Italy - Spain: prediction and bet on the match of the semi-finals of Euro 2020 - 07/06/2021
Maksym ShylovSpain and Italy will face off in the first semi -final of Euro 2020. The Spaniards won a grueling win over Switzerland in the streak after match penalties, while the Italians also barely beat Belgium.
Spain brought a goal for itself, pressed Switzerland well in the first 20 minutes, and then calmed down a bit. We tried to play against them with the flanks, the Swiss earned a lot of corners. The Spaniards played mediocre defensively in some moments, and the Swiss goal is a vivid confirmation of this. Not as perfect a team as many might draw.
A little according to statistics from the match Spain and Switzerland, the Spaniards have 10 shots on target, the Swiss answered with only two. Possession 73% by 27% in favor of Spain, about the same on fouls 15:14 for the Swiss, 13: 9 in favor of Spain in corners. There were quite a few cards, red and two yellow for the Swiss and one yellow for the Spaniards.
Spain's results at Euro 2020
- Drawn 0: 0 with Sweden
- Drawn 1: 1 with Poland
- Defeated 5: 0 in Slovakia
- Defeated 5: 3 in Croatia (extra time) - regular time 3: 3
- Defeated Switzerland (penalty shootout 3: 1) - regular time 1: 1
Moving on to Italy, the victory over the Belgians 2: 1, but how difficult it was for the Italians. Victory at the cost of Spinazzola. A bunch of defenders in the center, as usual, at the highest level: Chiellini and Bonucci are having a wonderful tournament. Federico Chiesa is very impressed on the attacking flank, but there are questions about Insigne, it will be difficult for him with the Spanish defenders.
Belgium showed us very clearly that the Italians can be beaten, they have problems on the flanks against high-speed players. This was demonstrated to us by Doku, about whom few people knew, because he was overshadowed by Eden Hazar. After the injury of the star Belgian, it was Doku who opened up, tearing the left flank of Italy's defense.
Does Spain have a similar Dock, a huge question, there on the flanks of Sarabia, Olmo, Oyarzabal, Ferran Torres. Honestly, I want to believe that Ferran will play the best match of his life and send the Italians home. Belgium in the match with Italy should have scored at least three goals, which suggests that the Italians play very, very mediocre in defense, specifically on the flanks.
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Spain, on the contrary, has good and experienced flank defenders, but the bringing in the center in the person of Pau Torres and Emeric Laporta.
The loss of Spinazzola for Italy is huge, few people can adequately change it, but I wonder what Mancini will come up with.
A few words about the statistics of the Belgium - Italy match, shots on target for Belgium 4: 3, possession for Italy 54% - 46%. Fouls 16:13 for the Belgians, 2 yellows for the Italians and 1 for the Belgians. Belgium surpassed Italy in corners 9: 5.
Italy's results at Euro 2020
- Defeated 3: 0 in Turkey
- Defeated 3: 0 in Switzerland
- Defeated 1-0 in Wales
- Defeated 2: 1 in Austria (extra time) - regular time 0: 0
- Defeated 2: 1 against Belgium
Forecast for the semi-finals of Euro 2020 between Italy and Spain
The match will take place at Wembley in London, I immediately remember Euro 2012, where these teams played in the final and they are now only one step towards repeating such an achievement. Then the Spaniards on all fronts destroyed the Italians 4: 0, there was no chance, this time it will obviously be different, since Italy has a very good national team this season, especially in attack.
Bookmakers singled out Italy as a favorite, the odds for them are 2.535, for a draw 3.28 and 3.16 for Spain. It is difficult to predict such matches, as the cool teams play at an extremely equal level. Based on the quarterfinals, I liked the game of the Spanish national team more, although they dug out in the penalty shootout, but that match with Switzerland had to end in regulation time and in favor of Spain. I really hope for a bunch of attacks from the Spaniards: Olmo, Moreno, Ferran Torres, I will charge to Spain. Objectively, it looks like a draw here, Belgium has shown that such Italians can be beaten and Spain has everything for this.
Prediction: Spain will beat Italy in the semi-finals of Euro 2020 - coefficient 3.16
Maksym has been working at EGamersWorld since 2017. Joining the company during his first year at university, he worked as a translator until 2022. After that, Maksym began working as an editor. His main discipline is Dota 2, and over time, Maksym's responsibilities expanded to include CS:GO, CS2 and Valorant. Additionally, as an editor, he publishes various materials on gaming topics.