Italy vs Norway predictions and betting tips on June 28, 2023

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On June 28, Cluj Arena (Cluj-Napoca) will host the match of the 3rd round of the Euro U21, in which Italy will compete with Norway. The battle will start at 20:45 CET.

Italy

The national team is traditionally strong in the “youth” format. To be honest, the previous tournaments were not particularly successful, for instance, it did not even leave the group stage at the “home” Euro 2019. Nowadays, “the Azzurrini” have qualified quite comfortably, having no losses in 10 matches (7 wins and 3 draws), which was enough to win the group. Being already at the tournament, Sandro Tonali and the company immediately played against the nominal favourite of the group, France. And a tense struggle brought a misfire with a 1:2 score, although the opponent was simply fighting back in the end of the game. A new match, which also took place in Cluj, brought a battle against Switzerland in three days. The opponent managed to be taken aback at the start – it conceded twice, and then there happened a 3:0 score before the break. However, the higher mentioned advantage was changed into a 3-2 result in the 52nd minute of the game. Fortunately, that score remained stable until the very end.

Norway

The team represents a country that, due to its geographical location and natural and climatic conditions, is better in winter sports. There is no surprise that the youth football team played only twice at the Euro, but, at the same time, it eventually reached the semi-finals in 1998 and 2013. Nowadays, even without using young stars, Holland and Ødegaard, Smerud’s men managed to win their group (with 8 wins and a couple of losses). Still, it managed to overcome the Croats by 2 points. Speaking about the current tournament, the opponents are much more status. The Scandinavians started with a game against the Swiss. And, having opened the score, they limply lost with a 1:2 score. Sunday brought a match against the French. It also brought the minimum defeat – 0:1.

The statistics of head-to-head matches

There is equality between the teams so far: 1 win per each opponent and a couple of draws. However, the teams have not played a head-to-head match for 5 years, since 2018.

Predictions

Bookmakers understand that Italy has got more class and motivation. Thus, we are waiting for its victory with “a -1 goal handicap (odd: 1.9).

Prediction on game W1(-1)

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