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Italy vs Belgium: betting odds 10 Oct 2024
Betting tips 10 Oct 2024
In a particularly balanced group where Italy and Belgium are contending with the clear favourite, France, and with Israel as the underdog, the head-to-head clash between these two sides holds significant implications. Bookmakers have earmarked Italy as the potential winners for the match in Rome, as the team has not yet dropped points in the Nations League campaign.
After a disappointing Euro 2024, where the Italian national team was eliminated in the Round of 16 against Switzerland (0:2), the coaching staff decided to revamp the formation. Against France (3:1), they overloaded the midfield, with a quartet of midfielders complementing each other skillfully—this led to a substantial creative advantage (2.12 xG vs 0.79 xG). Of course, both against the French and Israelis, Italy's players made defensive errors due to the advanced positions of the full-backs, but Italy are now prioritising their attack.
Belgium head into the upcoming game without Thibaut Courtois, Kevin De Bruyne, and Romelu Lukaku—the first two are injured, while Napoli's new signing has requested not to be called up. These absences may actually benefit Domenico Tedesco, as the former Spartak Moscow and RB Leipzig manager is retooling the team with an emphasis on rapid transitions to attack. They confidently overcame Israel (3:1 with 3.13 xG and 26 shots) but struggled to compete with the more experienced France (0:2).
In 2021, Italy defeated Belgium twice (both 2:1), although both sides had plenty of chances. A repeat of history is plausible since neither coach is likely to concede the initiative.
Nations League: previous matches in the tournament
H2H: Italy — Belgium
Group stage
Team lineups
Luciano Spalletti
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coach | ||
Player | Matches | Goals | |
In squad
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Gianluigi Donnarumma
|
gk. | 67 | -53 |
Guglielmo Vicario
|
gk. | 2 | 0 |
Michele Di Gregorio
|
gk. | 0 | 0 |
Giovanni Di Lorenzo
|
df. | 39 | 3 |
Alessandro Bastoni
|
df. | 28 | 2 |
Federico Dimarco
|
df. | 24 | 3 |
Andrea Cambiaso
|
df. | 8 | 0 |
Alessandro Buongiorno
|
df. | 6 | 0 |
Riccardo Calafiori
|
df. | 6 | 0 |
Federico Gatti
|
df. | 4 | 0 |
Iyenoma Destiny Udogie
|
df. | 4 | 0 |
Raoul Bellanova
|
df. | 3 | 0 |
Caleb Okoli
|
df. | 0 | 0 |
Matteo Gabbia
|
df. | 0 | 0 |
Lorenzo Pellegrini
|
mf. | 34 | 6 |
Davide Frattesi
|
mf. | 20 | 7 |
Sandro Tonali
|
mf. | 17 | 0 |
Nicolò Fagioli
|
mf. | 4 | 0 |
Samuele Ricci
|
mf. | 4 | 0 |
Daniel Maldini
|
mf. | 0 | 0 |
Niccolò Pisilli
|
mf. | 0 | 0 |
Giacomo Raspadori
|
fw. | 32 | 7 |
Mateo Retegui
|
fw. | 13 | 4 |
Domenico Tedesco
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coach | ||
Player | Matches | Goals | |
In squad
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Koen Casteels
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gk. | 16 | -10 |
Maarten Vandevoordt
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gk. | 0 | 0 |
Ortwin De Wolf
|
gk. | 0 | 0 |
Timothy Castagne
|
df. | 49 | 2 |
Wout Faes
|
df. | 21 | 0 |
Arthur Nicolas Theate
|
df. | 20 | 0 |
Zeno Koen Debast
|
df. | 12 | 0 |
Sebastiaan Bornauw
|
df. | 4 | 0 |
Maxim De Cuyper
|
df. | 3 | 0 |
Koni De Winter
|
df. | 1 | 0 |
Matte Smets
|
df. | 0 | 0 |
Youri Tielemans
|
mf. | 72 | 9 |
Orel Mangala
|
mf. | 20 | 0 |
Charles Marc S. De Ketelaere
|
mf. | 18 | 2 |
Aster Vranckx
|
mf. | 7 | 0 |
Arne Engels
|
mf. | 1 | 0 |
Leandro Trossard
|
fw. | 37 | 9 |
Jérémy Doku
|
fw. | 28 | 2 |
Loïs Openda
|
fw. | 22 | 2 |
Dodi Lukebakio
|
fw. | 20 | 2 |
Saint-Cyr Johan Bakayoko
|
fw. | 16 | 1 |
Cyril Ngonge
|
fw. | 0 | 0 |
Malick Martin Fofana
|
fw. | 0 | 0 |