Following their third-minute winner against Verona last week, Inter have scored eight times during the first 15 minutes of play in Serie A this season - more than any other team. Given the effects of their trip to the Middle East and subsequent celebrations, they may take more time to get going on Monday, but can still see off an Empoli side which has won just once away from home.
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Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Inter Milan win with a probability of 77.68%. A draw had a probability of 14.5% and a win for Empoli had a probability of 7.84%.
The most likely scoreline for a Inter Milan win was 2-0 with a probability of 12.77%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 3-0 (10.86%) and 1-0 (10.02%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (6.88%), while for a Empoli win it was 0-1 (2.7%). The actual scoreline of 0-1 was predicted with a 2.7% likelihood.
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