Italy v Netherlands Preview and Prediction

Date/Time: 04^th June 2018 6:45pm

Two of the traditional giants of European football meet on Monday night, as Italy host the Netherlands in Turin.

Both teams failed to qualify for this summer’s World Cup. The pair also has relatively new men in charge, with Roberto Mancini now the Azzurri boss, while Ronald Koeman is the man responsible for returning the Oranje to former glories.

Mancini started his reign as Italy boss with a 3-1 defeat by France. The former Manchester City boss has a big job on his hands lifting spirits in the Azzurri camp.

Italy’s recent results have been poor, as the Azzurri have won just one of their last six international games. Their recent international games have been low scoring, with under 2.5 goals scored in seven of their last nine games.

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The Netherlands recent form has been relatively strong, as the Oranje have won six of their last eight international games, suffering just one defeat against England in a March friendly game.

The Dutch are unbeaten in five away games, having recorded four wins and a draw. The draw came in their last away game, a 1-1 draw in Slovakia. The draw ended a four-game winning run on their travels.

Prediction

Home win and/or under 2.5 goals