Inter Milan Serie A Analysis: 1st Place, 25 Points After 9 Games

31 October 2026

Inter Milan are 1st in the Serie A with 25 points from 9 games (8W 1D 0L) and a goal difference of +15.

Season at a glance

They lead second-placed Lazio by 0 points.

They are 22 points above bottom-placed Venezia.

Inter Milan's season marks: biggest wins 4-1 at home and 1-3 away; a best winning run of 4.

Against top-half opponents Inter Milan have 2W 1D 0L (2.33 points per game from 3 games); against the bottom half it is 6W 0D 0L (3.0 per game from 6).

Attack

Inter Milan have scored 25 goals (2.78 per game), the 1st-best attack in the Serie A. The league average is 1.58 per team per game, so they sit 76% above it. They failed to score in 0 of 9 games. They average 3.4 goals per home game and 2.0 per away game.

Defence

They have conceded 10 (1.11 per game), the 4th-best defence, with 3 clean sheets in 9 games. Clean sheets: 1 at home and 2 away. They concede 1.4 per home game and 0.8 per away game.

When the goals come

Inter Milan's 23 league goals are spread by minute band, with the most productive spell 76-90 (7 goals); 15 (65%) came after half-time and 7 after the 75th minute. they have conceded most between minutes 0-15 (3 of 12 goals), including 3 after the 75th minute.

Tactics and discipline

Inter Milan's most used formations: 3-5-2 (8 games), 3-1-4-2 (1 game).

Inter Milan have collected 13 yellow and 0 red cards and converted 2 of 2 penalties.

Home and away

Inter Milan have 5 wins, 0 draws and 0 defeats at home (15 points from 5 games, 3.0 per game), scoring 3.4 and conceding 1.4 per game. They kept 1 clean sheet and failed to score in 0 of those 5.

Inter Milan have 3 wins, 1 draw and 0 defeats away from home (10 points from 4 games, 2.5 per game), scoring 2.0 and conceding 0.75 per game. They kept 2 clean sheets and failed to score in 0 of those 4.

Form and streaks

Inter Milan's last 5 results in the Serie A, newest first (opponent position in brackets): 2-0 at Venezia (20th, W); 2-1 vs Fiorentina (18th, W); 3-1 at Bologna (11th, W); 3-0 vs Parma (19th, W); 2-2 at AS Roma (3rd, D). That is 13 points from a possible 15, with 12 goals scored and 4 conceded.

Current streaks for Inter Milan: 4 straight wins, a goal in each of their last 9.

Squad leaders

Inter Milan's league contributors: goals - M. Thuram 5, Lautaro Martínez 4, H. Çalhanoğlu 3; assists - A. Diouf 4, P. Zieliński 2, Carlos Augusto 2.

Highest average ratings among regulars (270+ minutes): M. Thuram 7.68, H. Çalhanoğlu 7.56, Carlos Augusto 7.51.

Workload and impact: most minutes - N. Barella (670), A. Bastoni (649); most key passes - F. Dimarco (20); most tackles and interceptions - M. Akanji (29); goalkeeper Josep Martínez has made 17 saves; most yellow cards - M. Akanji (2).

Strengths and weaknesses

Inter Milan's strengths: 1st in the league for goals scored (25 goals); 1st in the league for home points per game (3.00); 2nd in the league for away points per game (2.50); 2nd in the league for points from the last five games (13 points).

The schedule ahead

Next up: at AC Milan (5th), vs Como (4th), at Atalanta (12th). The average league position of those opponents is 7.0, a demanding run.

Outlook

At 2.78 points per game, a full 38-game season would end near 106 points, and at 2.78 goals per game near 106 goals. That is a projection from the current rate, not a prediction.