Inter Milan vs Verona Betting Odds & Preview
31-Point Gap Between Two Sides
Serie A Leaders Play First Match of 2024
Inter Milan and Hellas Verona have vastly different aims this season. For Serie A leaders Inter Milan, it’s Scudetto or bust. Meanwhile, Verona will be happy just to stay in Serie A for next season. The two sides will meet on Saturday in their first match of 2024, and we’ll preview the Inter Milan vs Verona betting odds ahead of the match. A Nerazzurri win would mean they stay on top of the Serie A table for now, as 31 points currently separate them and 17th-placed Verona.
Inter Milan vs Hellas Verona
Date, time:
Location: Stadio San Siro, Milan, Italy
Streaming: Live Sports Stream
Head-to-Head
Over the last three meetings, Inter Milan have outscored Hellas Verona 9-0. Last season, Edin Dzeko and Lautaro Martinez both scored twice in Verona as Inter came away with a dominant 6-0 win. Martinez also scored the game’s only goal in the reverse fixture. Verona are winless in the last 24 Serie A meetings and last defeated Inter in February 1992. The Nerazzurri are on a six-game winning streak in this fixture and have won nine of the previous ten.
Inter Looking to Kick off 2024 on Right Foot
In their last match of 2023, Inter Milan dropped crucial points in a 1-1 draw at Genoa. Marko Arnautovic finally scored his first Serie A goal for Inter in the first half as he started for the injured Lautaro Martinez. In first half stoppage time, Radu Dragusin equalized for hosts Genoa. The Nerazzurri were not their usual dominant selves and could only come away with a point. Still, they are on top of the Serie A table with a two-point lead over second-placed Juventus.
Currently, Inter show -350 odds to win the Serie A title, which would be their first since the 2020-21 season. In some good Serie A news for Nerazzurri fans, Martinez appears to be in the running to start vs. Hellas Verona. The Argentine international striker has scored 15 goals this season and leads Serie A. Bettors should also be aware that Inter Milan have only conceded one goal in their last five Serie A matches and have one of the best defenses in Europe.
Yann Sommer has been an excellent addition to the Inter side, as the Swiss goalkeeper has already kept 12 league clean sheets. Incredibly, the Nerazzurri haven’t conceded a league goal at home for nearly three months. Yann Aurel Bisseck is a rising star in defense as well and provides Simone Inzaghi with another solid option. However, Juan Cuadrado and Federico Dimarco could miss this match due to injury. In any case, the Inter Milan vs Verona betting odds price the hosts as massive -575 favorites for this one.
Hellas Verona in Precarious Position
Hellas Verona, in 17th place, are dangerously close to the relegation zone at the moment, level on points with 18th-placed Cagliari. Verona have won just three of their first 18 Serie A games to open up the 2023-24 season and lost to the league’s last-placed team to close out 2023. Last Saturday, Verona lost 1-0 at home to Salernitana and didn’t manage to put a single shot on target. Verona keeper Lorenzo Montipo made some stellar saves in the match to keep things from worsening.
Marco Baroni’s tenure as Verona coach has not exactly gotten off to a great start as his side have won just one of their last 17 matches, in all competitions. Two of Verona’s three wins this season came during the first two matchdays of the campaign. They’ve kept just one clean sheet in their last 11 Serie A matches but have managed to get on the scoresheet more as of late. After a stretch of just three goals in nine Serie A matches, they’ve managed eight in their last six.
Cyril Ngonge leads Verona, with five Serie A goals, but he missed some big chances vs. Salernitana last week. Milan Duric and Thomas Henry are the only other Verona players with more than one league goal to this point. At least Verona don’t have any players listed on their current injury list.
Match Analysis & Odds
This is the kind of match Inter Milan need to win to fulfill their title ambitions. Inter have a stronger team than Hellas Verona and should be motivated to bounce back from their draw at Genoa. The Inter Milan vs Verona betting odds list Inter as two-goal favorites at the moment, and the Nerazzurri did score six when these teams last met.
Inter -2 comes in at -115 odds but they’ve beaten Verona by three goals or more just once in the last eight meetings. Still, Inter do already have six three-goal wins in Serie A this season. Verona are unlikely to get anything from this match and they’re +1400 underdogs for this one. Verona +2 displays -105 odds, and even a draw seems doubtful, at +650 odds.
If Martinez suits up for this one, Inter will receive a massive offensive boost. He leads Serie A with over one goal per 90 minutes, and he might be worth betting on as an anytime goalscorer. Over three goals show -120 odds as an Inter scoring outburst could certainly be on the cards here.
