Spain vs Italy Predictions & Match Preview

Spain vs Italy Prediction

Spain and Italy will lock horns in the clash of continental heavyweights on Thursday evening in Gelsenkirchen. Both teams picked up wins in inaugural matches, Spain clinching the more impressive one as they dispatched Croatia 3-0 on the opening day in Group B.

• Spain won nine, drew one, and lost one of the last eleven games.
• Italy’s back line looked vulnerable in a 2-1 win over Albania on the opening day.
• Spain won three of the previous four head-to-head games against Italy.
• Alvaro Morata scored one of his team’s three goals in a 3-0 thumping of Croatia on Saturday.

Spain scored three unanswered goals past sorry Croatia in a sublime first half of their opening game at the 2024 Euro.

Alvaro Morata opened the scoring while Fabian Ruiz and Dani Carvajal completed the first-half drubbing of the back-to-back World Cup semi-finalists on Saturday.

Luis de la Fuente’s men did leave space at the back against the Croats but were not punished mainly thanks to Unai Simon’s fantastic performance between the sticks.

Italy conceded within the inaugural 23 seconds of their match against group underdogs but they found a way to respond via quickfire goals from Alessandro Bastoni and Nicolo Barella.

Spain vs Italy Predicted Lineups and Team News

Spain Team News

Alvaro Morata and Rodri were subbed off in the first game against Croatia through injury concerns.

Nevertheless, they are both expected to be fit for the second match against Italy. This can’t be said for defender Aymeric Laporte who is still sidelined due to lack of fitness.

Spain Predicted Lineup (4-3-3 Formation):

Simon – Carvajal, Le Normand, Nacho, Cucurella – Pedri, Rodri, Ruiz – Yamal, Morata, Williams

Italy Team News

As for the Azzurri, they don’t have any fresh injury concerns. Nicolo Barella was passed fit ahead of the opening game, managing to find the back of the net on the occasion.

Italy Predicted Lineup (4-5-1 Formation):

Donnarumma – Di Lorenzo, Bastoni, Calafiori, Dimarco – Jorginho, Barella, Frattesi, Pellegrini, Chiesa – Scamacca

La Roja to overpower Azzuri

Spain arrived in Germany without the standard burden of a big favourite. They are amid a generational shift and Luis de la Fuente’s men do not carry pressure of a massive result in this tournament.

This lack of pressure has obviously allowed their young players to showcase their talent on the biggest stage on the opening day.

We were impressed by Spain’s attacking showing against the likes of Croatia. It was the third win on the trot for the Furia Roja.

They’ve scored 13 goals in the process. They are up against Italy who were by no means impressive in a narrow 2-1 victory over Albania in the first match in the tournament.

Also, Spain go into this on the back of three wins in the previous four head-to-head encounters against Italy.

We will back the Spaniards to dispatch Italy at the odds of 2.15 as the main betting option here.

Alvaro Morata to prove his worth

Italian defence did not look as solid as expected in the match against the weakest team in the group. Albania scored an early goal and went on to create some opportunities later on, especially in the second half.

This will be the music to the ears of Alvaro Morata who opened the scoring for his team in a 3-0 drubbing of Croatia on Saturday.

We like the look of the sky-high 3.00 odds offered for Morata to score anytime against Italy on Wednesday.

Steffen Schmidt- June 17, 2024

Spain vs Italy Betting Tips

Spain to win

OK

2.15 Odds

Alvaro Morata to score anytime

OK

3.00 Odds

Correct Score: Spain 2-1

OK

9.50 Odds