Italy – Northern Ireland, Prediction – World Qualifiers

👌 Italy is in top form before the Euros

Mancini became the coach of Italy on May 14, 2018. In his first 6 matches, he achieved only 1 victory with his team, but 4 of these matches were friendlies and the other 2 in the Nations League. After that, however, Italy played 21 games, recording 17 wins and 4 draws. Mancini has definitely changed a lot in the national team and at the moment Squadra Azzura seems united, motivated, and ready for something big. The Italians have a full squad for the match and all the main players are ready for the games.

👎 Northern Ireland with pretty bad results lately

Northern Ireland has only one victory in its last 11 matches as it was over the Czech Republic in a friendly match. In the EQ groups, the Northern Irish were into a very difficult group with Germany and the Netherlands, and in the Nations League they were shocking with their 2 points won in a group with teams such as Romania, Norway, and Austria. Kyle Lafferty, Steven Davis, McGinn, and Corry Evans are the most important absentees for the team in these qualifiers. Northern Ireland has only 3 Premier League players who are a major part of their squads and they are Johnny Evans, Dallas, and Lewis, so the team’s quality is not very high.

We expect an easy victory for the Azzurri

 Expert view: The difference in the quality of the two teams is huge. Italy will take these qualifiers very seriously and we expect to record only victories against all teams except Switzerland, where the matches will be more even. The only question here is whether Italy will allow the guests to score, but we are rather pessimistic about it. We expect an early goal from the hosts, which would mean that they will lead at halftime. Prediction – Half Time/Full Time – Italy/Italy at 1.61.