This match will mean a lot to Inter Milan as it would take them up (if they win) to the second position if Atalanta loses their game today against AC Milan. For Genoa, it may not make so much of a tangible difference because it is close to ending. However, it could see them climbing to the 15th position above Udinese, whom they are ahead of in terms of goals.
Is Genoa going to pose that much threat to a team that has been able to secure the top three positions? Is Inter Milan going to allow Genoa to stop them from climbing up and further? We'll find out.
Head to Head (H2H)
Inter has had the upper hand in all 8 of their last head to head games. Winning a total of 5 and drawing none. For three consecutive times, they have thrashed Genoa, and the scorelines can quickly tell which side is the better one. Genoa seems to have lost the spark since their last win against Inter, which ended with 2 - 0 in their favor. Before then, their other contests were tight, with one team winning one match and the other side taking the other.
Winning margins
As mentioned earlier, Inter Milan has been ruthless in its last three head to head games against Genoa. They won these games both home and away, and none of the winning margins came anything less than four goals to nothing. Genoa, with their current standing on the Serie A table, doesn't seem like they're prepared for this duel against Milan. The only advantage they're going to have is the fact that they're going to be the home team. We will see if the mighty unpredictability would come through once again, as always in this game.
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Previous games records
Surprisingly, both teams have recorded almost the same number of wins in their last eight games. Genoa has won 3, and Inter has won 4. What sets them apart is the number of losses. While Genoa has lost 3 of their last eight games, Inter has only recorded one loss. Genoa has also managed to draw two while Inter has drawn 3.
Genoa's last game was against Sampdoria in whose home they secured a win of 2 goals to 1. That was just after they also won against Lecce, lost to Torino, won against SPAL, lost to Napoli, and didn't record any further wins.
Inter, on the other hand, doesn't seem to have been able to get their winning action together in their last two games. They drew the two games against Florentina and Roma, who seem to be serious contenders in the league as well. Before then, they ruthlessly thrashed SPAL and Torino. Their other two wins were against Brescia and Parma.
Prediction/Verdict
Their standing on the table already clearly shows which team is the better side. However, anything can happen, so we will place the odds at 3.0 for Genoa to win, 1.5 for Inter Milan to win, and 2.5 for a draw.
May the better team win.