Inter Stats: facts and figures ahead of Inter vs. Lazio

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— Feb 11th 2021

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All the numbers relating to Sunday's 20:45 CET kick-off

MILAN – Inter will play their 22nd league fixture of the season at 20:45 CET on Sunday 14 February, when they’ll face Lazio at San Siro. The last encounter between the sides finished in a 1-1 draw at the Olimpico following goals from Lautaro Martinez and Milinkovic-Savic. Antonio Conte’s side currently sit on 47 points in Serie A and have the league’s best attack (51 goals) and third-best defence (23 conceded), with the Nerazzurri having kept four consecutive clean sheets in the Italian top flight. Inzaghi’s Lazio side, meanwhile, moved level with Roma on 40 points thanks to their win against Cagliari. The Biancocelesti have been in excellent form in 2021, drawing once and recording six successive victories.

PREVIOUS ENCOUNTERS

Inter and Lazio are set to meet for the 156th time in Serie A, with the Nerazzurri’s record against the Biancocelesti reading as follows: 64 wins, 54 draws, 37 defeats. Inter have been the home team on 77 occasions, with neither side gaining a clear upper hand at San Siro in recent times. Indeed, the last eight matches in Milan have seen Inter win three, draw three and lose three against Lazio. Following their win at San Siro last season, the Nerazzurri could win two consecutive home matches against the Biancocelesti for the first time since January 2012 (seven in that case).

STATE OF PLAY

Inter have won their last seven league matches at the Meazza. The last time they registered eight Serie A victories in a row on home soil was in February 2017. The Nerazzurri, who have picked up 47 points so far, are currently second in the table and have the league’s best attack (51 goals scored) and third-best defence (23 conceded). They could keep their fifth consecutive clean sheet in Serie A for the first time since April 2018.

Lazio have collected the most points in the Italian top flight in 2021 (19), while they’re the only team still unbeaten this year (W6, D1). Along with Genoa, the Biancocelesti have conceded the fewest goals in the same period (four). In terms of goals, Inzaghi’s team have found the net for 17 successive matches: they last went on a longer goalscoring run in Serie A in October 1994 (18).

PLAYER FOCUS

Samir Handanovic’s next appearance will be his 500th in Serie A: the Inter goalkeeper would become the 15th player to achieve this feat and draw level with Ciro Ferrara.

Lazio are the team Romelu Lukaku has played most minutes against in Serie A without scoring (263). The opposite can be said for Vidal, who has played a part in six goals against the Biancocelesti (four goals and two assists), the most for him in Serie A. Moreover, the Stadio Olimpico is the only stadium where he’s scored more than once in a Serie A away fixture (he netted a brace against Lazio in April 2013).

Nerazzurri players who once wore the Lazio jersey include Stefan de Vrij, who played his first 95 Serie A games with the team from the capital, Aleksandr Kolarov, who made his Serie A debut with the Biancocelesti, and Samir Handanovic, who played for them once in May 2006, keeping a clean sheet against Parma.