Spain U21 v Italy U21 Betting Preview – U21 Euros 2017 27th June
This one will be very interesting to see how it goes down. Spain were on cruise control in their group stage campaign, winning the group with three wins from three, scoring nine and conceding just one. Italy though showed their fantastic resolve by bouncing back and obtaining group favourites Germany in their final group stage match to win their group, just after a shock loss in the group which threatened to put them out. Will they be able to keep the Spaniards at bay in this semi final? The winner will meet either England or Germany in the final.
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Spain U21 v Italy U21 Betting Tips
Arguably Spain’s youngsters have looked the most impressive unit of the tournament so far and they won each of their group stage matches, scoring nine and conceding just the one. They shone really well in their big clash with Portugal (the 2015 runners up) and so Spain are really living up to their top billing as one of the outright favourites to win the tournament at the moment. Spain took a clean sheet in two of their three group matches and Spain to win to nil at bet365 is a price of 7/4. Italy are a decent side though and the likelihood is, at this stage, that this will probably be tight. Under 2.5 goals at bet365 is a price of 10/11 and that may be worth a flutter despite the scoring power that the Spaniards are clearly carrying with them. This is Spain’s eighth U21 EURO semi-final and their record at this stage is W6 L1.
Spain and Italy met in the 2013 Final in Jerusalem, which is their most recent competitive meeting as well. Spain won that final 4-2. The overall head-to-head record from eight previous competitive matches is three wins for Spain, three for Italy and two draws. In that sequence of games, there was a meeting in the U21 Euro Final, which Italy won 4-2 on penalties back in 1996 after a 1-1 draw in the game. In the bet365 correct score market, a 1-1 draw is a price of 6/1 with only a 1-0 win for Spain trading shorter at 11/2. They did also meet back in 1986 final which Spain won on a penalty shoot out.
Spain have won the tournament four times, with only Italy bettering that with five titles. These have met this year actually, closing in a friendly back at the end of March, which Spain won 2-1. Both teams score at bet365 is a quote of 10/11. Italy opened with a win in the group stage, beating Denmark but then were stunned in a 3-1 loss against the Czech Republic. That was a massive blow and just highlights perhaps frailties that could undo them on the day. But they did show a lot of fight to snap back and beat Germany in what was a must win game, which gave the Azzurrini top spot in the group, which seemed unlikely. For the Italians, this is the 11th semi-final at U21 level (W6 L4). They will go into this semi final though missing star players Domenico Berardi and Andrea Conti through suspension. How much of a handicap will that be for their chances?
Spain U21 v Italy U21 Betting Odds
Spain 13/20, Draw 11/4, Italy 17/4
Spain U21 v Italy U21 Predictions
Spain to win: The Spaniards look in full flight at the moment and with Italy missing a couple of keys players, that win over Germany may have come at a cost too high for the Italians. Spain have the scoring power to find their way past Italy and reach the final.
