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Italy vs England – Tips, Match Preview, and Odds

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Get some valuable betting insights into the Italy and England showdown in the European Championship with the latest stats, expert tips, and the best odds.

England hit the road on Thursday for the start of another European Championship qualifying campaign in Group C. The Three Lions will have it tricky right off the bat. They’ll go up against reigning champions Italy at the Diego Armando Maradona in what is effectively a rematch of the Euro 2020 final.

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Italy Form

Italy are looking to bounce back from a recent setback and get back to winning ways. In their last three matches, they first took out Hungary by 0-2, before beating Albania by 1-3. The winning streak came to an end against Austria, who ran out 2-0 winners.

England Form

England won twice in their last three matches, which were all played at the 2022 World Cup. They first beat Wales 0-3, before trouncing Senegal by the same scoreline. However, France proved too strong, with Gareth Southgate’s side crashing to a 1-2 defeat.

Italy vs England Stats

Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Italy and England. The facts are based on statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.

  • Italy have scored in 27 of the last 29 home matches
  • In the last 8 Italy home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • Italy have conceded in 11 of the last 13 home matches
  • In 7 of the last 9 Italy matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • Italy have not lost 6 of the last 8 matches
  • England have scored in 10 of the last 12 away matches
  • In 5 of the last 6 England matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
  • In the last 4 England matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • In the last 4 England away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • England have not lost 5 of the last 6 matches

Italy vs England Betting Tips

Full-time result

In their last 10 matches at Diego Armando Maradona across all tournaments Italy won four times, drew three and lost three times. England claimed five wins, two draw and three defeats in their last 10 games away.

Both teams to score

Italy scored the first goal of the match in four of their previous ten games. Interestingly, England scored the opening goal of the match in just three of their last ten games.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in five of Italy’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.4 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in six of England’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.7 goals in these matches.

Match predictions: Italy vs England

To sum up, the upcoming match between Italy and England seems to be a good betting opportunity.

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