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Italy vs FYR Macedonia Prediction & Betting tips
Already after the draw of the World Cup Quali groups, it was clear to everyone that the decision in Group G would fall between the footballing powers of Italy and Spain. A surprise remained and two days before the end, these two nations still have ambitions for the first two places. The Spaniards are clearly ahead of the lead and all the cards themselves in their hands with a three-point lead and the clearer goal difference. A home victory against Albania on Friday would make the difference and Macedonia’s match would no longer be important. The fact that the 2010 world champion still leaves feathers in both final group games, so probably with the most optimistic Italians no one, why the focus is already clear on the playoffs. Encounters with the golden pineapple are not as bad as betting, since the bookmakers also rate themselves with the estimation of the probability of victory. We therefore also have a tip for the Italian game, which will be played on Friday evening parallel to the other World Cup Qualifiers at 19:45.
Italy :
In Italy one can not speak of a weak form. Since the start of World Cup qualifying in September 2017 (3: 1 victory in Isreal), the Squadra Azzurra was only in the top games against Spain points and in a friendly match against the world champion from Germany it was only a 0: 0. Apart from that, there were a total of nine wins at a goal ratio of 31: 3. Nevertheless, the table lead and the associated secure qualification for the tournament in Russia are hardly possible, too strong the Spaniards present themselves.
The 3-0 defeat of the Iberians in June led to a decisive decision, and the team of Gian Piero Ventura had a great deal in this game. It was followed by a 1: 0 home defeat against Israel. Also against Macedonia is not necessarily an offensive fireworks to be counted, since the motivation of the players is probably a little limited. Rather, it is about completing a training session under competitive conditions, in order to prepare itself optimally for the playoff games.
FYR Macedonia:
Macedonia can now be absolutely satisfied with the results in the World Cup qualification. Even with a defeat in Italy, the points account with a final home win against Liechtenstein can still be screwed up to ten points, which is absolutely in order. This is due to a victory in Liechtenstein and a surprising threesome in Israel in September. Afterwards, there was still a point victory against Albania to cheer.
Even the results in the friendlies (0-0 against Turkey, 3-0 against Belarus) can be seen and so Macedonia had to accept a single defeat (1: 2 against Spain) in the last six countries. The national team had not shown such a good record for years. The first leg against the Squadra Azzurra was shown by the fact that the team is able to travel to Italy with a wide breasts, when the Macedonians turned a 2-1 lead and came close to a sensation. Ciro Immobile scored in the 75th minute the equalizer and in stoppage time even the 3-2 victor of the Italians.
Italy vs FYR Macedonia head to head matches
09.10.16 WC FYR Macedonia Italy 2 : 3