Inter vs Napoli preview: Coppa Italia Semi-finals leg 1 of 2

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Competition: Italy Coppa Italia
Competition: Wed 12.February
Match begins: 19:45 (UTC)
Venue: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza (80018 seats)

The league table is allowed to rest as Inter and Napoli battle for Coppa Italia honors in this first Semi-finals leg of two fixtures.

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Inter and Napoli.

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Inter form and stats

Last season their Coppa Italia adventure ended in the quarter-finals.

Inter have performed here at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza this season with 7 wins from 12 Serie A matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 4 games and lost 1. Inter haven’t lost a game in 16 attempts regardless of arena, a great achievement. Their last loss was the fixture versus Juventus, 129 days ago.

Inter's previous game was a Serie A match also played at home, ending 4-2 versus Milan. The home side are looking to build on that result. In the preceding match a 2-0 victory visiting Udinese.

A very satisfying win for Inter against Milan last time out as a late comeback secured the victory after trailing 0-2. The win was secured through Romelu Lukaku's goal in the 90th minute. As you can tell by the result above, the goals flowed freely in the previous game and the stadium rocked. Could there be another goal fest today?

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Inter have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found four games) they have won two times, drawn two and lost zero.

There will be little rest for Inter after this match as they are travelling to Lazio for a Serie A game in only four days.

Inter have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza with 23 goals in 12 league matches. Inter have only conceded 10 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Napoli form and stats

Last season their Coppa Italia adventure ended in the quarter-finals.

The story so far for the visiting team on their Serie A travels is 4 wins, 4 draws and 3 defeats.

The manager I. Gattuso was unhappy after their last game, a Serie A match played at their home ground Stadio San Paolo. Napoli suffered a 2-3 loss to Lecce. Ahead of that match was the victory versus Sampdoria at their stadium, the result 4-2.

Napoli goalkeeper David Ospina had a great day against Lecce, but despite making seven saves the loss could not be avoided.

Napoli are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is zero wins, zero draws and two defeats. From a total of two matches.

The schedule is very tough for Napoli now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Serie A game at Cagliari is waiting in only four days.

The travelling fans enjoy Napoli's attacking play in away games, having scored 21 goals in 11 league matches away. Napoli have conceded 17 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

Inter-Napoli H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Inter four wins, Napoli four wins, two draws. four of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

InterR. Lukaku Menama
R. Lukaku Menama
17 goals
InterL. Martínez
L. Martínez
11 goals
NapoliA. Milik
A. Milik
9 goals

Inter missing players

Napoli missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Inter Napoli
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
25 13   Played P   11 25
15 7   Won W   3 9
6 4   Drew D   6 9
4 2   Lost L   2 7
53 26   Scored S   14 35
29 14   Conceded C   12 29
96% 92%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   82% 88%
96% 92%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   73% 80%
72% 69%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   36% 48%
36% 31%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   18% 24%
16% 15%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   18% 12%
80% 77%   BTTS BTTS   73% 64%
20% 23%   Clean Sheets C S   18% 28%
4% 8%   Failed to Score F T   27% 20%
 
5.4 6.2   Corners for (avg) C F   5.5 5.5
4.2 3.5   Corners against (avg) C A   6.5 5.1
2.8 2.5   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.4 2.1
3 2   Red cards R C   1 2
 
393 228   Total Shots T S   148 438
151 81   Shots on Target S O   43 129
35% 32%   Goal Efficiency G E   33% 27%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Inter 23 16 6 1 48 20 12 7 4 1 23 10 11 9 2 0 25 10 28 54
2 Juventus 23 17 3 3 44 23 11 10 1 0 27 10 12 7 2 3 17 13 21 54
3 Lazio 23 16 5 2 53 20 12 9 3 0 35 9 11 7 2 2 18 11 33 53
4 Atalanta 23 12 6 5 61 31 11 5 2 4 31 18 12 7 4 1 30 13 30 42
5 Roma 23 11 6 6 42 30 12 5 3 4 22 19 11 6 3 2 20 11 12 39
6 Hellas Verona 23 9 7 7 28 24 12 6 3 3 17 12 11 3 4 4 11 12 4 34
7 Bologna 23 9 6 8 37 36 11 4 4 3 17 16 12 5 2 5 20 20 1 33
8 Cagliari 23 8 8 7 38 35 11 5 2 4 22 18 12 3 6 3 16 17 3 32
9 Parma 23 9 5 9 31 30 12 6 1 5 17 11 11 3 4 4 14 19 1 32
10 Milan 23 9 5 9 25 31 11 3 5 3 11 13 12 6 0 6 14 18 -6 32
11 Napoli 23 8 6 9 36 34 12 4 2 6 15 17 11 4 4 3 21 17 2 30
12 Sassuolo 23 8 5 10 38 38 11 5 1 5 25 21 12 3 4 5 13 17 0 29
13 Torino 23 8 3 12 27 42 12 4 2 6 11 22 11 4 1 6 16 20 -15 27
14 Fiorentina 23 6 7 10 26 34 12 3 4 5 12 16 11 3 3 5 14 18 -8 25
15 Udinese 23 7 4 12 20 36 11 5 2 4 10 12 12 2 2 8 10 24 -16 25
16 Sampdoria 23 6 5 12 25 38 12 3 4 5 13 16 11 3 1 7 12 22 -13 23
17 Lecce 23 5 7 11 30 44 11 1 5 5 15 18 12 4 2 6 15 26 -14 22
18 Genoa 23 4 7 12 24 43 11 4 1 6 12 15 12 0 6 6 12 28 -19 19
19 Brescia 23 4 4 15 21 42 12 1 3 8 12 23 11 3 1 7 9 19 -21 16
20 SPAL 23 4 3 16 17 40 11 2 2 7 10 18 12 2 1 9 7 22 -23 15

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  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Inter 23 16 6 1 48 20 12 7 4 1 23 10 11 9 2 0 25 10 28 54
2 Juventus 23 17 3 3 44 23 11 10 1 0 27 10 12 7 2 3 17 13 21 54
3 Lazio 23 16 5 2 53 20 12 9 3 0 35 9 11 7 2 2 18 11 33 53
4 Atalanta 23 12 6 5 61 31 11 5 2 4 31 18 12 7 4 1 30 13 30 42
5 Roma 23 11 6 6 42 30 12 5 3 4 22 19 11 6 3 2 20 11 12 39
6 Hellas Verona 23 9 7 7 28 24 12 6 3 3 17 12 11 3 4 4 11 12 4 34
7 Bologna 23 9 6 8 37 36 11 4 4 3 17 16 12 5 2 5 20 20 1 33
8 Cagliari 23 8 8 7 38 35 11 5 2 4 22 18 12 3 6 3 16 17 3 32
9 Parma 23 9 5 9 31 30 12 6 1 5 17 11 11 3 4 4 14 19 1 32
10 Milan 23 9 5 9 25 31 11 3 5 3 11 13 12 6 0 6 14 18 -6 32
11 Napoli 23 8 6 9 36 34 12 4 2 6 15 17 11 4 4 3 21 17 2 30
12 Sassuolo 23 8 5 10 38 38 11 5 1 5 25 21 12 3 4 5 13 17 0 29
13 Torino 23 8 3 12 27 42 12 4 2 6 11 22 11 4 1 6 16 20 -15 27
14 Fiorentina 23 6 7 10 26 34 12 3 4 5 12 16 11 3 3 5 14 18 -8 25
15 Udinese 23 7 4 12 20 36 11 5 2 4 10 12 12 2 2 8 10 24 -16 25
16 Sampdoria 23 6 5 12 25 38 12 3 4 5 13 16 11 3 1 7 12 22 -13 23
17 Lecce 23 5 7 11 30 44 11 1 5 5 15 18 12 4 2 6 15 26 -14 22
18 Genoa 23 4 7 12 24 43 11 4 1 6 12 15 12 0 6 6 12 28 -19 19
19 Brescia 23 4 4 15 21 42 12 1 3 8 12 23 11 3 1 7 9 19 -21 16
20 SPAL 23 4 3 16 17 40 11 2 2 7 10 18 12 2 1 9 7 22 -23 15

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