Inter vs Crotone: Match guide and preview

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Competition: Italy Serie A
Competition: Sun 03.January
Match begins: 11:30 (UTC)
Venue: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza (80018 seats)

Only a win will satisfy the Inter supporters in this Stadio Giuseppe Meazza clash with Crotone, having a healthy lead on the opposition in the Serie A table.

Insights:
  • Inter has the most scored goals (34) in Serie A
  • Crotone has the the worst goal difference (-16) in Serie A

This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!

These teams have little in common geographically as Crotone have to travel 1100 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.

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Inter form and stats

16 points is a decent return from 7 Serie A games here at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza for Inter. The data says 5 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss. Inter has a nice streak going on as they have played ten consecutive leaguegames without losing (regardless of home/away). They are keen to extend their tally, a streak that began after the Milan defeat 77 days ago. Inter has won so many consecutive home games (four in a row) that they struggle to remember the last time points were lost here at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza. We remember; it was Parma.

A good away victory last time out for Inter, who won 2-1 against Hellas Verona (placed 9th). Previous to that game, a home match hosting Spezia in a game that was won 2-1.

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

Goals decide football matches and Inter are scoring many of them at home; 17 on target from 7 league matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 11 goals have been conceded.

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Crotone form and stats

Crotone, who have the the worst goal difference (-16) in Serie A, have only collected 2 points from their away games in the Serie A, after 0-2-5 (7 played).

Impressive finishing from Junior Messias (2) secured the home win 2-1 against Parma in their previous game. It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Sampdoria wasn't a success with a 1-3 loss.

Crotone goalie Alex Cordaz was high and low in the Parma game, contributing six saves towards the victory.

A new game in only three days for Crotone, the Serie A home match versus Roma. Busy days.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Crotone as they have only managed to score 5 times from 7 away games in the league. Crotone have conceded 16 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

Inter-Crotone H2H statistics last four meetings regardless of arena: Inter two wins, Crotone one win, one draw. two of these four matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

InterR. Lukaku Menama
R. Lukaku Menama
11 goals
InterL. Martínez
L. Martínez
6 goals
CrotoneJ. Messias
J. Messias
5 goals

Inter missing players

Crotone missing players

Inter Crotone
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
14 7 4 Played P 1 7 14
10 5 3 Won W 0 0 2
3 1 1 Drew D 0 2 3
1 1 0 Lost L 1 5 9
34 17 12 Scored S 1 5 13
17 11 8 Conceded C 4 16 29
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 71% 86%
93% 86% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 57% 79%
71% 86% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 57% 57%
43% 57% 75% Over 3.5 O 3.5 100% 57% 43%
21% 29% 50% Over 4.5 O 4.5 100% 43% 29%
79% 86% 100% BTTS BTTS 100% 57% 57%
21% 14% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 29% 14%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 43% 43%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.9 2.1 1.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 3.3 2.9
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 2 3
 
15.1 15.6 18.2 Shots (avg) S ( 15 10.1 9.4
5.4 5.3 6 Shots on Target (avg) S O 6 3.1 3.3
45% 46% 50% Goal Efficiency G E 17% 23% 28%
Key stats in Serie A this season:
  • Crotone has the fewest points (2) away in Serie A
  • Crotone has the fewest scored goals in the second half (4) in Serie A
  • Crotone has the most conceded goals in the first half (17) in Serie A
  • Crotone has the the worst goal difference (-11) away in Serie A
  • Crotone has the the worst goal difference (-16) in Serie A
  • Crotone have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Crotone have yet to win a game away.
  • Inter has the most points from losing position (10) in Serie A
  • Inter has the most scored goals (34) in Serie A
  • Inter has the most scored goals in the second half (23) in Serie A
  • Inter has the the best goal difference (+17) in Serie A
  • Inter have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Inter have scored in all their matches so far.
  • Inter have scored more than double the goals of Crotone.
  • Inter haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Inter is in the best form (6-0-0)

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Milan 14 10 4 0 32 16 7 4 3 0 17 9 7 6 1 0 15 7 16 34
2 Inter 14 10 3 1 34 17 7 5 1 1 17 11 7 5 2 0 17 6 17 33
3 Roma 14 8 3 3 31 23 7 5 2 0 18 7 7 3 1 3 13 16 8 27
4 Sassuolo 14 7 5 2 26 17 7 2 3 2 10 10 7 5 2 0 16 7 9 26
5 Napoli 13 8 1 4 27 12 7 4 1 2 18 8 6 4 0 2 9 4 15 25
6 Juventus 13 6 6 1 25 13 6 3 2 1 9 6 7 3 4 0 16 7 12 24
7 Atalanta 13 6 4 3 28 20 6 3 1 2 14 9 7 3 3 1 14 11 8 22
8 Lazio 14 6 3 5 22 23 7 2 2 3 9 12 7 4 1 2 13 11 -1 21
9 Hellas Verona 14 5 5 4 18 14 8 3 2 3 10 8 6 2 3 1 8 6 4 20
10 Benevento 14 5 3 6 17 23 7 2 2 3 8 12 7 3 1 3 9 11 -6 18
11 Sampdoria 14 5 2 7 23 24 7 2 1 4 13 12 7 3 1 3 10 12 -1 17
12 Udinese 13 4 3 6 14 17 7 2 1 4 5 9 6 2 2 2 9 8 -3 15
13 Bologna 14 4 3 7 21 27 7 3 1 3 14 15 7 1 2 4 7 12 -6 15
14 Fiorentina 14 3 5 6 16 21 7 2 3 2 8 8 7 1 2 4 8 13 -5 14
15 Cagliari 14 3 5 6 21 27 6 2 2 2 10 10 8 1 3 4 11 17 -6 14
16 Parma 14 2 6 6 13 25 7 1 4 2 3 8 7 1 2 4 10 17 -12 12
17 Spezia 14 2 5 7 19 29 7 0 3 4 8 16 7 2 2 3 11 13 -10 11
18 Genoa 14 2 4 8 14 27 7 1 1 5 10 15 7 1 3 3 4 12 -13 10
19 Crotone 14 2 3 9 13 29 7 2 1 4 8 13 7 0 2 5 5 16 -16 9
20 Torino 14 1 5 8 22 32 7 0 3 4 12 17 7 1 2 4 10 15 -10 8

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Serie A is the division at the top of the Italian football league system and regarded as one of the top leagues of the world. 20 teams play each other home and away to create a final league table after 380 fixtures. The winners are titled “Campione d’Italia” (Champion of Italy), often referred to as the scudetto.