Inter average exactly 6 corners per Serie A game, more than double the average for corners conceded in this season’s edition of the competition, as Simone Inzaghi’s men average only 2.75 corners against per game.

Como average 5.06 corners per Serie A encounter, but will likely find it hard to reach that number away at the San Siro. When considering both sides’ ability to earn corners, it appears unlikely that this match will exceed the 11 flag-kick mark.

Inter have largely kept their discipline in check this season with a total of 24 yellow cards this season, they currently find themselves sitting third bottom of the aggression charts. With an average of 1.50 cards per game, this compares against 1.44 per game from their opponents.

As for Como, they make the trip to Milan having been awarded an average of 2.19 cards and also given away an average of 12.75 fouls per game. In addition, 5 of their league outings have ended with no more than 1 yellow shown – a 31.25% strike rate.

Helped by their recent 6-0 thrashing of Lazio, Inter moved to the top of the scoring charts in Serie A. Although Atalanta could temporarily dislodge them if they score twice at home to Empoli, the San Siro outfit’s 40 league goals at an average of 2.66 per game are etched in stone for now.

At the other end of the field, they have conceded exactly 1 goal per game on average, and this is where Como may struggle due to their own goal-per-game average of just 1.20. However, the visitors have conceded 1.86 per game, and with Inter’s form, backing over 2.50 total goals is our next move. Inter could cover this line on their own.

Not only are Inter in a rich vein of scoring form, but so is their talisman Marcus Thuram. Of the 40 goals they scored before Monday’s visit of Como, the French forward has scored 11 of them, he is responsible for 27.5% of their league goals.

In addition to the 11 league goals that the 27-year-old has scored, he has also been on hand to create 3 goals for his teammates. Although the likelihood of a goal is greater than an assist, the fact that both options are on the table means it is also a suitable pick for our final bet builder leg.

When any mid or lower-table club visits one of the top teams, the game plan is usually steeped in trying to stop the flow of the hosts. If Como are to get anything from this encounter, they will have to disrupt Inter as much as possible – something that often means making fouls.

Add their away trip to the fact that Como have already collected a greater average of cards per game than Monday’s hosts, of the maximum of 4 that we have predicted in our first bet builder, we are also predicting that Cesc Fabregas’ men end up picking up the lion’s share of them.

When you look at the attacking talent that Inter have at their disposable, you would not envisage defender Alessandro Bastoni being one of their chief creators at present and although the 25-year-old is known for being tough in the tackle, he has also found his creative touch of late.

The centre-back tops Inter’s assist charts with 4 to his name and 3 of those four have come within his last 4 league appearances. He’s recorded assists against Napoli, Hellas Verona and Lazio. The only game of his last four where he did not make a goal was the 3-1 win over Parma.

With his recent form in mind, 9.50 looks a huge price here.

Inter have been far from shy in front of goal this season and not only do they currently average 2.66 goals per league game but they also average 5.44 shots on target per game – nearly a 1 in 2 ratio of goals to shots on target in Serie A when it comes to efficiency.

Not only are they efficient, but there is plenty of frequency when it comes to shots on target. In their first 15 appearances of the league season, they have recorded 6 or more on 8 occasions. They’ve hit this benchmark 53.3% of the time, and we think they will do so on Monday against a team just 1 point above the relegation places.

This is where Marcus Thuram’s talents return under the microscope, as we back him to have at least 3 efforts.

We back him with good reason and although his average shots per game currently sit just under the necessary target at 2.37, he has managed to register 3 or more shots in 7 of his 15 league appearances this season.

The Frenchman tops Inter’s shooting ranks in Serie A this term with 38 efforts so far, and we’re backing him to make 3 or more on Monday against relegation-battling Como.