Inter face struggling Udinese on Saturday night at stadio Giuseppe Meazza. Inter have won five of their previous six meetings with the Fruli outfit.
Attack:
Inter have an average 1.8 goals from 16.7 shots per game and are the second highest scoring team in the division with 27 goals, where Mauro Icardi has hit 8 goals. Matteo Politano has created 1.7 key passes per game with 3 assists, completing 1.2 dribbles per game from the team’s overall 6.3 dribbles per game.
Udinese have found the back of the net just 13 times, Inter have scored 15 times at San Siro this season. Udinese’s danger man Rodrigo De Paul has some fascinating numbers, leading in all attacking areas: 6 goals, 3 assists, 2.8 key passes per game and 1.8 dribbles per game.
Defence:
Inter have conceded 13 goals from 15 games and have only managed to keep a clean sheet just once in their last 4 games. Inter have an average of 15.1 tackles per game and 8.9 interceptions per game, with Brozovic averaging 3.2 tackles per game while Miranda averages 1.7 interceptions per game. Miranda has also made 4.4 clearance per game.
Udinese average 18.4 tackles per game and 10.2 interceptions per game, Behrami averages 3.5 tackles per game while Samir has made 2 interceptions per game. Udinese have let in 21 goals, and they have conceded 10 goals in their last 3 games against Inter.
Moving the ball:
The Nerazzurri have an average ball possession of 55.8% with 86.3% pass accuracy and Brozovic averages 82.3 passes per game with Borja Valero being the safest passer with 94.6%. Brozovic has produced 7.8 long balls per game and 0.2 through ball per game. Politano makes 1.3 crosses per game.
Udinese have an average of 45.3% ball possession and 78.9% pass accuracy.
WhoScored.com rating leaders:
Brozovic (7.19), Icardi (7.04) and D’Ambrosio (7.02) are the top three highest rated players for Inter. De Paul (7.35), Pussetto (6.92) and Samir (6.92) are the ones driving Udinese’s train for survival.
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