The Coppa Italia quarter-final match between Inter and Lazio will take place on February 25 at the San Siro Stadium in Milan. Inter vs. Lazio: prediction and betting odds, statistics.
Inter
Simone Inzaghi's side overcame Udinese 2-0 at home in the round of 16. As a result, Inter extended their unbeaten run in normal time in the Coppa Italia to 13 matches (6 wins, 7 draws). Moreover, for the first time in eight previous encounters in this tournament, the club won by more than one goal in 90 minutes. Notably, a victory over Lazio would see the Milanese reach their fifth semi-final in the national cup in the last six seasons.
- The club has not lost in regular time in their last eight home matches in the Coppa Italia (5 wins, 3 draws).
- No more than two goals have been scored in 90 minutes in 6 of the team's last 7 home matches in this tournament.
- At least one of the opponents failed to score in regular time in 6 of Inter's last 7 home matches in the national cup.
Predicted lineup for Inter (3-5-2)
Josep Martinez – Benjamin Pavard, Francesco Acerbi, Alessandro Bastoni – Federico Dimarco, Nicolo Barella, Kristjan Asllani, Henrikh Mkhitaryan, Denzel Dumfries – Lautaro Martinez, Joaquin Correa.
Main goalkeeper Yann Sommer and forward Joaquin Correa will miss the match due to injuries. The participation of midfielder Davide Frattesi and forward Marcus Thuram is in doubt.
Lazio
In the previous round, Marco Baroni's side defeated Napoli 3-1 at home. Consequently, Lazio secured their fourth victory in regular time in their last five national cup matches, although for the first time in 12 previous encounters in this tournament, the club won by more than one goal in 90 minutes. It is worth noting that over the last six seasons, the Romans have reached the Coppa Italia semi-final stage only once.
- The team has lost in regular time in their last five away matches in the national cup.
- At least one of the opponents failed to score in 90 minutes in 9 of the club's last 10 away matches in this tournament.
- No more than two goals have been scored in regular time in 8 of the Romans' last 10 away matches in the Coppa Italia.
Predicted lineup for Lazio (4-2-3-1)
Christos Mandas – Alessio Romagnoli, Nuno Tavares, Mario Gila, Adam Marusic – Matteo Guendouzi, Fisayo Dele-Bashiru – Gustav Isaksen, Boulaye Dia, Mattia Zaccagni – Tejani Noslin.
Defenders Elseid Hysaj and Luca Pellegrini, midfielder Matias Vecino, and forward Valentin Castellanos will not play due to injuries.
Referee
Mikael Fabbri (Italy)
Matches – 12 (Serie A, 2024/25);
Yellow cards shown (including second yellows) – 51;
Average yellow cards per match – 4.2;
Red cards shown – 2;
Average fouls per match – 24;
Penalties – 8%.
Inter vs. Lazio: Match Prediction
At home in cup matches, Inter often achieves their goals, yet they do not employ an attacking style and prefer reliable defensive actions. In the last five home matches in the Coppa Italia, Inter has only once surpassed the one-goal mark in regular time, while never losing. Over their last seven home matches in this tournament, the team has conceded only two goals in 90 minutes.
Lazio finds it challenging in away encounters in the national cup – the club has lost in regular time in 9 of their last 11 away matches. The Romans primarily suffer from a lackluster attack: in their last ten away matches in this tournament, the team has only twice scored more than one goal in 90 minutes. Meanwhile, in 6 of their last 9 away matches in the Coppa Italia, Lazio allowed opponents to score a maximum of one goal in regular time.
I do not think this encounter will see a large number of goals. My prediction: Total under 2.5 goals
