Inter Milan vs Udinese

Inter Milan will be looking to post their fourth consecutive Serie A home win over Udinese when the two sides meet at the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza.

Following back-to-back Serie A matches without a victory (D1, L1), Inter Milan got back to winning ways in midweek by outscoring Empoli 2-0 away from home. In doing so, Simone Inzaghi’s men found the opening goal in seventh of their first ten Serie A fixtures this term. Despite Inter’s fast entries, the ability to keep hold of the lead that worked so well for them last season has turned its back on them this time around, with the ‘Nerazzurri’ already dropping nine points from winning positions. Conceding goals may not be on the list of worries for Inter here, as they meet a Udinese side they’ve kept a clean sheet against in six of their last seven Serie A H2Hs. What’s more, going back to 2015, the reigning Italian champions have won ten of their 13 top-flight clashes against this opposition (D2, L1).

On the other hand, Udinese wasted a 1-0 half-time lead against Hellas Verona in midweek to draw 1-1, the same scoreline that has successively repeated across their last three Serie A outings (D1). However, the visitors go into this fixture amid a rough patch, having failed to win any of their seven league games in a row (D4, L3) since picking up two victories from the opening three Serie A matchdays (D1). With each of their last four Serie A matches ending in a draw, the ‘Friulians’ may put together five consecutive stalemates in Italy’s top-fight for the first time since February 1983. Any hopes of winning here will hinge on their ability to draw first blood, especially considering they’ve failed to turn any of the six Serie A matches in which they conceded the opener around this term (D3, L3).