Last time these two sides met, it was a Champions league spot decider, in which the Nerazzurri came out victorious. Today they face each other in a similar fashion, just a point separating both teams in 3rd and 4th place. Inter are currently on a 5 game winning streak in the Serie A and are hoping to add to that tally when they face the Aquile on Monday night. 

Attack:

Inter have scored 13 goals this term. However, the most intriguing part of it is that 7 goals or 53% have come in the last 15 minutes. Skipper Mauro Icardi has after a slow start notched up 4 goals in his last 4 games and is also tied with Perisic and Politano for the most assists – 2. Ivan Perisic has made the most key passes per game with 1.8 and also fired the most shots per game with 2.8.

Lazio have scored the same number of goals as Inter – 13 but last season’s joint capocannoniere, Ciro Immobile is already 2 goals ahead of his competitor, Mauro Icardi, with 6 goals. Luis Alberto and Senad Lulic have produced the most key passes per game with 2.4.

Defence:

The Nerazzurri’s wall has only been penetrated 6 times, second best in the Serie A after Sampdoria – 4. Marcelo Brozovic has accumulated 3.4 tackles per game and 1.6 interceptions per game with Miranda the best with 1.8, from a total of 15.3 tackles and 9.1 interceptions per game respectively. Luciano Spalletti’s men are the best disciplined side in the league with 14 yellow cards and 0 red cards. Milan Skriniar have average 1.7 blocks per game.

The Biancocelesti have 16.9 tackles per game and 11.7 interceptions per game. At the Olimpico, Lazio have conceded just 3 goals second best home record after Fiorentina at 2.

Moving the ball:

Inter have kept a 55.4% average possession and 85.6% pass accuracy. Brozovic has averaged 86.1 passes per game while Skriniar has the best pass ratio with 93.5%. Brozovic has hit 7.9 long balls per game, the best in the Serie A among the outfield players.

Lazio have an average of 50.9% ball possession and 82.4% pass accuracy. Lucas Leiva, who has been  working hard to be fit ahead of tonight’s clash, averages the most passes with 67.1 per game.

Whoscored rating leaders:

Top three rated players for Inter include; Brozovic (7.20), Perisic (7.14) and Icardi (7.10). For Lazio, Lucas Leiva (7.50), Immobile (7.19) and Acerbi (7.18) are their best performers.

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