Empoli – Inter

Inter will beat Empoli without too much trouble

Inter is performing catastrophically in the championship. The last victory for the "Nerazzurri" in Serie A was on May 5th, when Simone Inzaghi's team beat Lecce 2-0. Since then, in five rounds, the team has only earned one point, which happened in a draw with Salernitana (1-1), while they suffered defeats in games against Spezia, Juventus, Fiorentina, and Monza. However, this did not prevent the team from reaching the semi-finals of the Champions League. On Wednesday, the team drew with Benfica in the second match and knocked out the Portuguese with a total score of 5-3. After the news of Juventus being awarded 15 points, Inter lost one position in the league table. Now, the "Nerazzurri" are in sixth place with 51 points. They are two points behind Milan and five points behind Roma. It is time for Inter to end their unimpressive streak. Success in the Champions League should push the team towards this goal. Empoli, after a draw with Milan, lost to Cremonese. The expected defeat by the "Giallorossi" did not affect the position of the Tuscans in the league table. Paolo Zanetti's team is unlikely to face relegation, and they have matches against Salernitana, Sampdoria, and Verona ahead of them on the schedule. The team has no special motivation for the upcoming game. It is worth noting that Inter has the largest shortfall of points in the championship according to the xPTS metric. The statistics are really interesting: the "Nerazzurri" should earn 11.54 points more, score 10 more goals according to xG, and concede 7.26 goals less according to xGA. Empoli has a huge shortfall in xGA. The Tuscan team has conceded 15.17 goals less than they were supposed to according to the statistics. Inter has a very tough schedule ahead of them. In three days, they have to play the second leg of the Coppa Italia semi-finals, followed by a match against Lazio. Moreover, until the end of the season, the "Nerazzurri" will play against Roma, Napoli, and Atalanta in the championship, as well as Milan in the Champions League. If Simone Inzaghi's team continues to drop points against opponents like Empoli, there is a certain probability that they will spend the next season outside of European competitions. It is worth reminding that Atalanta and Bologna are not far behind Inter in the league table. They are not burdened with performances in other tournaments, by the way. Any loss of points now will be critical for Inter. Simone Inzaghi's team must win "on class."