Italy vs England prediction

Euro Qualifier prediction, odds, and betting tips for Italy vs England on March 23. Euro Qualifier free pick and game analysis.

Don’t miss our Italy vs England picks and predictions. For England fans, the chance to see James Maddison and the uncapped Ivan Toney make an appearance from the bench is also extremely exciting. My main reason for thinking England should win this is due to the inexperienced backline of Italy which features Di Lorenzo, Acerbi, Romagnoli, and Spinazzola. Italy are in a rebuilding phase and the likes of Jorginho, Beradri, and Grifo shouldn’t scare them. Thursday’s Group C clash between Italy and England is arguably the biggest of this week’s games and features the reigning European Champions going up against another one of Europe’s top teams. Thursday gives us more European Championship qualification action with Italy facing England in Naples.

Italy host England at the Diego Armando Maradona Stadium in Naples on Thursday night, in both sides' opening Euro 2024 qualifier. We look ahead to the game ...

Bellingham was one of the Three Lions players to excel in Qatar at the World Cup, with the Borussia Dortmund youngster becoming England’s second youngest goalscorer at a World Cup (19 years, 145 days) after Michael Owen. Overall, Italy have lost just one of their last 31 home internationals (W17 D13 L1), with that defeat coming in that shock World Cup play-off defeat to North Macedonia in Palermo. In fact, at the full-time whistle, England still hadn’t scored a non-penalty goal in the 2022-23 edition of the UEFA Nations League – the only other team to suffer that feat were UEFA minnows San Marino. On home soil, they haven’t lost a qualifier since September 1999 against Denmark and are unbeaten in 25 games since (W21 D4). This will be England’s first match since their 2022 FIFA World Cup exit to France at the quarter-final stage. England’s last away win against Italy came in May 1961, with goals from Gerry Hitchens (two) and Jimmy Greaves securing a 3-2 victory at the Stadio Olimpico, Rome. Only two teams will automatically qualify for the finals in France next summer, but as Italy won their UEFA Nations League 2022-23 group, they are already guaranteed at least a play-off spot. Italy prevailed 1-0 despite attempting just three shots on target and posting an xG of 0.49, but it was toothless England that again went home without a victory. Whilst this is the first time that England and Italy have been drawn in the same European Championship qualifying group, they were matched together in the qualifiers for the 1998 World Cup. If he does this, he’d become the third England manager to reach 50 wins after Sir Alf Ramsey (79 games) and Walter Winterbottom (82 games). Italy and England start their quest for Euro 2024 qualification with this match in Naples on Thursday night. Italy host England at the Diego Armando Maradona Stadium in Naples on Thursday night, in both sides’ opening Euro 2024 qualifier.

Tow of the biggest national sides in Europe face off as Italy host England in the opening round of UEFA qualifiers for the 2024 Euros.

- England haven't beaten Italy in a competitive match since 1977. Although England and Italy have threats from other areas — Harry Kane, Ivan Toney, etc. You can back that scoreline at +525 with BetMGM. ET / 7:45 p.m. Mason Mount and Nick Pope also miss out through injury. England have been hit with an injury blow as the in-form Marcus Rashford won't be available for selection here. [Dafabet](https://bit.ly/3mvcxiO) (India) [Neds](http://bit.ly/3UBdfap) (UK) (Canada) (USA)