European Championships Betting Tips

England Vs Italy Betting Tips

England have been routine qualifiers for major tournaments in recent years and they have the chance to seal qualification for Euro 2024 with two games to spare when hosting Italy at Wembley.

The Three Lions have triumphed in their last 12 home European Championship qualifiers and a win over Italy at Wembley would be enough to secure safe passage to next summer’s finals as Group C winners.

Italy are the reigning European champions but they are three points behind England and have work to do to stay above third-placed Ukraine, who are on the same number of points (10) having played one game more.

Tip 1 - England to win and under 3.5 goals @ 26/25

Italy were too strong for England in the Euro 2020 final but they have failed to convince over the last two years and could be brushed aside by the free-scoring Three Lions.

The Azzurri have warm memories of Wembley, where they overcame Austria, Spain and England on the way to being crowned European champions.

But the Italian national team has gone through a lot of upheaval in recent times and, of their Euro 2020 final starting line-up, only three players - goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma, right back Giovanni Di Lorenzo and midfielder Nicolo Barella - are in contention to face England on Tuesday.

Italy were forced into a change of head coach in August when Roberto Mancini announced his resignation. His replacement, Luciano Spalletti, has got off to a mixed start.

Spalletti’s side began with a disappointing 1-1 draw away to North Macedonia before responding with home wins over Ukraine (2-1) and Malta (4-0), but they might need another four points to secure a top two finish and that could be easier said than done.

Italy have three games left and will not want anything to be riding on their clash with Ukraine in Leverkusen on November 20.

To avoid that scenario they will probably need to avoid defeat against England but their chances are reduced by the squad withdrawals of Sandro Tonali, Nicolo Zaniolo, Federico Chiesa, Ivan Provodel and Mattia Zaccagni.

England must make do without Bukayo Saka, but they have lots of quality in reserve and should register the victory they need to finish the job.

Tip 2 - Marcus Rashford to score anytime @ 41/20

Gareth Southgate has kept faith with Marcus Rashford despite the player’s slow start to the season and he could be rewarded with a goalscoring contribution from the Manchester United player, who is 41/20 to find the net against Italy.

Rashford is far from the only player to have kept his England place despite indifferent club form, but his pace and power will be a key part of Southgate’s plans to stretch the Italian defence.

With Saka unavailable, there will be a greater onus on Rashford to inject some urgency into English attacks.

The match looks like a great opportunity for Rashford to kick-start his season and he should be backed to deliver.

Tip 3 - Manuel Locatelli to be carded @ 27/10

Italy will attempt to disrupt English attacks at source and their likely midfield three, Davide Frattesi, Manuel Locatelli and Nicolo Barella, will have crucial roles to play.

The Azzurri convincingly won the midfield battle against England in the Euro 2020 final but they face a tougher challenge this time because of the rapid development of Declan Rice and Jude Bellingham.

England had large spells of control when defeating the Italians 2-1 in Naples earlier this year and they are likely to be on the front foot at Wembley.

Italy’s efforts to stem the flow could push the disciplinary boundaries and the most likely yellow card candidate is Juventus’s Locatelli, who received eight Serie A bookings last season.

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