England vs Italy
World Cup-bound England will look to make it two wins out of two football games when they host Italy at Wembley for an international friendly.
It’s the final game of the spring international window, and sports betting pundits expect it to be a tightly contested match especially with England raring to show the doubters they deserve to be in football’s biggest stage.
It’s difficult to forget England’s flop in the Euro 2016 knockout phase when they bow down to Iceland in what was the biggest live betting surprise of the tournament. However, a win against a higher-rated Italy team will certainly help them move on and build more confidence heading into the most important competition of all.
Gareth Southgate’s side is coming off a clinical 1-0 win over the Netherlands, and they are at odds of 1X2 @ 2.06 to reign supreme again—the Italians are heavy underdogs at 1X2 @ 3.50.
Moreover, England haven’t conceded a goal in their last five outings, though they clearly missed the attacking quality of Harry Kane who was absent in their last three friendlies (two of which ended with a goalless stalemate).
The Azzurri, nonetheless, won’t be a walk in the park. Not with the team desperate to taste victory once again—something which has eluded them since October.
Sure, the Italians are still feeling the pain of missing the World Cup, but not even England can sleep on this team that has been a perennial football powerhouse. In fact, Italy won four of their last six meetings with the Three Lions.
It also helps Italy that they boast a strong frontline headed by Serie A stars Lorenzo Insigne and Ciro Immobile.
Both teams are expected to rotate their line-ups, especially England who called up several young players for the international friendlies.
The real acid test for England is the World Cup. However, if they want to show that they belong, they have to win games like this one.
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