England v Italy: Depleted Azzurri attack could toil against Three Lions
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Preview, odds and England v Italy betting tips
England start as 4/6 favourites to beat Italy at Wembley on Tuesday night and seal their place at next year’s European Championship.
The Three Lions top Group C with 13 points, three clear of the European champions and Ukraine, but having beaten Italy on matchday one, a draw is likely to be enough to book their ticket to Germany, with Malta and North Macedonia wrapping up their qualifying campaign.
We have looked at some of the odds and markets to pick out a few England v Italy betting tips.
Three Lions look to wrap up spot in Germany
The atmosphere was flat for last week’s 1-0 victory over Australia when Gareth Southgate fielded an experimental side, but Wembley will be rocking on Tuesday as England look to complete the double over the Azzurri.
Declan Rice’s close-range finish and a Harry Kane penalty just before the break paved the way for a 2-1 victory over the Italians, who stayed in contention for an automatic qualification spot with a 4-0 victory over group whipping boys Malta on Saturday night.
However, their cause has not been helped by the withdrawals of Sandro Tonali and Nicolo Zaniolo for a team already without injured forwards Ciro Immobile and Federico Chiesa.
Napoli’s Giacomo Raspadori is likely to lead the line, with Domenico Berardi – who struck twice against Malta – and former Everton striker Moise Kean in support.
England are without Arsenal winger Bukayo Saka, but they will feel confident about getting the better of an Italian team that only drew with North Macedonia last month and are still finding their feet under new head coach Luciano Spalletti.
The Three Lions to win and under 3.5 goals is the first of our England v Italy betting tips.
The last 20 meetings between these nations have involved three or fewer goals and Italy’s depleted attack could struggle to break down an England defence that has conceded just twice in five qualifiers.
Brilliant Bellingham can maintain hot streak
Jude Bellingham has been in sensational form since joining Real Madrid in the summer, scoring eight goals in La Liga and two in the Champions League.
The former Borussia Dortmund midfielder also scored in a 3-1 international friendly victory over Scotland at Hampden Park last month, so he has certainly found his scoring boots this season.
Bellingham has scored twice in 26 appearances for the Three Lions and he looks well priced at 9/2 to get on the scoresheet at any time as the next of our England v Italy betting predictions.
For those looking at bigger odds it could pay dividends to combine Bellingham in a Bet Builder.
Inter Milan left-back Federico Dimarco was booked in the 1-1 draw with North Macedonia and in the 3-2 victory over Netherlands in June’s third-place play-off match in the Nations League.
Unfortunately, Dimarco won’t be up against Saka on Tuesday, but he will still have his hands full dealing with Phil Foden, who is likely to start on the right in a 4-3-3 formation.
Combining Bellingham to score with Dimarco to be cautioned would pay 18/1 as the last of our England v Italy betting tips.
Match Info
Where: Wembley Stadum
When: 19:45, Tuesday 17th October
How to watch: Channel 4
All odds and markets correct as of date of publication
