Original title: Milan vs Inter preview: Ibe back-to-back games in the spotlight, the Blue and Blacks to wait for the
At 22:00 on the evening of February 21st, the 23rd round of the 2020-21 Serie A season will kick off with AC Milan facing Inter Milan at the San Siro Stadium. The third Milan derby of the season is set to begin, with Inter Milan at the top of the table and AC Milan at the second, with only a one-point gap between the two sides, meaning this is a true top-of-the-table battle. At the same time, in the first round of the league meeting between the two sides in the second degree of Ibe will have what performance? That's one of the main attractions of this match.
History of the encounter
Historically, the two sides met 211 times, Milan 69 wins, 65 draws and 77 losses do not dominate. At San Siro Stadium, the two sides met 106 times, Milan 37 wins, 30 draws and 39 losses. In the past 6 meetings, Milan 1 win 5 losses disadvantage is obvious. This season, the two sides have already met twice, in the first round of Serie A, Milan won 2-1 with Ibe's second goal. In the Coppa Italia, Milan was eliminated 1-2.
Watch 1: Top of the table battle is on the line
At the beginning of this season, Milan came out strong and once achieved a wave of 15 undefeated matches in the field of play. Counting last season, Milan had a total of 27 undefeated matches. However, as the game progressed, Milan began to fall off the chain, the last 6 games, 2 wins, 1 draw and 3 losses. Inter Milan, on the other hand, has been on the rise, overtaking Milan to the top of the table after winning 4 consecutive matches against Fiorentina in the last round. Now, the difference between the two sides in the standings is only 1 point, and this game will be a veritable top-of-the-table battle.
Watch 2: Will Ibe be able to do it again?
Looking back at the first round of the season, at Inter's home ground, Ibe's lightning double in the first half helped Milan beat Inter Milan with almost a stroke of luck. In the Italian Cup quarter-final match, Ibu is again the focus of the character, in the first half early to help Milan to determine the lead, but unfortunately to the second half, Ibu two yellow into a red was sentenced, and ultimately can only watch the country into the quarter-finals. This time, Milan came to the San Siro stadium against the mighty Inter, Ibu will have how to play?
Lookout 3: Inter to win by a long shot
Due to the bottom of the Champions League group stage, Inter didn't even have the chance to participate in the UEFA Europa League. As the saying goes, "it's a blessing in disguise", without the pressure of European games, Inter naturally had a much easier schedule. After the last round of matches, Inter got a full rest. Milan, on the other hand, is still playing double matches in a week. In the midweek UEFA Cup 1/16 final, Milan challenged Red Star Belgrade on the road, and finally, in the situation of 11 to 10, they suffered from the opponent's absolute draw. After the match, Milan's head coach Pioli bluntly responded to the reason for his team's recent sluggish performance: "Injuries are a bit much, and the players are a bit tired". Therefore, with the advantage of being able to wait for the match, Inter established a certain advantage before the start of the match.
launch in full
injury report
AC Milan: Mandzukic, Bennacer
Inter Milan: Stefano Sensi
Pre-game sound
Pioli: Both teams have excellent and clear tactical thinking. The previous Milan derbies were always very stalemated and there weren't really many chances to score. Tomorrow the more compact and precise team will have more chances. Tomorrow we will play a high level match.
Conte: Compared to the Milan derbies of the last few years, this one is different because now the Milan duo are both ranked very high, first and second. I think Milan have had a fantastic season, but now we have to try to win the derby and thus the Serie A title. We know Milan want to win too, so it will be a very tight game. The game will be officiated by a very good referee, so I don't know why anyone thinks we'll be nervous or that the referee's decision might go against us.
Starting Predictions
AC Milan: Donnarumma/Calabria, Kjaer, Romagnoli, Te'o/Kessie, Tonali/Salmacres, Çalhanoglu, Leo/Ibu
Inter: Handanovic/Shkriniar, De Vry, Bastoni/Ashraf, Barela, Brozovic, Vidal, Perisic/Lukaku, Lautaro
Odds Analysis
The European index, AC Milan's winning odds are 1 to 3.75, Inter Milan's winning odds are 1 to 1.9, and the draw is 1 to 3.75. From the view of this odds, Inter Milan occupies a certain advantage before the match. In terms of over/under, the bookies are offering two and a half goals, the odds for over is 1 to 1.61, and the odds for under is 1 to 2.32, so the outside world is more optimistic about the over in this campaign. Specifically, the score of Inter 2-1 Milan is the most favored, with odds of 1 to 7.5, followed by the score of Milan 1-1 Inter, with odds of 1 to 8.75. Recommendation, Milan 1-1 Inter.
