Free-scoring Inter are strong favourites to belatedly start 2022 in familiar style, as withstanding their attacking width and midfield guile should prove beyond leaky Lazio's capabilities.
Unbeaten in their 11 league fixtures since losing the reverse fixture nearly three months ago, the champions can brush off any early rustiness and continue their positive momentum as if they were never away.
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Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Inter Milan win with a probability of 71.71%. A draw had a probability of 17.1% and a win for Lazio had a probability of 11.16%.
The most likely scoreline for a Inter Milan win was 2-0 with a probability of 11.77%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (10.05%) and 2-1 (9.49%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (8.1%), while for a Lazio win it was 0-1 (3.46%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 9.5% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Inter Milan would win this match.
