Inter Milan will take on bitter rivals AC Milan on Monday evening knowing that a victory would see them secure the Serie A title with five games to spare.
The Black and Blues have been comfortably the best team in Italy's top flight this season, boasting a 14-point advantage over second-placed Milan in the table ahead of the Milan derby.
A victory for Inter would see them crowned champions, which Milan will be desperate to avoid, and it is shaping up to be another fascinating battle between the two Italian giants.
Here, Sports Mole takes an in-depth look at the head-to-head record and previous meetings between the two sides ahead of the latest instalment of the Milan derby.
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Head-to-head record
Previous meetings: 222
AC Milan wins: 71
Draws: 67
Inter Milan wins: 84
These two sides have locked horns on 222 occasions throughout history, and it is Inter that lead the head-to-head record, boasting 84 victories to Milan's 71, while there have also been 67 draws.
Inter have also scored the most goals in the Milan derby - 304 to Milan's 284 - but the outright leading goalscorer in fixtures between these two sides is a former Milan player, with Andriy Shevchenko finding the back of the net on 14 occasions during this particular match-up.
It would be fair to say that Inter have dominated their recent meetings, posting five straight wins, including a 5-1 success in the corresponding match earlier this season.
These two sides locked horns in the semi-finals of last season's Champions League, meanwhile, with Inter running out 3-0 winners on aggregate to set up a final with Manchester City.
Inter also beat Milan in the Italian Super Cup final in January 2023, with Milan's last success in this fixture proving to be a 3-2 victory in a Serie A clash in September 2022.
Milan have only won two of their last 12 meetings, though, while they have beaten Inter only three times in all competitions since December 2017, which is an indication of the dominance the Black and Blues have enjoyed.
In Serie A, though, both teams have won twice in their last four meetings, with Inter triumphing in the last two, but Milan were victorious in February 2022 and September 2022.
There have been 179 league meetings between the two sides, and again Inter lead the head-to-head record, winning 69 times to Milan's 54, while there have also been 56 draws.
Inter's last 'away' success over Milan in Serie A was in February 2021, with Lautaro Martinez hitting a brace and Romelu Lukaku netting the other at San Siro.
Last 20 meetings
Sep 16, 2023: Inter Milan 5-1 AC Milan (Serie A)
May 16, 2023: Inter Milan 1-0 AC Milan (Champions League Semi-Finals)
May 10, 2023: AC Milan 0-2 Inter Milan (Champions League Semi-Finals)
Feb 05, 2023: Inter Milan 1-0 AC Milan (Serie A)
Jan 18, 2023: AC Milan 0-3 Inter Milan (Supercoppa Italiana Final)
Sep 03, 2022: AC Milan 3-2 Inter Milan (Serie A)
Apr 19, 2022: Inter Milan 3-0 AC Milan (Coppa Italia Semi-Finals)
Mar 01, 2022: AC Milan 0-0 Inter Milan (Coppa Italia Semi-Finals)
Feb 05, 2022: Inter Milan 1-2 AC Milan (Serie A)
Nov 07, 2021: AC Milan 1-1 Inter Milan (Serie A)
Feb 21, 2021: AC Milan 0-3 Inter Milan (Serie A)
Jan 26, 2021: Inter Milan 2-1 AC Milan (Coppa Italia Quarter-finals)
Oct 17, 2020: Inter Milan 1-2 AC Milan (Serie A)
Feb 09, 2020: Inter Milan 4-2 AC Milan (Serie A)
Sep 21, 2019: AC Milan 0-2 Inter Milan (Serie A)
Mar 17, 2019: AC Milan 2-3 Inter Milan (Serie A)
Oct 21, 2018: Inter Milan 1-0 AC Milan (Serie A)
Apr 04, 2018: AC Milan 0-0 Inter Milan (Serie A)
Dec 27, 2017: AC Milan 1-0 Inter Milan (Coppa Italia Quarter-Finals)
Oct 15, 2017: Inter Milan 3-2 AC Milan (Serie A)
Last 10 Serie A meetings
Sep 16, 2023: Inter Milan 5-1 AC Milan (Serie A)
Feb 05, 2023: Inter Milan 1-0 AC Milan (Serie A)
Sep 03, 2022: AC Milan 3-2 Inter Milan (Serie A)
Feb 05, 2022: Inter Milan 1-2 AC Milan (Serie A)
Nov 07, 2021: AC Milan 1-1 Inter Milan (Serie A)
Feb 21, 2021: AC Milan 0-3 Inter Milan (Serie A)
Oct 17, 2020: Inter Milan 1-2 AC Milan (Serie A)
Feb 09, 2020: Inter Milan 4-2 AC Milan (Serie A)
Sep 21, 2019: AC Milan 0-2 Inter Milan (Serie A)
Mar 17, 2019: AC Milan 2-3 Inter Milan (Serie A)
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