Italy host Albania in the Euro 2024 on 15 June 2024, Saturday. Get our free predictions, betting tips, odds insights, team form guide & H2H stats for this clash. This fixture is scheduled to kicks off at 20:00 UK Time.
Reigning champions Italy being their title-defence quest on Saturday evening. They take on Group B underdogs Albania at BVB Borussia Stadium in Dortmund. The Azzurri can ill afford a slip-up on the opening day with the fixtures against Croatia and Spain upcoming. Can they justify the favourites’ tag against the Albanians?
Italy have been struggling badly for consistency ever since lifting the 2020 Euro trophy.
They failed to qualify for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar and they only secured the second place in their respective qualifying group for Euro after a controversial goalless draw to Ukraine on the final day.
Albania are enjoying some of the best days of the national team’s history. They stunned the continent by claiming the very top of the Euro qualifying group ahead of the likes of Czechia, Poland, Moldova, and Faroe Islands.
The fact they’ve conceded only four goals in eight qualifying outings sounds terrifying.
Luciano Spalletti has surprisingly left out Juventus’ midfielder Manuel Locatelli and Lazio’s legend Ciro Immobile from his 26-man squad.
Although he has tested the back-four system in recent friendlies, we fully expect Spalletti to turn to his trusted back-three formula.
Albania will feature at the Euro without several experienced players such as Odise Roshi, Frederic Veseli, Sokol Cikalleshi, and Armando Sadiku.
Italy (3-4-2-1): Donnarumma – Di Lorenzo, Buongiorno, Bastoni – Cambiaso, Cristante, Jorginho, Dimarco – Frattesi, Chiesa – Scamacca
Albania (4-3-3): Straskosha – Hysaj, Ajeti, Djimsiti, Mitaj – Asllani, Ramadani, Bajrami – Asani, Broja, Seferi
Luciano Spalletti has found a way to shift Italy’s fortunes around since taking over Roberto Mancini at the Azzurri helm last year. He led Italy to three wins and a draw in four friendlies this year. The Italians did not shine in their latest test but they still managed a 1-0 victory over Bosnia and Herzegovina on Sunday evening in Empoli.
Albania decided to pick easier rivals in the final two checks ahead of the Euro. They dispatched Liechtenstein and Azerbaijan earlier this month. Nevertheless, wins over these opponents will count for little when they come face to face with the defending champions on the biggest of the stages.
However, Albania have only conceded four goals in eight qualifying games. Italy did not shine offensively in recent exhibitions.
We would not be surprised to see Italy struggling to break the Albanians down in the first half. We certainly do expect Azzurri’s quality to prevail in the second half. You can back draw at the half time and Italy’s win at the end at the odds of 4.00.
The Under 2.5 goals pick is a perfect alternative betting pick for this game at the 1.80 odds. Just one of Italy’s last five outings across competitions provided three or more goals.
Five of Albania’s previous seven matches finished with fewer than three goals scored. Finally, we saw three or more goals just once in the previous four H2H games between these rivals.
| Italy | Albania | |
|---|---|---|
| Game Played | 3 | 2 |
| Wins | 1 | 0 |
| Draws | 1 | 1 |
| Loss | 1 | 1 |
| Goals For | 3 | 3 |
| Goals Against | 3 | 4 |
| Italy | Albania | |
|---|---|---|
| Game Played | 1 | 2 |
| Wins | 1 | 0 |
| Draws | 0 | 1 |
| Loss | 0 | 1 |
| Goals For | 2 | 3 |
| Goals Against | 1 | 4 |
|
13.11.25
|
Moldova Italy |
0-2 |
|
14.10.25
|
Italy Israel |
3-0 |
|
11.10.25
|
Estonia Italy |
1-3 |
|
08.09.25
|
Israel Italy |
4-5 |
|
05.09.25
|
Italy Estonia |
5-0 |
|
09.06.25
|
Italy Moldova |
2-0 |
|
06.06.25
|
Norway Italy |
3-0 |
|
23.03.25
|
Germany Italy |
3-3 |
|
20.03.25
|
Italy Germany |
1-2 |
|
17.11.24
|
Italy France |
1-3 |
|
14.11.24
|
Belgium Italy |
0-1 |
|
14.10.24
|
Italy Israel |
4-1 |
|
10.10.24
|
Italy Belgium |
2-2 |
|
09.09.24
|
Israel Italy |
1-2 |
|
06.09.24
|
France Italy |
1-3 |
|
29.06.24
|
Switzerland Italy |
2-0 |
|
24.06.24
|
Croatia Italy |
1-1 |
|
20.06.24
|
Spain Italy |
1-0 |
|
15.06.24
|
Italy Albania |
2-1 |
|
09.06.24
|
Italy Bosnia & Herzegovina |
1-0 |
|
04.06.24
|
Italy Turkey |
0-0 |
|
24.03.24
|
Ecuador Italy |
0-2 |
|
21.03.24
|
Italy Venezuela |
2-1 |
|
20.11.23
|
Ukraine Italy |
0-0 |
|
17.11.23
|
Italy North Macedonia |
5-2 |
|
17.10.23
|
England Italy |
3-1 |
|
14.10.23
|
Italy Malta |
4-0 |
|
12.09.23
|
Italy Ukraine |
2-1 |
|
09.09.23
|
North Macedonia Italy |
1-1 |
|
18.06.23
|
Netherlands Italy |
2-3 |
|
15.06.23
|
Spain Italy |
2-1 |
|
26.03.23
|
Malta Italy |
0-2 |
|
23.03.23
|
Italy England |
1-2 |
|
20.11.22
|
Austria Italy |
2-0 |
|
16.11.22
|
Albania Italy |
1-3 |
|
26.09.22
|
Hungary Italy |
0-2 |
|
23.09.22
|
Italy England |
1-0 |
|
14.06.22
|
Germany Italy |
5-2 |
|
11.06.22
|
England Italy |
0-0 |
|
07.06.22
|
Italy Hungary |
2-1 |
|
04.06.22
|
Italy Germany |
1-1 |
|
01.06.22
|
Italy Argentina |
0-3 |
|
01.06.22
|
Italy Argentina |
0-3 |
|
29.03.22
|
Turkey Italy |
2-3 |
|
24.03.22
|
Italy North Macedonia |
0-1 |
|
15.11.21
|
Northern Ireland Italy |
0-0 |
|
12.11.21
|
Italy Switzerland |
1-1 |
|
10.10.21
|
Italy Belgium |
2-1 |
|
06.10.21
|
Italy Spain |
1-2 |
|
08.09.21
|
Italy Lithuania |
5-0 |
|
14.10.25
|
Italy Israel |
3-0 |
|
05.09.25
|
Italy Estonia |
5-0 |
|
09.06.25
|
Italy Moldova |
2-0 |
|
20.03.25
|
Italy Germany |
1-2 |
|
17.11.24
|
Italy France |
1-3 |
|
14.10.24
|
Italy Israel |
4-1 |
|
10.10.24
|
Italy Belgium |
2-2 |
|
15.06.24
|
Italy Albania |
2-1 |
|
09.06.24
|
Italy Bosnia & Herzegovina |
1-0 |
|
04.06.24
|
Italy Turkey |
0-0 |
|
21.03.24
|
Italy Venezuela |
2-1 |
|
17.11.23
|
Italy North Macedonia |
5-2 |
|
14.10.23
|
Italy Malta |
4-0 |
|
12.09.23
|
Italy Ukraine |
2-1 |
|
23.03.23
|
Italy England |
1-2 |
|
23.09.22
|
Italy England |
1-0 |
|
07.06.22
|
Italy Hungary |
2-1 |
|
04.06.22
|
Italy Germany |
1-1 |
|
01.06.22
|
Italy Argentina |
0-3 |
|
01.06.22
|
Italy Argentina |
0-3 |
|
24.03.22
|
Italy North Macedonia |
0-1 |
|
12.11.21
|
Italy Switzerland |
1-1 |
|
10.10.21
|
Italy Belgium |
2-1 |
|
06.10.21
|
Italy Spain |
1-2 |
|
08.09.21
|
Italy Lithuania |
5-0 |
|
02.09.21
|
Italy Bulgaria |
1-1 |
|
11.07.21
|
Italy England (Penalties:3 - 2) |
1-1 |
|
06.07.21
|
Italy Spain (Penalties:4 - 2) |
1-1 |
|
26.06.21
|
Italy Austria |
2-1 |
|
20.06.21
|
Italy Wales |
1-0 |
|
16.06.21
|
Italy Switzerland |
3-0 |
|
04.06.21
|
Italy Czech Republic |
4-0 |
|
28.05.21
|
Italy San Marino |
7-0 |
|
25.03.21
|
Italy Northern Ireland |
2-0 |
|
15.11.20
|
Italy Poland |
2-0 |
|
11.11.20
|
Italy Estonia |
4-0 |
|
14.10.20
|
Italy Netherlands |
1-1 |
|
07.10.20
|
Italy Moldova |
6-0 |
|
04.09.20
|
Italy Bosnia & Herzegovina |
1-1 |
|
18.11.19
|
Italy Armenia |
9-1 |
|
12.10.19
|
Italy Greece |
2-0 |
|
11.06.19
|
Italy Bosnia & Herzegovina |
2-1 |
|
26.03.19
|
Italy Liechtenstein |
6-0 |
|
13.11.25
|
Moldova Italy |
0-2 |
|
11.10.25
|
Estonia Italy |
1-3 |
|
08.09.25
|
Israel Italy |
4-5 |
|
06.06.25
|
Norway Italy |
3-0 |
|
23.03.25
|
Germany Italy |
3-3 |
|
14.11.24
|
Belgium Italy |
0-1 |
|
09.09.24
|
Israel Italy |
1-2 |
|
06.09.24
|
France Italy |
1-3 |
|
29.06.24
|
Switzerland Italy |
2-0 |
|
24.06.24
|
Croatia Italy |
1-1 |
|
20.06.24
|
Spain Italy |
1-0 |
|
24.03.24
|
Ecuador Italy |
0-2 |
|
20.11.23
|
Ukraine Italy |
0-0 |
|
17.10.23
|
England Italy |
3-1 |
|
09.09.23
|
North Macedonia Italy |
1-1 |
|
18.06.23
|
Netherlands Italy |
2-3 |
|
15.06.23
|
Spain Italy |
2-1 |
|
26.03.23
|
Malta Italy |
0-2 |
|
20.11.22
|
Austria Italy |
2-0 |
|
16.11.22
|
Albania Italy |
1-3 |
|
26.09.22
|
Hungary Italy |
0-2 |
|
14.06.22
|
Germany Italy |
5-2 |
|
11.06.22
|
England Italy |
0-0 |
|
29.03.22
|
Turkey Italy |
2-3 |
|
15.11.21
|
Northern Ireland Italy |
0-0 |
|
05.09.21
|
Switzerland Italy |
0-0 |
|
02.07.21
|
Belgium Italy |
1-2 |
|
11.06.21
|
Turkey Italy |
0-3 |
|
31.03.21
|
Lithuania Italy |
0-2 |
|
28.03.21
|
Bulgaria Italy |
0-2 |
|
18.11.20
|
Bosnia & Herzegovina Italy |
0-2 |
|
11.10.20
|
Poland Italy |
0-0 |
|
07.09.20
|
Netherlands Italy |
0-1 |
|
15.11.19
|
Bosnia & Herzegovina Italy |
0-3 |
|
15.10.19
|
Liechtenstein Italy |
0-5 |
|
08.09.19
|
Finland Italy |
1-2 |
|
05.09.19
|
Armenia Italy |
1-3 |
|
08.06.19
|
Greece Italy |
0-3 |
|
13.11.25
|
Andorra Albania |
0-1 |
|
14.10.25
|
Albania Jordan |
4-2 |
|
11.10.25
|
Serbia Albania |
0-1 |
|
09.09.25
|
Albania Latvia |
1-0 |
|
04.09.25
|
Gibraltar Albania |
0-1 |
|
10.06.25
|
Latvia Albania |
1-1 |
|
07.06.25
|
Albania Serbia |
0-0 |
|
24.03.25
|
Albania Andorra |
3-0 |
|
21.03.25
|
England Albania |
2-0 |
|
19.11.24
|
Albania Ukraine |
1-2 |
|
16.11.24
|
Albania Czech Republic |
0-0 |
|
14.10.24
|
Georgia Albania |
0-1 |
|
11.10.24
|
Czech Republic Albania |
2-0 |
|
10.09.24
|
Albania Georgia |
0-1 |
|
07.09.24
|
Ukraine Albania |
1-2 |
|
24.06.24
|
Albania Spain |
0-1 |
|
19.06.24
|
Croatia Albania |
2-2 |
|
15.06.24
|
Italy Albania |
2-1 |
|
07.06.24
|
Albania Azerbaijan |
3-1 |
|
03.06.24
|
Albania Liechtenstein |
3-0 |
|
25.03.24
|
Sweden Albania |
1-0 |
|
22.03.24
|
Albania Chile |
0-3 |
|
20.11.23
|
Albania Faroe Islands |
0-0 |
|
17.11.23
|
Moldova Albania |
1-1 |
|
17.10.23
|
Albania Bulgaria |
2-0 |
|
12.10.23
|
Albania Czech Republic |
3-0 |
|
10.09.23
|
Albania Poland |
2-0 |
|
07.09.23
|
Czech Republic Albania |
1-1 |
|
20.06.23
|
Faroe Islands Albania |
1-3 |
|
17.06.23
|
Albania Moldova |
2-0 |
|
27.03.23
|
Poland Albania |
1-0 |
|
19.11.22
|
Albania Armenia |
2-0 |
|
16.11.22
|
Albania Italy |
1-3 |
|
09.11.22
|
Qatar Albania |
1-0 |
|
26.10.22
|
Saudi Arabia Albania |
1-1 |
|
27.09.22
|
Albania Iceland |
1-1 |
|
24.09.22
|
Israel Albania |
2-1 |
|
13.06.22
|
Albania Estonia |
0-0 |
|
10.06.22
|
Albania Israel |
1-2 |
|
06.06.22
|
Iceland Albania |
1-1 |
|
29.03.22
|
Albania Georgia |
0-0 |
|
26.03.22
|
Spain Albania |
2-1 |
|
15.11.21
|
Albania Andorra |
1-0 |
|
12.11.21
|
England Albania |
5-0 |
|
12.10.21
|
Albania Poland |
0-1 |
|
09.10.21
|
Hungary Albania |
0-1 |
|
08.09.21
|
Albania San Marino |
5-0 |
|
05.09.21
|
Albania Hungary |
1-0 |
|
02.09.21
|
Poland Albania |
4-1 |
|
08.06.21
|
Czech Republic Albania |
3-1 |
|
14.10.25
|
Albania Jordan |
4-2 |
|
09.09.25
|
Albania Latvia |
1-0 |
|
07.06.25
|
Albania Serbia |
0-0 |
|
24.03.25
|
Albania Andorra |
3-0 |
|
19.11.24
|
Albania Ukraine |
1-2 |
|
16.11.24
|
Albania Czech Republic |
0-0 |
|
10.09.24
|
Albania Georgia |
0-1 |
|
24.06.24
|
Albania Spain |
0-1 |
|
07.06.24
|
Albania Azerbaijan |
3-1 |
|
03.06.24
|
Albania Liechtenstein |
3-0 |
|
22.03.24
|
Albania Chile |
0-3 |
|
20.11.23
|
Albania Faroe Islands |
0-0 |
|
17.10.23
|
Albania Bulgaria |
2-0 |
|
12.10.23
|
Albania Czech Republic |
3-0 |
|
10.09.23
|
Albania Poland |
2-0 |
|
17.06.23
|
Albania Moldova |
2-0 |
|
19.11.22
|
Albania Armenia |
2-0 |
|
16.11.22
|
Albania Italy |
1-3 |
|
27.09.22
|
Albania Iceland |
1-1 |
|
13.06.22
|
Albania Estonia |
0-0 |
|
10.06.22
|
Albania Israel |
1-2 |
|
29.03.22
|
Albania Georgia |
0-0 |
|
15.11.21
|
Albania Andorra |
1-0 |
|
12.10.21
|
Albania Poland |
0-1 |
|
08.09.21
|
Albania San Marino |
5-0 |
|
05.09.21
|
Albania Hungary |
1-0 |
|
28.03.21
|
Albania England |
0-2 |
|
18.11.20
|
Albania Belarus |
3-2 |
|
15.11.20
|
Albania Kazakhstan |
3-1 |
|
11.11.20
|
Albania Kosovo |
2-1 |
|
07.09.20
|
Albania Lithuania |
0-1 |
|
17.11.19
|
Albania France |
0-2 |
|
14.11.19
|
Albania Andorra |
2-2 |
|
10.09.19
|
Albania Iceland |
4-2 |
|
11.06.19
|
Albania Moldova |
2-0 |
|
22.03.19
|
Albania Turkey |
0-2 |
|
20.11.18
|
Albania Wales |
1-0 |
|
17.11.18
|
Albania Scotland |
0-4 |
|
13.11.25
|
Andorra Albania |
0-1 |
|
11.10.25
|
Serbia Albania |
0-1 |
|
04.09.25
|
Gibraltar Albania |
0-1 |
|
10.06.25
|
Latvia Albania |
1-1 |
|
21.03.25
|
England Albania |
2-0 |
|
14.10.24
|
Georgia Albania |
0-1 |
|
11.10.24
|
Czech Republic Albania |
2-0 |
|
07.09.24
|
Ukraine Albania |
1-2 |
|
19.06.24
|
Croatia Albania |
2-2 |
|
15.06.24
|
Italy Albania |
2-1 |
|
25.03.24
|
Sweden Albania |
1-0 |
|
17.11.23
|
Moldova Albania |
1-1 |
|
07.09.23
|
Czech Republic Albania |
1-1 |
|
20.06.23
|
Faroe Islands Albania |
1-3 |
|
27.03.23
|
Poland Albania |
1-0 |
|
09.11.22
|
Qatar Albania |
1-0 |
|
26.10.22
|
Saudi Arabia Albania |
1-1 |
|
24.09.22
|
Israel Albania |
2-1 |
|
06.06.22
|
Iceland Albania |
1-1 |
|
26.03.22
|
Spain Albania |
2-1 |
|
12.11.21
|
England Albania |
5-0 |
|
09.10.21
|
Hungary Albania |
0-1 |
|
02.09.21
|
Poland Albania |
4-1 |
|
08.06.21
|
Czech Republic Albania |
3-1 |
|
05.06.21
|
Wales Albania |
0-0 |
|
31.03.21
|
San Marino Albania |
0-2 |
|
25.03.21
|
Andorra Albania |
0-1 |
|
14.10.20
|
Lithuania Albania |
0-0 |
|
11.10.20
|
Kazakhstan Albania |
0-0 |
|
04.09.20
|
Belarus Albania |
0-2 |
|
14.10.19
|
Moldova Albania |
0-4 |
|
11.10.19
|
Turkey Albania |
1-0 |
|
07.09.19
|
France Albania |
4-1 |
|
08.06.19
|
Iceland Albania |
1-0 |
|
25.03.19
|
Andorra Albania |
0-3 |
|
14.10.18
|
Israel Albania |
2-0 |
|
16.11.2022
|
Albania Italy |
1-3
|
|
09.10.2017
|
Albania Italy |
0-1
|
|
24.03.2017
|
Italy Albania |
2-0
|
|
24.03.2017
|
Italy Albania |
2-0
|