Internazionale gained their tenth consecutive Serie A (SA) victory in midweek and have now registered 22 wins in the opening 29 rounds - only claiming more at this stage of a season once (2006/07) since SA’s formation back in 1929/30. Quick starts have been a common theme, with Inter opening the scoring in all ten of those recent games, seven times before the break. It’s been a remarkable season for Inter so far, emphasised by their current eleven-game winning SA run at home - the first time they’ve managed such a feat since 2010/11. They led at HT in five of the last six, yet they’ve been dominant throughout matches this term, as seen by the league-high 20 home goals they’ve scored beyond the hour mark. Three straight losses has sent Cagliari back into the bottom three, with the Sardinian outfit registering less than their 22 points at this stage just twice in the three-points-per-win era, eventually being relegated both times. Their chances for success may depend on how they perform after HT as only Spezia have lost more SA matches after a level HT score than Cagliari (seven). Cagliari have won just once across their last 12 competitive away matches (D3, L8), with the visitors losing the second half in four of the last five losses during that run. Each of those four defeats saw Cagliari concede the decider beyond the hour mark. Inter have scored 3+ goals in six of their eight home league matches against sides that started this round in the bottom half (W7, D1).
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Inter Over 1.5
Internazionale gained their tenth consecutive Serie A (SA) victory in midweek and have now registered 22 wins in the opening 29 rounds - only claiming more at this stage of a season once (2006/07) since SA’s formation back in 1929/30. Quick starts have been a common theme, with Inter opening the scoring in all ten of those recent games, seven times before the break.
It’s been a remarkable season for Inter so far, emphasised by their current eleven-game winning SA run at home - the first time they’ve managed such a feat since 2010/11. They led at HT in five of the last six, yet they’ve been dominant throughout matches this term, as seen by the league-high 20 home goals they’ve scored beyond the hour mark.
Three straight losses has sent Cagliari back into the bottom three, with the Sardinian outfit registering less than their 22 points at this stage just twice in the three-points-per-win era, eventually being relegated both times. Their chances for success may depend on how they perform after HT as only Spezia have lost more SA matches after a level HT score than Cagliari (seven).
Cagliari have won just once across their last 12 competitive away matches (D3, L8), with the visitors losing the second half in four of the last five losses during that run. Each of those four defeats saw Cagliari concede the decider beyond the hour mark.
Inter have scored 3+ goals in six of their eight home league matches against sides that started this round in the bottom half (W7, D1).