AC Milan vs Inter prediction

THE FORECAST

Inter enter as league leaders with superior statistics (2.8 gf, 1.1 ga) and stronger form (WWWWD vs LWWDW), making them slight favourites despite a heavily depleted squad missing Calhanoglu, Lautaro Martinez, Pavard, Mkhitaryan (suspended) and others. Milan are also badly hit by injuries including Leao, Gimenez and Fofana, but carry a notable seven-match unbeaten run against Inter and Amorim treating this derby as a must-win, while Inter face a Champions League fixture just three days later which raises rotation risk. The mild, dry conditions suit both sides equally, and the combination of Milan's derby momentum, Inter's squad depletion and their eye on Tuesday's UCL game narrows the gap considerably, though Inter's class and table position edge them as narrow favourites.