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Inter Milan vs AC Milan Prediction, 10/17/2020 Serie A Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Josh Schonwald - 10/14/2020

Game: Inter Milan vs AC Milan

Date: Saturday, October 17, 2020

Location: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza in Milan, Italy

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: Inter Milan (-125) AC Milan (+320)

Stadio Giuseppe Meazza is the venue where Lautaro Martinez and Inter Milan (2-1-0, 4th in Serie A) will take on AC Milan (3-0-0, 2nd in Serie A) on Saturday. The goalkeepers who are expected to start are Samir Handanovic for Inter Milan and Gianluigi Donnarumma for AC Milan. Inter Milan are at -125 while AC Milan are priced at +320. The over/under is set at 2.5.

Inter Milan maintains possession for 64.3% of games while they successfully dribble 56% of the time (13th in Serie A). They have attempted 51 shots at their opponents goal with 19 on target, which means they have a 37.3% shots on target percentage. Inter Milan as a team have earned 9 goals for the season, which is currently 2nd in the league. They have received 1,824 passes from teammates on 1,937 targets for the year, which makes their receiving percentage 94.2%.

Lautaro Martinez is a guy who should be able to impact this game for Inter Milan. Martinez has been given a starting assignment in 80 matchups in his pro soccer career while he scores 0.57 goals per 90 mins. The forward representing Argentina has tallied 45 goals in 7,080 professional minutes. He has totaled 9 assists while tallying 21 yellow card warnings so far in his career. One more guy who should impact this match is Romelu Lukaku, the forward from Belgium. Lukaku has earned 27,302 mins in 301 starts and has been handed 26 yellow cards. He has assisted on a goal 50 times in his career while scoring 171 goals. He scores 0.56 goals per 90 mins so far in his career.

The man defending the goal for Inter will be Samir Handanovic. Handanović has played for a total of 46,553 minutes and has earned 1,591 stops so far in his career. His goals against per 90 mins is 1.12 (581 goals allowed) and his save % is .736. The goalkeeper from Slovenia has had 2,156 shots attempted against him in 519 career starts. Handanović (240-137-141 record during his career) has recorded 181 clean sheets, which has him sitting with a 34.9% clean sheet rate.

The Red and Blacks have successfully dribbled 55% of the time for the season while tallying 7 goals. They hold a receiving percentage of 88.0% while controlling possession of the ball 57.7% of the time. AC Milan has accumulated 1,619 targets so far this season (3rd in Serie A) to go along with 1,424 successful received passes. They have been able to hit on 30.4% of their SOT on 46 total shots.

Franck Kessie should provide a lift for Milan. He averages 0.18 goals per 90 and has had a starting assignment in 162 games in his career. The defender from Serbia has totaled 14,245 mins while scoring 28 goals. He has accumulated 31 yellow card cautions so far in his pro soccer career and has assisted on a goal 10 times. You should also watch out for Zlatan Ibrahimovic, the forward representing Sweden. Ibrahimovic has been given 92 yellow card cautions in 44,279 mins (501 starting assignments). His G/90 average thus far in his career is 0.75. He has accumulated 370 goals in his career while helping on a goal 132 times.

Gianluigi Donnarumma will be residing in front of the net for the Red and Blacks. Donnarumma has totaled 60 shutouts while he has defended 688 shots against him in 16,031 minutes in his career. He sports a save % of .744 and his clean sheet rate is currently at 33.1%. He has allowed 1.07 goals per 90 mins and he has a record of 87-48-44. During his pro soccer career, Donnarumma has conceded 190 goals while earning 511 stops in 181 starts.

Who will win tonight's soccer game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Inter Milan (-125)

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