Euro 2024: Spain x Italy, Match Preview, Odds and Predictions(20/06/2024)

There will be fireworks when the two European titans, Spain and Italy, square off in the Group B derby on Tuesday night. A 3-0 victory against Croatia presented no problems for La Furia Roja. The good news for the Spaniards is that both Man City midfielder Rodri, who sustained a slight injury in the opening, and important forward Alvaro Morata should be fit enough to play Italy. Rodri is one yellow card from suspension; hence, he should be cautious in the Veltins Arena match.

In the first game of their EURO 2024 campaign, the Azzurri, on the other hand, rallied from behind to defeat Albania 2-1. It seems doubtful that Luciano Spalletti would alter the squad that routed Sylvinho's forces unless there are any new injury concerns. In any case, as Italy and Spain ought to be content with one point from the game, betting on a draw is very valuable. Remember that against Albania, both Riccardo Calafiori and Lorenzo Pellegrini received bookings.

Spain x Italy Team News

Injury worries led to the substitution of Rodri and Alvaro Morata in the first game against Croatia.

For the second game against Italy, they are both predicted to be in good health. Not so for defender Aymeric Laporte, who is still out of action because of infirmity.

The Azzurri have no current injury worries. Nicolo Barella scored once in the first game after being declared healthy.

Head To Head And Previous Matches

Both countries have won one of their four clashes, with the other two ending in draws. Since 2010, there have been four encounters between the two countries; in the UEFA Nations League, they will face twice more. Slovenia, which is often placed behind Serbia in the FIFA rankings, has a decent record, although it needs to be evident from the games between the two.

Despite having such different first days, both teams should take heart from their outcomes. Slovenia rallied from behind to tie 1-1 with Denmark, while Serbia narrowly lost 1-0 to England but played well in the second half of that encounter.

The outsiders in the group, Slovenia, could target qualifying here by referencing their respectable head-to-head against Serbia. So far, in this format, four points have always been sufficient to advance to the knockout round. Though Serbia will be up against it, they could yet be able to qualify with a victory here.

Certainly, Serbia has the players to merit preference in this game. Though we have seen enough times in international football that the top players don't always make the best team, their players perform at a level above most of the Slovenian squad. Slovenia has enough qualities to harm the Serbians, as well as the resolve to stick with it and make life extremely unpleasant for their neighbors.

Slovenia and Serbia square off at Munich Arena on June 20 at 2:00 PM in the second round of Euro 2024 group stage matches.

When Erik Janža's strong drive sailed past goalie Kasper Schmeichel with 13 minutes left, Slovenia, who also played Denmark in qualifying, overturned Christian Eriksen's opening. "We treated them too much respect in the first half," Slovenian manager Matjaš Kek stated. A lot of my guys have never participated in a tournament this size. They began to play when we realized anything was feasible. Hopefully, this will teach us something.

Head coach Dragan Stojković of Serbia said his team deserved more after losing 1-0 against England to start their Euro 2024 qualifying campaign. Jordan Pickford had to make a last-minute save to stop Dušan Vlahović as the Serbs mounted a dramatic comeback after England had taken the lead in the thirteenth minute thanks to a Jude Bellingham header.

Our Predictions

Spain to win @2.15 on Sky247.ng

The usual weight of a firm favorite did not accompany Spain to Germany. A generational change is going on, and Luis de la Fuente's guys are not under pressure to win this competition.

Naturally, this absence of pressure has allowed their young players to display their skills on the most prominent platform on opening day.

The aggressive display Spain made against teams like Croatia pleased us. For the Furia Roja, it was their third straight triumph.

Thirteen goals have been scored throughout the process. They played Italy, which won the tournament opener 2-1 against Albania, and they could have been more spectacular.

And Spain comes into the game having won three of their last four head-to-head meetings with Italy.

The enormous betting choice here is to support the Spaniards in beating Italy at the odds of 2.15.

Alvaro Morata to score anytime @3.00 on Sky247.ng

In the game against the group's least strong squad, the Italian defense seemed weaker than was anticipated. Albania struck first and generated several chances, particularly in the second half.

Alvaro Morata, whose side thrashed Croatia 3-0 on Saturday, will find this music to his ears.

The outrageous 3.00 odds for Morata to score anytime against Italy on Wednesday sound good to us.

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