Italy Netherlands betting prediction

The home team plays its 5^th friendly match of the year. In the previous friendly matches they registered the following final scores: France (3‑1) Italy, Italy (2‑1) Saudi Arabia, England (1‑1) Italy and Argentina (2‑0) Italy. This is a team that usually maintains its competitive level in home and away matches, since in the last 30 matches they register 7 wins, 2 draws and 6 losses in away matches, with 23 goals scored and 23 conceded; against 9 wins, 4 draws and 2 losses at their stadium, with 29 goals scored and 7 conceded. Italy has won 6 and tied 4 of the last 10 home matches. They haven't been very strong defensively, since they have suffered goals in all of the last 4 matches, but their offense has scored frequently, since they have scored goals in 3 of the last 4 matches for this competition. In 15 matches, they have conceded the first goal 6 times and have only turned the score around in 1. In the last 15 home matches for all competitions there is 1 period that stands out: they have conceded 3 of their 7 goals between minutes (76'‑90').

Italy comes for this match after a defeat against France, by 3-1, putting an end to the two matches in a row without winning friendly matches. We recall that Italy won’t be present at the 2018 World Cup. In this match, the coach Roberto Mancini should play in the 4-2-3-1 with Balotelli being the forward player on the team. It’s important to emphasize that the Italian team presents some defensive fragilities, mainly in the attack-defense transition. On an individual level, we highlight the quality of Balotelli's finals: this player is also very strong in the aerial play. For this friendly, the coach should act at maximum strength.

Confirmed Lineup: Mattia Perin, Davide Zappacosta, Domenico Criscito, Daniele Rugani, Alessio Romagnoli, Jorginho, Bryan Cristante, Giacomo Bonaventura, Andrea Belotti, Simone Verdi, Lorenzo Insigne.
Coach: L. Spalletti.