Inter vs Empoli: predictions and betting tips on the Serie A match on January 23, 2023
On January 23, Giuseppe Meazza (Milan) will host the match of the 19th round of the Serie A, in which Inter will compete with Empoli. The battle will start at 20:45 CET.
Inter
The club, after having returned the championship title, was forced to switch on “the saving mode” – the Chinese owners’ finance had become much worse. Antonio Conte was by no means eager to fight for results in the higher mentioned conditions, and used the opportunity to break the contract. Simone Inzaghi, who replaced him, seemed to do his best. He also won trophies in the previous season, though not the top ones – the Super Cup and the Coppa Italia Cup. This year the team managed to get into the play-offs of the Champions League (for this task it was necessary to get 4 points with Barcelona!). Moreover, it is in the quartet of leaders in the Calcio – it was the first to defeat Napoli this season. And this week the team totally crushed Milan, which is its neighbour in the standings of the Serie A – the battle for the Super Cup ended with a 3-0 score.
Empoli
The team sets the most modest goals. And finally, it was able to reach the desired success in the previous season – having risen to the Serie A with another attempt, to gain a foothold in it. Nevertheless, the management made one more “coaching trick” in the summer. However, that decision looks pretty justified right now. Paolo Zanetti, who replaced Andreazzoli, needed a relatively long period of time to get used to the new club. Then, he and his wards began to get the points in a pretty active way. Moreover, even having not the most convenient calendar of the winter part, the team was able to omit the defeats. First, “the Blues”, scoring and conceding, achieved the draws with Udinese and even Lazio in the away matches. And on January 16, it won the battle against Sampdoria due to the only goal of Ebuehi. That success allowed rising to the 12th place according to the results of the previous round.
The statistics of head-to-head matches
Empoli has not won for a long time, including losing both matches with Inter in the previous season. But taking into account the Coppa Italia a year ago, there was a 2-2 draw – “the Black and Blues” “squeezed” the underdog only in extra time.
Predictions
Bookmakers are confident about the success of Inter. A bet on the victory of “the Nerazzurri” with “a -1.5 goal handicap” looks like pretty considerable (odd: 1.833).