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Italy vs Netherlands Prediction & Betting tips
Frank de Boer’s tenure with the Dutch national team could hardly have started much more disappointingly. After two games, the new bond coach is still waiting for his first win. A 1-0 defeat at home to Mexico was followed by a desolate 0-0 in Bosnia at the weekend, which caused the Orange to miss the leap to the top of the group A1 table.
Another baptism of fire is on the program for the Elftal next Thursday. Before the eagerly awaited duel between Italy and Holland, the odds of the best bookmakers imply a favorite role in favor of Squadra Azzurra, which for its part also had to be content with a goalless draw against Poland at the weekend.
Due to the latest results of both teams as well as the fact that the over 2.5 was cracked in only one of the six matches played in group A1 (in the 2-1 of the Poles against Bosnia), it seems obvious between Italy and Holland that a prognosis is made to again deliver a maximum of two hits during the game.
The starting position should also contribute to a careful scanning of two selection teams peppered with international top stars, especially since the Oranje would only have outsider chances of entering the Final Four tournament in the event of a defeat. The bottom line is that in the third international match for both teams there is a further low-goal duel within a week.
Italy :
The Squadra Azzurra is often referred to as a typical tournament team, which is primarily in top form when it comes to the World or European Championships. It is therefore all the more surprising that coach Roberto Mancini’s protégés are already backing their ambitions with many good results in the run-up to EURO 2021.
“La Nazionale” has not lost since 18 international matches. The last defeat goes back to September 2018. Since then, there have been 14 wins and four draws, which with 30 points from ten qualifying games and an impressive goal difference of 37: 4 more than confidently secured the ticket for the pan-European finals. Better still: no other European national team played such a strong qualification as the 2006 world champion.
The Nations League Group A1 also leads the current number twelve in the world rankings with five points. In addition to two draws at home against Bosnia and last weekend in Poland, there was an important 1-0 away win in the Netherlands, which put the Mancini-Elf in pole position for group victory before the start of the second legs.
Because the “Gli Azzurri” could only set a few offensive accents in Gdansk last time and, in addition, an opponent with the Elftal waiting on Thursday who always has the quality to catch a cream day, we would distance between Italy and Holland by one tip take on the home win. Instead, the quotations at another under 2.5 are more interesting.
For one thing, the Italians have not conceded a goal in nine of their last 14 internationals. On the other hand, there were also no three hits in all three previous Nations League games with the participation of the Squadra Azzurra. We also believe in a similarly low-goal game on Sunday, even though the last spared top scorer Ciro Immobile will probably return to the starting line-up.
Holland:
When Frank de Boer was signed as the new bond coach, a lot of criticism was expressed by some experts and journalists. This referred in particular to the fact that the former world-class footballer has not made a particularly positive impression as a coach. Above all, his engagements at Crystal Palace and Inter Milan were primarily characterized by failure. Most recently, the 50-year-old was under contract in Major League Soccer with Atlanta United.
At the moment it seems that the critics are right, because after two matches under the direction of de Boer, the Elftal is still waiting for the first success.
While Holland drew 1-0 at home against Mexico last weekend, the Oranje also disappointed across the board at the weekend in Bosnia. It was only in the last quarter of an hour that the star ensemble worked out one or two scoring opportunities, but they could not be used. The logical consequence was a goalless draw.
In view of the fact that the Netherlands have been waiting for a full success and a goal of their own for three international matches, the odds on the under 2.5 between Italy and Holland must once again be brought into focus. You can find more information on the supposed top game in Group A1, in which the guests from the land of tulips shouldn’t lose in order to continue to dream of first place, in the betting base odds comparison.
Although Frank de Boer will not take a seat on the bench as bond coach until his third match, there is already a certain amount of pressure on him. Against this background, it seems rather unlikely that the Oranje will swim free and suddenly appear with a lot of self-confidence. Instead, we think it’s more realistic that the Dutch, with Depay slipping into the starting lineup, will again have a hard time scoring a goal.
Italy vs Netherlands head to head matches
07.09.20 UNL Netherlands Italy 0 : 1
04.06.18 FI Italy Netherlands 1 : 1
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04.09.14 FI Italy Netherlands 2 : 0
06.02.13 FI Netherlands Italy 1 : 1