Roma vs Inter Betting Tips

Roma will host Inter in an all important top of the table clash in Serie A at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome on 10th January 2021 at 17:00 IST. A win here for Inter will take them to the top spot, and two points clear of AC Milan. But a win for Roma will take them in level terms with Inter.

Roma From & Team News

Roma are currently in the third position of the Serie A points table with 33 points in 16 matches. They have won ten, drew three and lost three in the 16 matches played this season. Also, Roma have won six and drew two matches out of the eight home matches played so far. In the 16 matches played this season, Roma have scored 35 goals and have conceded 24 goals. They are coming into this fixture with three wins in a row under their belt.

Riccardo Calafiori, Pedro Rodriguez and Nicolò Zaniolo are unavailable for selection for Paulo Fonseca due to injuries. The Bosnian superstar Edin Dzeko is likely to get a nod ahead of Borja Mayoral for the Inter clash. Dzeko has scored seven goals and is in the second place of the team’s top scorers in level with Jordan Veretout. Henrikh Mkhitaryan is the team’s leading goal scorer with eight goals. Even Mkhitaryan is leading the assist leaderboard with seven assists.

Inter Form & Team News

Inter is in the second position with 36 points in 16 matches, and are just a point behind their city counterparts AC Milan. Out of the 16 matches played this season, Inter have won 11 matches, drew three and lost just two matches. Apart from that, they have a decent away record with five wins, two draws and one loss. They have scored the most number of goals this season with 41 goals and have conceded just 21 goals. They are coming off a 2-1 loss to Sampdoria away from home.

Danilo D’Ambrosio is a key absentee apart from Andrea Pinamonti and Matias Vecino. Antonio Conte is likely to make a few changes to the playing XI that lost to Sampdoria. Romelu Lukaku, Ivan Perisic and Arturo Vidal are likely to start against Roma. Lukaku is the team’s leading goal scorer with 12 goals and is followed by Lautaro Martinez with nine goals. The assists leaderboard is lead by Marcelo Brozovic and Nicolo Barella with four assists each.

Odds by Casumo

According to the Casumo sportsbook, Inter are the favorites to win the match and are placed at 2.33 odds. While the underdogs Roma are placed at 2.90 odds and the draw at 3.60 odds.

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Our Tipster’s Angle

Both the teams are in some good goal scoring form and this one is expected to have a lot of goals. And also, this match could go either way as both the teams are in excellent form.

Tip 1: Total Goals Over 2.5

In the last five head to head at Stadio Olimpico, a total of 17 goals were scored at an average of over three goals per match. Apart from that, over 2.5 goals were scored in four of the last five head to head matches at the Stadio Olimpico. Over 2.5 goals were scored in six of the last five matches played by Roma. On the other hand, over 2.5 goals were scored in five of the last six Inter’s matches. In addition to that, Roma have scored 19 out of the 35 goals at home, while Inter have scored 18 goals away from home. So by considering the current form and the head to head at this venue, it is more likely that more than 2.5 goals will be scored in this match at 1.56 odds available on the Casumo sportsbook. 

Tip 2: Double Chance – Roma or Draw

All the last five head to head matches have ended in a draw including one goalless draw. In the last five head to head matches at the Stadio Olimpico, Roma have won one match, three matches ended in a draw and Inter won just one match. So the head to heads are not in favor of Inter. In addition to that, Roma are unbeaten at home and have won four and drew one match in their last five home matches. Inter on the other hand have won three, lost one and drew one match in their last five away matches. The home form of Roma is slightly better than the away form of Inter. So, Roma is more likely to take at least a point from this clash against Inter at 1.63 odds available on the Casumo sportsbook.

Conclusion

This is expected to be a cracker of a contest that is slightly tending towards Roma and are more likely to win. Summarizing a couple of bets mentioned above

1. Total Goals Over 2.5 @ 1.57
2. Double Chance – Roma or Draw @ 1.63

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