Juventus vs Inter Milan. Prediction and Preview. Probable Lineups, Team News, Stats and more
Juventus will host Inter at the Allianz Stadium in the 31th round of the Serie A. The match will take place on March 3, beginning at 23:15 IST.
The Italian derby is probably the hottest matchup of the 31st round of Serie A. Juventus from Turin take on Inter Milan and, for both teams, this is perhaps the defining encounter.
The home side have been making excellent progress in the league and have not lost points for a long time. The visitors, in turn, have lost their leading position and become only one of the challengers for medals and, should they lose, they could find themselves without a second Scudetto in a row and without a second star on the club’s logo.
The match between the opponents will be the third one this season. In the first round in Milan the teams settled it 1:1, but in January in the match for the Italian Super Cup Inter took the upper hand 2:1. Now, in the final stretch of the season, they must do everything possible to collect as many points as possible, a draw in the upcoming match will suit only AC Milan and Napoli, occupying the top two positions.
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Let’s get the most important things before the game: Parimatch News have prepared a preview and prediction for you.
Juventus News & Current Form:
Many have said since the beginning of the season that, despite Juventus’ initial setbacks, things could still change, because the tournament distance is very long. And so it has happened. While AC Milan, Napoli and Inter have taken turns in the lead, experiencing ups and downs, Juventus have been gradually climbing out of the middle of the standings. And now it turns out that the team is only one point away from third-placed Inter, and seven away from AC Milan, which is not a lot at the distance ahead.
Since the end of February, the Turin side have been on a winning streak, scoring four straight away victories: 3-2 against Empoli, 3-1 against Sampdoria and, at home, 1-0 against Spezia, 2-0 against Salernitana 1919. During the same period, Juventus beat Fiorentina 1-0 away in the first leg of the Italian Cup semi-final. Only their defeat in the Champions League became a black spot in this period for Massimiliano Allegri’s charges. However, defeat at the hands of Spanish Villarreal in the 1/8 finals of Europe’s premier tournament is understandable: the Zebras were trivially unlucky, they showed a quality game.
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The Old Signora have not yet reached the power and confidence that accompanied the team a few years ago. In the domestic arena, they have managed to avoid failures in matches against underdogs and mid-table sides, but the Champions League requires a different level. In addition, the team is plagued by injuries of leading players. At different times Leonardo Bonucci, Giorgio Chiellini, Paulo Dybala, Federico Chiesa and others dropped out of the game. Given this backdrop, it is possible to create competition for the leaders in Serie A, and the match against Inter will be a certain moment of truth for the team. A victory would allow them to take a shot at the title.
Inter Milan News & Current Form:
Inter in February and early March, on the contrary, has flapped down hard. It’s no joke, according to the points scored during this period, the team ranks in the second half of the table closer to the outsiders, and this after a six-match winning streak at the end of last year. Some experts were already predicting the Milanese a second consecutive title, but it turned out not to be. In the Italian championship everything changes pretty quickly, and now Inter is in third place, and not everything is in their hands.
So what happened to the team? At the beginning of February, there was a very painful defeat against AC Milan 1:2, where Nerazzurri were leading up to the 70th minute of the match without any problem, and after this setback came another defeat at home against Liverpool in the Champions League 0:2, no one would state that this result is fully logical according to the game.
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Since then, it was as if they were not themselves and a string of poor performances began: three consecutive draws. 0-0 against Genoa and 1-1 draws against Torino and Fiorentina, in both cases the Black and Blue had to rebound during the course of the match. The 1-0 win against Liverpool in the return leg and the 5-0 win over Salernitana in the league proved to be of little consolation. The English went further in the Champions League, while outsiders from Salerno are now being beaten by everyone in a row.
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The reason for Inter’s failure should be sought in the field of psychology, but that would be a simple explanation. Realization suffers too – the attacking performance is very frustrating. Head coach Simone Inzaghi’s substitutions do not work, in some final segments of matches it seems as if they are letting the air out of the team. The pause for national team matches should be beneficial, Inter should return to the lost ground and it will be doubly important to do so in a match with a major rival.
Juventus season form guide (all competitions): W-W-W-W-L-W
Inter Milan season form guide (all competitions): D-D-W-W-D-D
Juventus vs Inter Milan Head-To-Head Record:
| Juventus | Draw | Inter Milan |
| 114 | 64 | 79 |
Last matches:
- 02.02.2021, Inter – Juventus – 1 : 2;
- 09.02.2021, Juventus vs Inter – 0 : 0;
- 15.05.2021, Juventus v Inter – 3 : 2;
- 24.10.2021, Inter – Juventus – 1 : 1;
- 12.01.2022, Inter – Juventus – 2 : 1.
Juventus vs Inter Milan Predicted XI:
Juventus Predicted XI (4-4-2): Wojciech Szczesny; Mattia De Sciglio, Matthijs de Ligt, Giorgio Chiellini, Danilo; Adrien Rabiot, Manuel Locatelli, Denis Zakaria, Juan Cuadrado; Alvaro Morata, Dusan Vlahovic
Inter Milan Predicted XI (3-5-2): Samir Handanovic; Danilo D’Ambrosio, Alessandro Bastoni, Milan Skriniar; Denzel Dumfries, Robin Gosens, Marcelo Brozovic, Nicolo Barella, Hakan Calhanoglu; Lautaro Martinez, Edin Dzeko
Statistical preview of the match Juventus vs Inter Milan:
- Juventus are unbeaten in their previous 16 league games. The winning streak of Massimiliano Allegri’s team is four matches.
- Inter scored more than one goal in only one of the previous nine matches.
- Looking at Inter’s recent results, 5 out of 9 matches in all tournaments ended in a draw, including 4 of the last 6 meetings.
What has been said before the match:
“It’s not easy to say who is favourite in the Derby d’Italia. We have been following our path steadily, and we are ready to face Inter. After a draw in Serie A and a defeat in the Italian Super Cup, maybe it’s our turn to win this fixture.”
“Inter, together with Milan and Napoli, are one of three candidates for the scudetto. As for Juventus, we need to keep our focus on fourth place. That’s the position we are in right now but Atalanta are breathing down our necks. Our aim is to qualify for the Champions League next season.”
“This match is of the utmost importance. There could be no better game for us to send out a strong message to other teams and ourselves.”
“It’s up to us now to channel our anger and our character into doing more. We’ve dropped points in the last seven games, coming away with disappointing results. We know that we’re going to need energy, aggression and determination to play a match. We’re up against a tough opponent who are hard to beat at their home ground. We are going to play with personality and character.”
“We know that it’s a big game. The result will have an impact on morale and the league standings. We then have eight league games still left to play, as well as the semi-final of Coppa Italia.”
Juventus vs Inter Milan Prediction:
It is customary to say that such matches represent a fight not for three, but for six points. Until recently, the gap between Inter and Juventus was so impressive that it was difficult to assume that they would be next to each other in the standings. Now they have reduced the gap to one point. The Turin side have nowhere to retreat. A loss in the upcoming game will practically ruin their chances of contending for the league title. Moreover, as we mentioned above, Inter played one less game. A straight win for the home team is, of course, very attractive, but there is no guarantee of success. It is better to hedge with a double outcome.
Parimatch News staff prediction: