Stadium, as per ESPN. The game saw a red card each for both sides as head coach Stefano Pioli's boys prevailed with a one-goal win.
Portuguese midfielder Joao Mario scored the winning goal of the match in the 65th minute with a close-range right-footed shot off an assist by Antonio Candreva.
Inter defender Cristian Ansaldi was then sent off in the 79th minute after getting booked with a second yellow card. Palermo midfielder Alessandro Gazzi followed during injury time after also a second yellow booking.
Meanwhile, newly-promoted side Pescara has continued to struggle in the Italian top-flight with only one win to boot after 20 games this season. The team is presently in the bottom of the standings, one point below 19th-place team Palermo.
The Delfini was romped by lowly team Sassuolo, 1-3, in their most recent fixture also last Sunday at their home ground of Adriatico Stadium, via SkySports.
Sassuolo forward Alessandro Matri scored in the first minute of the game, but Pescara winger Jean-Christophe Bahebeck was able to level the count in the 56th minute with his own right-footer from a Cristiano Biraghi Cross.
However, I Neroverdi netted two more goals after that to hand head coach Massimo Oddo's side their 13th loss of the season.
Prediction and Predicted Lineup
The predicted result is a 3-0 rout by Inter Milan.
Inter Milan starting lineup (4-2-3-1 formation): Handanovic; Ansaldi, Miranda, D'Ambrosio, Murillo; Perisic, Banega; Gagliardini, Candreva, Brozovic; Icardi
Pescara starting lineup (3-4-2-1 formation): Bizzarri; Coda, Stendardo, Fornasier; Biraghi, Bruno, Christante, Crescenzi; Bahebeck, Verre; Caprari
Inter Milan vs Pescara: Head-to-head statistics
Inter have a record of W13-D3-L4 in their past 20 home games against teams ranked below them in the table.
Pescara have a record of W2-D2-L16 in their past 20 away games against teams ranked above them in the table.
Inter have won all of their last seven Serie A matches against Pescara, scoring 17 goals in this period and conceding only three.
The Nerazzurri are the only team to have won in all the last six Serie A matchdays.
The last time the Nerazzurri won seven league games in a row was November 2012.
The Delfini have won just one out of their last six meetings with Inter at the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza.
That was back in September 1987, when they won 2-0; since then they have lost four and drawn once.
Inter Milan vs Pescara: Prediction
Unfortunately for Pescara, they don’t have a good record in this fixture. Their last win at this ground was back in September 1987. However, Inter’s defense is far from solid and they may be able to try to cause a bit of problems, especially as the Nerazzurri have four clean sheets out of their past 17 home ties. But all in all, Inter should do enough to get all three points here and look ahead to their upcoming Coppa Italia tie with Lazio next week.
Inter Milan vs Pescara: Betting tips
Inter – WIN and BTTS – YES at 13/8 (2.63)
Over 2.5 goals at 2/5 (1.40).
