The England team will host Italy in the Nations League. The meeting of the 3rd round of group 3 of League A will be held on June 11.
England
England finished third in League A Group 2 last season, behind Belgium and Denmark, and overtaking Iceland (3 wins, 1 draw, 2 losses, 7-4)
Gareth Southgate ‘s men qualified for the 2022 World Cup by winning Group I, with Poland, Albania, Hungary, Andorra and San Marino (8 wins and 2 draws, 29-3).
In the match , the England team played home test matches with Switzerland (2:1) and Côte d’Ivoire (3:0).
In the League of Nations this season, the British first lost to Hungary (0:1) on the road, and then saved themselves from defeat in the match with Germany (1:1), occupying the last place in the quartet.
Italy
The Italian national team in the last draw of the League of Nations won group 1 of League A, but lost to Spain (1:2) in the semi-finals, after which they defeated Belgium (2:1) in the match for third place.
Last year, the Italians won Euro 2020, but they failed to qualify for the 2022 World Cup – taking second place in Group C, Squadra Azzurra hit the joints, where they lost to the Macedonians (0: 1).
In March, Roberto Mancini ‘s wards defeated Turkey (3:2) in a friendly match, and in June they lost big to Argentina in the 2022 Finalissima match – 0:3.
In the LL of this season, the Italian team started with a home draw with Germany (1:1), and then defeated Hungary (3:1) at home, leading the group.
Forecast and rate
For the victory of England in this meeting, 1xbet mobile app give odds of 1.85, for a draw in regular time – 3.60, and for the victory of Italy – 4.70.
A win guarantees Italy a place in the play-offs, while a loss or even a draw sends England to League B.
The teams met in the final of Euro 2020, the Italians won on penalties. In the last six meetings of the teams, there were 4 draws in regular time, and one victory each.
At home, England are unbeaten in 6 consecutive matches (5 wins and 1 draw). Away, Italy has not lost since September 2018 (10 wins and 3 goalless draws). We predict thatEngland will not lose a grassroots match.
Interesting betting options “Both will score – no”for 1.75 and Total under 2.5for 1.66.
