Parma vs Inter Milan Predictions

Problems are mounting for Inter Milan, but is Jose Mourinho the answer? Many English fans won’t think so, while his three jobs since leaving Italy have all brought toxic atmospheres and disappointing endings. The Nerazzurri are still being linked with Mourinho, as Luciano Spalletti increasingly looks set for the exit. The former Roma boss oversaw a huge setback last weekend, with a 1-0 loss at home to relegation-threatened Bologna. Will he be able to salvage his job by inspiring a win away to Parma on Saturday night?

Parma haven’t got the best record at the Ennio Tardini, and there are only five sides in Italy who have a worse home record this term. The hosts have won just three of their 11 matches at home, which suggests it has been a difficult season following promotion from Serie B. However, Parma’s away form has left them comfortable in midtable, and it even saw them pull off a 1-0 victory over Inter at the San Siro earlier this term. Can they repeat that result and complete a double over Inter?

The visitors look incredibly vulnerable right now, with their only win in 2019 coming against second-tier Benevento. Inter had it all to play for coming into the New Year, aiming for second place and a run in the Coppa Italia. They were eliminated from the cup on penalties against Lazio, with the first 90 minutes of that clash finishing goalless. One point from three games in the league has seen them drift away from second, all because the club just can’t score enough goals.

They’ve yet to score a league goal in 2019, while their only strike in the last four games was Mauro Icardi’s desperate equaliser against Lazio, and that took 120 minutes to produce. The fact that their defence is almost on a par with Juve’s – making it the second most secure in the league – has somewhat helped the Nerazzurri. However, their lack of a goal threat cost them badly in the Champions League, and it’s been a problem for months in the league.

Just one of Inter’s last eight matches has seen over one goal scored, and that was a 1-1 draw with the league’s bottom side. Meanwhile, Parma have seen 64% of their league games at home finish with fewer than three goals scored. In fact, just as may have seen exactly two goals scored as three or more (36%). With that in mind, we’re tipping under 2.5 goals as our pick here, with a 1-1 draw our correct score prediction.