Bonny has been sensational in the early weeks of the season with six goal contributions across just 262 minutes of football in Serie A this season (3 goals, 3 assists). He’s had six shots across these matches (2.06 per 90) with three of these attempts finding the target (1.03 per 90). 

Bonny has also pitched in via the Champions League with an assist from the bench in Inter’s 4-0 thrashing of Union Saint Gilloise. Bonny netted six goals and provided four assists in Serie A last season which was a very decent return considering that he was playing for Parma who finished just five points above the relegation zone. He averaged 2.26 shots per 90 and 0.78 shots on target per 90 across these matches.

Fiorentina look really vulnerable at the back in the early weeks of the campaign with 12 goals conceded across their eight matches. Only Lecce (13) have conceded more goals in Serie A this season than Fiorentina, so you would expect Inter and Bonny to have a few clear cut chances here. 

Barella has committed eight fouls across his eight appearances in Serie A so far this term (1.13 per 90). He’s naturally quite an aggressive midfielder and will have quite a battle on his hands here as he faces up against as many as four players in central areas for Fiorentina.

Two of these players really catch my eye when it comes to winning fouls. Caviglia has won 10 fouls across his six Serie A appearances this term (2.06 per 90) while Mandragora has won 14 fouls across his eight appearances in the Italian top flight (2.21 per 90). This pairing, as well as the general busyness in the middle of the park for Fiorentina, should tempt Barella into committing at least one foul in this contest.

Barella committed two fouls and was shown a yellow card in this fixture last season. All three of Inter’s midfielders were shown a yellow card on that occasion, highlighting the strength of Fiorentina’s midfield when it comes to winning fouls. Inter committed 16 fouls overall in the game so we can expect quite a feisty encounter here.

Inter have won three of their four home games in Serie A so far this season with the exception being their surprise 2-1 loss against Udinese. This can go down as a freak result rather than the remnants of a pattern with Inter producing an xG of 1.97 in the game and having 16 shots in total.

Their 3-1 defeat against Napoli last time out brought an end to a run of eight games unbeaten across all competitions, but I’m confident they can bounce straight back here and get back to winning ways. They take on a Fiorentina side that are yet to win their first game of the season having drawn four and lost four of their eight matches in Serie A so far.

Three of these draws have come in their away matches so there has been a bit more joy for Fiorentina on the road than there has been at home this season. 

That being said, Inter have scored more goals than any other side at home in Serie A this season (12) which is a scoring power that should be able to brush Fiorentina outfit aside that have started the season really poorly. Inter ran out 2-1 winners in this fixture last season, posting an xG of 2.24 to Fiorentina’s 1.04.

Inter have had the joint most shots on target in Serie A this season with Chivu’s side averaging 5.40 shots on target per game across their eight matches this term. Napoli are the other side tied on this shot on target count which makes them the two best sides in Serie A when it comes to finding the target.

Fiorentina have conceded 33 shots on target across their eight matches in Serie A this season (4.1 per game) and are likely to come under real pressure from Inter here.

Inter managed 22 shots and eight shots on target in this fixture last season. They hit three shots on target against Napoli last time out having previously hit seven against USG in the Champions League.