Form and Line-up Luxembourg
Luxembourg have shown that they are no longer pushovers. Jeff Strasser's team preserved their place in Division C of the Nations League by beating Malta twice, but the home side regularly have problems in attack against higher-profile opponents. On home soil, the coaching staff will almost certainly choose a strictly defensive approach, trying to pack the central areas as much as possible.
Key numbers:
They have failed to score in seven of their last 10 matches.
They have lost seven of their eight head-to-head matches against Italy in history.
They have failed to break down their opponents in four of their previous six home games.
Probable Luxembourg line-up (4-5-1): Anthony Moris - Laurent Jans, Maxime Chanot, Enes Mahmutovic, Mica Pinto - Christopher Martins, Danel Sinani, Sebastien Thill, Mathias Olesen, Borges Sanches - Gerson Rodrigues.
Form and Line-up Italy
The main thing to know about Italy is this. They can beat weaker opponents in qualifying as much as they like, but when a highly motivated opponent faces them in the play-offs, all the polished work of Squadra Azzurra disappears. That is how the team missed out on World Cup qualification after losing to underdogs Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Key numbers:
They have won seven of their last nine matches, keeping five clean sheets.
They have never lost to this opponent in the entire history of their meetings.
They have led after the first half in four of their last six matches.
Probable Italy line-up (4-3-3): Giovanni Daffara - Marco Palestra, Pietro Comuzzo, Fabio Chiarodia, Davide Bartesaghi - Niccolo Pisilli, Giacomo Faticanti, Cher Ndour - Jeff Ekhator, Francesco Pio Esposito, Luca Koleosho.
