Soccer match preview: Home fans have high expectations when Inter host Fiorentina

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Competition: Italy Serie A
Competition: Sat 19.March
Match begins: 17:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza (80018 seats)

The home side, Inter, should be odds-on favourites in this match, but Fiorentina have shown both ability and spirit. Read more about the fixture!

Insights:
  • Inter have the most scored goals (61) in Serie A
  • Inter have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Fiorentina have scored away.

Both contenders have had enough rest since their last exertion in an official match. Let's agree to expect an enthusiastic fixture!

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Inter form and stats

Inter are steadily winning Serie A games and points here at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza. 10 wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats is the summary from 14 games.

The home team returns to Stadio Giuseppe Meazza after drawing with Torino (placed 11th) on their last time out; the game ended 1-1. The attacker Džeko was named "man of the match" for Inter with the rating of 7.43/10. Džeko served one assist and hit two key passes.

With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (35 in 14 games), Inter's attacking play is working. From these home matches, Inter have conceded only 12 goals.

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Fiorentina form and stats

5-2-7 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Fiorentina in their Serie A matches away.

Fiorentina go into this game after a win, the home game against Bologna that ended 1-0. Torreira got a match rating of 8.04 in that game, top player of the team. Torreira scored one goal, hit the woodwork once, hit one key pass and had 66 successful passes (of 74 total).

A draw for Fiorentina before that, at their own venue hosting Hellas Verona (1-1).

Fiorentina have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 14 league away games 15 goals have been scored. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Fiorentina have conceded 21 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

Fiorentina - Inter 1-3 was the score in these participants' last h2h fixture, played this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Inter six wins, four draws and Fiorentina zero victories. As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

InterL. Martínez
L. Martínez
14 goals
InterE. Džeko
E. Džeko
12 goals
InterH. Çalhanoğlu
H. Çalhanoğlu
6 goals

Inter missing players

Fiorentina missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Inter Fiorentina
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
28 14 4 Played P 3 14 28
17 10 3 Won W 1 5 14
8 2 0 Drew D 0 2 4
3 2 1 Lost L 2 7 10
61 35 9 Scored S 3 15 47
23 12 4 Conceded C 5 21 37
93% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
89% 93% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 71% 79%
57% 64% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 57% 68%
39% 43% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 21% 32%
14% 21% 25% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 7% 11%
54% 50% 50% BTTS BTTS 67% 64% 57%
43% 43% 25% Clean Sheets C S 0% 7% 25%
11% 7% 25% Failed to Score F T 33% 29% 18%
 
6.5 6.6 6 Corners for (avg) C F 4 5.5 5.1
3.5 2.8 2.8 Corners against (avg) C A 6.3 4.1 3.6
1.9 1.6 0.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.3 2.6 2.2
0 0 0 Red cards R C 2 5 8
 
17.9 19.9 20.5 Shots (avg) S ( 8 11.7 13.1
6.9 8.1 7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.7 3.7 4.7
31% 31% 32% Goal Efficiency G E 27% 29% 36%
 
10.7 10 9.2 Shots against (avg) S A 13 10.8 9.7
3.4 3.4 3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5.3 3.9 3.6
Key stats in Serie A this season:
  • Fiorentina haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Inter have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Inter have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Inter have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Fiorentina have scored away.
  • Inter have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (9) in Serie A
  • Inter have the most points (32) at home in Serie A
  • Inter have the most points from losing position (18) in Serie A
  • Inter have the most scored goals (35) at home in Serie A
  • Inter have the most scored goals (61) in Serie A
  • Inter have the most scored goals in the second half (33) in Serie A
  • Inter have the the best goal difference (+23) at home in Serie A
  • Inter have the the best goal difference (+38) in Serie A
  • Inter have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
  • Inter haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.

  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 29 19 6 4 55 29 15 9 3 3 23 12 14 10 3 1 32 17 26 63
2 Napoli 29 18 6 5 51 21 14 8 2 4 23 10 15 10 4 1 28 11 30 60
3 Inter 28 17 8 3 61 23 14 10 2 2 35 12 14 7 6 1 26 11 38 59
4 Juventus 29 16 8 5 45 26 14 8 3 3 18 9 15 8 5 2 27 17 19 56
5 Atalanta 28 13 9 6 50 31 14 4 6 4 24 18 14 9 3 2 26 13 19 48
6 Roma 29 14 6 9 47 35 15 8 4 3 20 14 14 6 2 6 27 21 12 48
7 Lazio 28 13 7 8 57 42 13 7 4 2 32 18 15 6 3 6 25 24 15 46
8 Fiorentina 28 14 4 10 47 37 14 9 2 3 32 16 14 5 2 7 15 21 10 46
9 Hellas Verona 29 11 8 10 54 46 15 8 2 5 31 20 14 3 6 5 23 26 8 41
10 Sassuolo 29 10 10 9 51 48 14 4 5 5 19 22 15 6 5 4 32 26 3 40
11 Torino 28 9 8 11 34 29 15 7 4 4 27 16 13 2 4 7 7 13 5 35
12 Bologna 28 9 6 13 32 43 14 6 3 5 18 17 14 3 3 8 14 26 -11 33
13 Empoli 29 8 8 13 40 54 14 3 2 9 22 37 15 5 6 4 18 17 -14 32
14 Udinese 27 6 12 9 35 44 14 4 7 3 19 21 13 2 5 6 16 23 -9 30
15 Spezia 29 8 5 16 30 50 14 4 3 7 15 17 15 4 2 9 15 33 -20 29
16 Sampdoria 29 7 5 17 37 51 15 4 3 8 23 28 14 3 2 9 14 23 -14 26
17 Cagliari 29 5 10 14 28 53 14 2 6 6 16 25 15 3 4 8 12 28 -25 25
18 Venezia 27 5 7 15 25 51 14 2 4 8 15 28 13 3 3 7 10 23 -26 22
19 Genoa 29 1 16 12 22 47 14 0 8 6 9 19 15 1 8 6 13 28 -25 19
20 Salernitana 27 3 7 17 22 63 14 1 5 8 12 31 13 2 2 9 10 32 -41 16

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Table
  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 29 19 6 4 55 29 15 9 3 3 23 12 14 10 3 1 32 17 26 63
2 Napoli 29 18 6 5 51 21 14 8 2 4 23 10 15 10 4 1 28 11 30 60
3 Inter 28 17 8 3 61 23 14 10 2 2 35 12 14 7 6 1 26 11 38 59
4 Juventus 29 16 8 5 45 26 14 8 3 3 18 9 15 8 5 2 27 17 19 56
5 Atalanta 28 13 9 6 50 31 14 4 6 4 24 18 14 9 3 2 26 13 19 48
6 Roma 29 14 6 9 47 35 15 8 4 3 20 14 14 6 2 6 27 21 12 48
7 Lazio 28 13 7 8 57 42 13 7 4 2 32 18 15 6 3 6 25 24 15 46
8 Fiorentina 28 14 4 10 47 37 14 9 2 3 32 16 14 5 2 7 15 21 10 46
9 Hellas Verona 29 11 8 10 54 46 15 8 2 5 31 20 14 3 6 5 23 26 8 41
10 Sassuolo 29 10 10 9 51 48 14 4 5 5 19 22 15 6 5 4 32 26 3 40
11 Torino 28 9 8 11 34 29 15 7 4 4 27 16 13 2 4 7 7 13 5 35
12 Bologna 28 9 6 13 32 43 14 6 3 5 18 17 14 3 3 8 14 26 -11 33
13 Empoli 29 8 8 13 40 54 14 3 2 9 22 37 15 5 6 4 18 17 -14 32
14 Udinese 27 6 12 9 35 44 14 4 7 3 19 21 13 2 5 6 16 23 -9 30
15 Spezia 29 8 5 16 30 50 14 4 3 7 15 17 15 4 2 9 15 33 -20 29
16 Sampdoria 29 7 5 17 37 51 15 4 3 8 23 28 14 3 2 9 14 23 -14 26
17 Cagliari 29 5 10 14 28 53 14 2 6 6 16 25 15 3 4 8 12 28 -25 25
18 Venezia 27 5 7 15 25 51 14 2 4 8 15 28 13 3 3 7 10 23 -26 22
19 Genoa 29 1 16 12 22 47 14 0 8 6 9 19 15 1 8 6 13 28 -25 19
20 Salernitana 27 3 7 17 22 63 14 1 5 8 12 31 13 2 2 9 10 32 -41 16

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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.