Numbers, goals and fun facts: the stats ahead of Inter vs. Hellas Verona

PREVIOUS ENCOUNTERS

At 20:45 CET on Saturday 14 January, Inter and Hellas Verona will meet for the 63rd time in Serie A. So far, there have been 37 Nerazzurri wins and four Verona victories; 21 draws complete the picture. Inter are unbeaten in 22 matches against Hellas in the Italian top flight, a run that has seen them record 18 wins and draw on four occasions.

The Nerazzurri have scored 101 times against Hellas in Serie A: these are our Top 5 goals from the matches the two teams have played at San Siro:

HOME COMFORTS

The Nerazzurri are unbeaten in twelve successive home games against the Gialloblù. Last season's match at San Siro finished 2-0 to Inter thanks to goals from Barella and Dzeko.

INTER IN THE FIRST HALF

No team has scored more than Inter in the opening 45 minutes of matches this league season: the Nerazzurri have bagged 19 first-half goals.

2 WITH AT LEAST 7

Inter are the only team who have two players with at least seven goals to their name this Serie A campaign. They are Lautaro Martinez, who has bagged eight, and Edin Dzeko. The Bosnian, who has found the net seven times in the Italian top flight this season, has been the most prolific striker in Serie A since the start of November thanks to a four-goal haul in this period.

EL TORO'S CONTRIBUTION

Having scored five times and provided two assists, Lautaro Martínez has made seven goal contributions in his last seven starts in Serie A. The World Champion has already netted twice against the Gialloblù in the Italian top flight, both of which he bagged in Verona.

REFEREE

Michael Fabbri will take charge of the clash between Inter and Hellas Verona on matchday 18 of the 2022/23 Serie A season.

Valeriani and Di Monte will be Fabbri's assistants, with Minelli set to perform the role of fourth official. Fourneau, assisted by Marchetti, will oversee VAR.