The Nerazzurri hope to continue their unbeaten start to 2023 and these Inter vs. Empoli predictions suggest they will. But the visitors have also enjoyed a positive start to the year and are unbeaten since Serie A recommenced.
Inter vs. Empoli odds
1 – Inter to win – 3/10
2 – Inter to score in both halves – 10/11
3 – Lautaro Martinez to score anytime – 7/2
4 – Over 2.5 goals scored – 3/5
5 – Both teams to score – 13/12
Inter host Empoli at San Siro on Monday having secured their second consecutive Supercoppa Italiana on Wednesday. The Nerazzurri are unbeaten in their last seven games in all competitions and there is a definite sense of positivity in Simone Inzaghi’s camp at the moment.
Despite being ten points behind league leaders Napoli, Monday evening’s hosts will be feeling optimistic about their Serie A chances ahead of an easy run of fixtures. Inter have not lost to Empoli since 2006 – a run of 14 games – and even then the game was decided by a Marco Matterazzi own goal.
With the home side in such strong form and heavy favourites on paper, it would be difficult to see anything other than an Inter win on Monday. Inter’s goalscoring form saw them put three past an admittedly out-of-form Milan side on Wednesday. But with confidence riding high, the hosts may well score in both halves on Monday as they did in the Supercoppa final.
One significant reason for Empoli to fear Inter is the resurgence of Lautaro Martinez, who has scored in all of his last four games, arguably Inter’s best player in each. As a result, the Argentinian is our tip to score anytime at San Siro.
Despite Inter’s clear dominance over Empoli in the past few years, the scorelines of recent encounters suggest matches were not as clear-cut as expected. In fact, the Azzurri have only failed to score in two of their last five against the Rossoneri.
Moreover, the sides met twice at San Siro last season, in Serie A and the Copa Italia, and on both occasions Empoli scored twice. If previous encounters are anything to go by, the neutral could be in for an entertaining match on Monday afternoon, with bets on over 2.5 goals scored or on both teams to score potentially paying off.
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Inter vs. Empoli last five matches
Inter last five matches
Empoli last five matches
Inter top goalscorers
| Player | Total goals |
|---|---|
| 21 | |
| 10 | |
| 9 | |
| 6 | |
| 4 |
Empoli top goalscorers
| Player | Total goals |
|---|---|
| 6 | |
| 5 | |
| 4 | |
| 2 | |
| 2 |
Inter vs. Empoli line-ups
Inter (3-5-2): Onana; Skriniar, Acerbi, Bastoni; Darmian, Calhanoglu, Gagliardini, Mikhitaryan, Dimarco; Dzeko, Martinez
Empoli (4-3-1-2): Vicario; Ebuehi, Ismaili, Luperto, Parisi; Akpro, Marin, Bandinelli; Baldanzi; Caputo, Satriano
Inter team news
Having played mid-week in the Supercoppa, Simone Inzaghi may look to ring the changes on Monday night. As such, Nicolo Barella could be rested in favour of Roberto Gagliardini, while Stefan de Vrij may come in at centre-back for Francesco Acerbi. Lack of fitness could see Romelu Lukaku and Marcelo Brozovic miss out yet again for the hosts.
Empoli team news
Benefitting from over a week off, Paolo Zanetti is likely to field a largely similar XI to that which beat Sampdoria last weekend. A front two of Francesco Caputo and Martin Satriano will be supported by Tomasso Baldanizo, with Marko Pjaca starting on the bench yet again. Lorenzo Tonelli remains absent at centre-back, while Mattia Destro is also ruled out through injury.