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Prediction: Parma vs Inter Milan

Jamie Jones in Free Soccer Predictions, Serie A 7 Jan 2026

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Prediction: Inter Milan to win 2-1

Best Odds: 7/1

Bookmaker: Zetbet

Parma and Inter Milan will lock horns with each other in Serie A this week. The match between Carlos Cuesta’s side and Cristian Chivu’steam will be held at Stadio Ennio Tardini and is scheduled to kick off at 7:45pm UK time on

Parma

Parma are a modest club in Italy whose main aim is to stay in Serie A. They have done well in their long history and are back in the top flight of Italian football this season. Parma won promotion from Serie B at the end of the 2023-24 campaign.

I Gialloblu finished 16th in the Serie A table last season and will be more than happy to end up in a similar position this time around. Carlos Cuesta’s side are 14th in the league table at the moment with 18 points from 17 matches, six points above the bottom three.

Parma will head into the Serie A game against Inter Milan this week on the back of a 1-1 draw with Sassuolo on the road in the league. It came after a 1-0 victory over Fiorentina at Stadio Ennio Tardini in Serie A, which came after a 1-0 defeat to Lazio at home in the league.

Team News:

Parma are likely to line up in a 4-3-3 formation against Inter Milan. Edoardo Corvi will be in goal and will have Enrico Del Prato, Alessandro Circati, Lautaro Valenti and Emanuele Valeri in front of him in defence. Adrian Bernabe,  Mandela Keita and Oliver Sorensen will be the three midfielders. Gaetano Oristanio, Mateo Pellegrino and Jacob Ondrejka will be the three forwards.

Inter Milan

Inter Milan are one of the biggest clubs in Italy and came close to winning Serie A last season. I Nerazzurri also reached the final of the UEFA Champions League, but they lost heavily to Paris Saint-Germain.

Now under the management of Cristian Chivu, Inter have recovered after going through a bad spell. The Nerazzurri are at the top of the Serie A table at the moment with 39 points from 17 matches, a point ahead of second-placed AC Milan and two points ahead of Napoli, who are currently third.

Inter will head into the Serie A game against Parma on the back of a 3-1 victory over Bologna at San Siro in the league. It came after a 1-0 victory over Atalanta on the road in the league, which followed a defeat to Bologna on penalties in the Italian Supercoppa. 

Team News:

Inter Milan are likely to line up in a 3-5-2 formation against Parma. Yann Sommer will be in goal. Yann Bisseck, Manuel Akanji and Alessandro Bastoni will be the three defenders. Nicolo Barella, Hakan Calhanoglu and Piotr Zielinski will be the three players in central midfield, with Luis Henrique and Federico Dimarco the two wide players. Lautaro Martínez and Marcus Thuram will be the two centre-forwards.

Key Factors to Consider

  • Parma have won 4 of their 17 Serie A matches so far this campaign.
  • Parma have scored 12 goals and conceded 19 goals in 17 Serie A matches so far this campaign.
  • Inter Milan have won their last 5 Serie A games.
  • Inter Milan have scored 38 goals and conceded 15 goals in 17 Serie A games so far this season.
  • Lautaro Martinez has scored 10 goals and given 4 assits in 17 Serie A games for Inter Milan so far this season.

Conclusion

Inter Milan have a better team and should be able to pick up all three points from the Serie A game against Parma with relative ease.

Prediction: Inter Milan to win 2-1

Best Odds: 7/1

Bookmaker: Zetbet

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Jamie Jones


Jamie Jones is an experienced football journalist who has been working in the industry for years. Jamie watches all the major leagues in Europe, especially the Premier League and La Liga.

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