Italy vs England: predictions and betting tips on March 23, 2023

Prediction on game Total under 2.5

Odds: 1.74

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On March 23, Diego Armando Maradona Stadium (San Paolo) (Naples) will host the match of the first round of the Euro 2024 Qualification, in which Italy will compete with England. The battle will start at 20:45 CET.

Italy

The team left the most controversial impression, being under the rule of Roberto Mancini. A year and a half ago, there was a real triumph – the team turned out to win, and, by all accounts, in a pretty deserved way, the gold medals of the Euro. Then, there was a failure in the qualification, and, as a result, the grandee missed the second World Cup in a row. There was a kind of rehabilitation in the autumn – it won a difficult group in the UEFA Nations League. Still, the higher mentioned tournament is a young one and is not particularly quoted. Nowadays, the team has got a chance to please the fans by hosting a well-known opponent. At the same time, the coaching staff has collected the players, who are quite questionable – it seems that the situation is always typical for the team. No matter how often the absence of top-level stars is mentioned, there are more than enough masters at the Italian Peninsula.

England

The team, that is most likely, wants to forget the previous year as fast as possible – it became, if not completely disastrous, then at least disappointing. The failure in the UEFA Nations League, which brought the last place in the group, was attributed to the fact that Southgate and his wards were very absorbed in the upcoming trip to Qatar. Taking into account the World Cup bronze medals and the defeat in the Euro final only on penalties, the expectations were more than high. Nevertheless, having overcome the group stage in a pretty confident way and defeated Senegal in the first round of the play-offs, the British team lost to France with a 1-2 score. There were a lot of talks about a possible replacement of the mentor, but Gareth is staying at his position. Moreover, he and his wards will try to show that “the Three Lions” have only become stronger and more experienced – they have always had enough top-level stars.

The statistics of head-to-head matches

Taking into account 14 previous head-to-head matches, England has managed to win only once, moreover, that was a friendly match. Having lost the previous Euro final on penalties, “the Three Lions” were weaker in the previous UEFA Nations League: a 0-0 draw and a 0-1 defeat.

Predictions

Bookmakers, taking speaking about the factor of the arena, consider Italy to be the favourite of the following battle, which, to tell the truth, is pretty conditional. Thus, we expect pragmatic “total: under 2.5” (odd: 1.74).

Prediction on game Total under 2.5

Odds: 1.74

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