Serie A: Inter vs AC Milan. Prediction and Preview. Probable Lineups, Team News, Stats and more

In the 24th round of the Italian championship (Serie A) the legendary Milan derby between Inter and AC Milan will take place at San Siro. It is scheduled for February 5, Saturday, kick-off at 22:30 IST.
Italian football is back after a break with a very big match. Welcome to the Derby della Madonnina! This season it will be much more interesting to watch because of the position of the teams in the standings, the match is very important and principal in the race for lifting the Scudetto trophy. Now the teams are literally going neck and neck.
We will tell you the most interesting things before the match and help you prepare for it.
Inter Milan News & Current Form:
The team of Simone Inzaghi dominates the league standings and is the favorite to win the championship. Given that the Nerazzurri have a game in hand, they are quite confident in their first position. After 22 matchdays the Black and Blues have 53 points: 16 wins, 5 draws and 1 defeat.
Inter Milan are preparing for the resumption of the main championship of their country as the leader. The reigning title holders are having a convincing season. The Nerazzurri have suffered only one defeat at the hands of Lazio (1-3) since the beginning of the 21\22 campaign. Inter’s unbeaten streak in the league has now reached 15 games.
On January 22, the Snakes took three points in a home game vs Venezia (2-1). The visitors opened the scoring but before the break Nicolo Barella leveled the score, and in the 90th minute Inter put the Venetians down, netting thanks to the efforts of Edin Dzeko who joined in the summer.
Inter now have one of the best form in Serie A, if you look at the last five rounds. They scored 13 points. In addition to beating Venezia, they played a draw against Atalanta (0-0) and beat Lazio (2-1).
On January 12, Inter won the Italian Super Cup, beating Juventus 2-1 thanks to a goal by Alexis Sanchez in extra time. In addition, on 19 January the team made it to the quarterfinals of the Italian Cup, beating Empoli at home (3-2 in extra time).
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AC Milan News & Current Form:
The team of Stefano Pioli is currently in third place in Serie A with 49 points behind Napoli only on goal difference. The Devils have 15 wins, 4 draws and 4 losses after 23 rounds.
AC Milan is one of the main pursuers of Inter, but in recent weeks the Rossoneri have slowed down due to numerous losses in the lineup.
The Black and Reds failed to win in the last 3 meetings in regulation time. It took an extra time for Pioli’s men to win the Italian Cup encounter against Genoa (3-1), then came a 1-2 defeat at the hands of Spezia and a 0-0 draw with Juventus.
Milan celebrated their last win on 9th January, beating Venezia FC 3-0 away. That result consolidated their success against Roma (3-1).
Fikayo Tomori, Simon Kjaer and Frank Kessi are the injured Rossoneri players who will not help the team. The defense suffered, which will affect the course of the match.
Inter Milan season form guide (all competitions): W-W-W-D-W-W
AC Milan season form guide: W-W-W-W-L-D
Inter Milan vs AC Milan Head-To-Head Record:
Inter Milan | Draw | AC Milan |
84 | 68 | 77 |
In one of the oldest and most beautiful rivalries, there have been 229 matches. Recall that the previous meeting between the two Serie A giants took place in November last year and ended in a 1-1 peace. Both teams showed good football that day, but this weekend we will finally find out which team is better this season.
Inter Milan vs AC Milan Predicted XI:
Inter Milan Predicted XI (3-5-2): Samir Handanovic; Alessandro Bastoni, Stefan de Vrij, Milan Skriniar; Denzl Dumfries, Ivan Perisic, Marcelo Brozovic, Nicolo Barella, Hakan Calhanoglu; Lautaro Martinez, Edin Dzeko
AC Milan Predicted XI (4-2-3-1): Mike Maignan; Alessandro Florenzi, Pierre Kalulu, Matteo Gabbia, Theo Hernandez; Rade Krunic, Tiemoue Bakayoko; Alexis Saelemaekers, Brahim Diaz, Rafael Leao; Zlatan Ibrahimovic
Statistical preview of the match Inter Milan vs AC Milan:
- Inter have one of the best defenses in the Serie A – 17 goals in 22 games.
- In the last 13 Serie A matches the Neradzurri have 5 conceded just goals.
- In seven of Inter’s last nine matches less than 3.5 goals have been scored.
- The Neradzurri have not lost at home for 28 games in a row: 25 wins and 3 draws.
- Milan had lost points in the previous two matches.
- Milan in the last 3 meetings did not manage to get a victory in regulation time.
- Inter have not lost to Milan in their last three head-to-head games.
What has been said before the match:
Inter coach ahead of Saturday’s Milan derby:
“We’re preparing for the derby now and the lads are really up for it and fully focused. We’re preparing for it in a calm manner.”
“I don’t think thing the game will remove Milan from the title race. There are another 15 matches to go and we all saw what happened in the first half of the season. We were seven points behind and drew the derby and still managed to close the gap. It’s an important game and we know how much it means to the fans but there are 45 points and a lot of football to play before we can draw any conclusions.”
“Last time we played them they were in great form, then they had lots of injury problems and results fell off a bit. Pioli is an excellent coach who gets his teams very well organised. The pitch had a bearing too and it’s been relaid now. It’s going to be great to play the derby at San Siro.”
The Italian specialist is looking forward to the match.
Stefano Pioli gave his usual press conference ahead of the upcoming clash:
“You always need to be aware of the characteristics and traits of your opponents, without that impacting too much on the way we play our game – it will be the same tomorrow. We’ll need to move well and at speed.”
“We’re fighting for a good finish. We’re back to competing for the top four now. We were well organised and intense against Juventus but we just lacked a little bit of quality, which we will need to find tomorrow. We’ve prepared well; the team knows how much this game means and we want to win it. A victory would give us a lot of confidence, strength and three big points.”
“Inter are having a great season and are looking really consistent. We haven’t shown our best yet and we can do even better. Inter won the league last season and are good again this year. I still think we can cause them problems. There are a lot of key battles all over the pitch and we’ll need to take any chances that come our way.”
Inter Milan vs AC Milan Prediction:
Last season, Inter picked up two wins in head-to-head encounters. Inter won 3-0 in the second round last season and 2-1 in the first round. In the first round of the current season it ended in a 1-1 draw. You have already noticed that in the last three games the teams did not score more than three goals.
There is a pattern that we will not see any superproductive football this Saturday. It will be a tactical contest. The coaches understand that the stakes are high and there is no need to take risks. Plus, there was a break for the national team matches. Some of the players will just arrive to their clubs. It could affect the spectacularity of the game. The match may not be the richest in chances and goals.
The game may well be a cautious one. We’ll choose the accurate assumption that Inter, being in good shape, will not lose. Inter is objectively better now with some important victories behind (e.g. Supercup), which obviously gave them some boost of confidence and courage. Milan, on the contrary, in recent matches has shown opaque display, moreover, some important players are unavailable. Let’s see how the game develops.
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Paimatch News staff prediction:
We say: Total goals less than 3.5.