Italy made it to the Euro Championship game by taking down Spain in their last game. The win came in penalties, but even in regular time the Italians were able to keep the game close with a 1-1 score. In the games previous the Italians looked very impressive and were very difficult to play against and even won a lot of the close games.
In the win over Spain the Italians lucked out in the game as Italy only controlled the ball a total of 35% of the time. Italy ended up getting a total of 7 shots in the game. Out of those 7 shots only 4 of them landed on goal. The Italy club definitely needs to work on discipline this week as the team committed 17 fouls total and ended up with 2 yellows. Italy did end up getting 3 saves in the win. Italy did win a single corner in the game, but needs to watch their marks better with 8 offside penalties.
England for their part are going to try to bring football home as the English say. However, the English squad lucked into a win in their last game. The win over Denmark came off of an own goal by Denmark or the game could have ended up going to penalties. In their group and after the group play England did showcase a very strong defensive effort, but even then it was questionable at times.
In the victory over Denmark, England controlled the ball only 58% of the time. England managed to get a total of 21 shots, but out of those 10 of them landed on goal. The discipline level for England was impressive with only a total of 10 fouls for the squad and only a single yellow card. England only had to make 2 saves in the match, but won a total of 6 corners and did not stray offsides at all in the match.
Italy vs England Odds: Italy +195, England +170, Draw +205
Over/Under: Over 2 -107, Under 2 -113
Italy vs England Prediction: England +170, Under 2
Odds From Betonline.ag
A key question coming to the game here is if England is going to do like they have done in the past and choke. England has not found themselves in the position of a championship game in what could amount to a generation. Now, what else will be interesting is the amount of support England gets from the fans in Wimbledon Stadium this year as well with 60,000 fans coming in. The last 5 meetings between the teams is very evenly split with each side pulling out a win, but the remainder 3 games were all draws. With that being said, England has had a stellar defense this entire tournament and Italy has had a good defense, but a shaky offense. Look for the talent level of England to outmatch the talent from Italy in the game as Kane and Sterling are both world class players and that will help lead to England getting the win here, but the game will flirt with a push or an under as well.
