The Euro 2020 International soccer competition is back in action with matchday 2 fixtures upon us; Euro 2020 odds are now available for us to delve into some betting picks. Italy and Switzerland will be a highlight fixture of Group A this week.
Italy vs. Switzerland
Wednesday, June 16, 2021 – 03:00 PM EDT at Stadio Olimpico
Form, Mentality, Euro 2020 Betting Odds & Trends
Italy has now played 22 games consecutively without a single defeat Switzerland 6 previous games in Euro Championship consists of zero losses. Switzerland has 37 undefeated matches from their last 44 encounters Italy have avoided defeat at halftime in their 16 most recent fixtures in all competitions
Italy has boasted a clean sheet in their previous 6 games consecutively Italy’s previous 6 Euro Championship games have produced under 2.5 goals Switzerland has only won 2 of their 11 most recent Euro Championship encounters Switzerland’s previous 6 Euro Championship fixtures have produced under 2.5 goals
Italy
Italy will be aiming to follow their opening game 3-0 success over Turkey when the Swiss outfit visits Rome’s Stadio Olimpico arena this Wednesday night. And we are firm believers this Italian squad can achieve great success during this year’s Euro Championships. Roberto Mancini’s squad put on an impressive display against Turkey, although it did take a while for the Italians to find their feet.
Turkey’s Merih Demiral opened the scoring; unfortunately, it was in the wrong net as Italy claimed an own goal and a 1-0 lead. This opened the flood gates, as Ciro Immobile and Lorenzo Insigne finished the Turks in style with another two goals. A dominating performance saw 24 attempted shots for Italy whilst holding their opponents to absolutely nothing, not even a single attempt on goal. Italy’s possession matched their winning efforts holding 64% of the ball.
Now riding an undefeated streak that stretches back through 28 fixtures in all competitions, Italy is looking like a force to be reckoned with. In addition to last Friday’s opening Euro 2020 game, the Italians have won their previous nine matches, scoring 28 goals without conceding one – a truly remarkable accomplishment.
Switzerland
A 1-1 draw against Wales wasn’t the ideal start Switzerland hoped for, but they also enjoyed an impressive eight-game streak without defeat. However, their winning run was halted by Wales and failing to defeat a team with considerably lesser talent than Italy could provide some issues for the Swiss side.
With that said, Wales didn’t possess a particular essence of luck. 65% possession and 18 shots on goal should have seen Switzerland walk away with all three points, but a second-half equalizer from Kieffer Moore put a dampener on their opening Group A meeting.
Final Thoughts| Euro 2020 Betting Picks
Roberto Mancini should own the confidence advantage heading into Wednesday’s clash, but he’ll also be aware that underestimating Vladimir Petkovic and his Swiss side could be costly. And although Italy was on another level to Turkey, Switzerland will provide enough quality to trouble Mancini’s squad.
Although I anticipate Italy to walk away victorious, we should believe this game will be a low-scoring encounter. The previous nine times these two teams have met has provided under 3.5, and with the stakes raised, it is hard to envision more than two goals playing out during the battle of Group A’s top two squads.
Italy vs. Switzerland Score prediction: Italy 1 – Switzerland 0
Italy vs. Switzerland Betting Prediction: Under 2.25 goals -111 at Pinnacle ( visit our Pinnacle Review)
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