Italy - Macedonia prediction 24.03.2022 WC-Quali. Europe
Gameweek 0 in the WC-Quali. Europe will see the clash between Italy and Macedonia at Renzo Barbera. Kick-off time is at 8:45 PM on Mar 24, 2022, and the match will be refereed by Clément Turpin. In our preview of Italy vs. Macedonia we will provide you with all the important facts and stats for this WC-Quali. Europe fixture. Let’s start by having a look at the current form of the two teams involved.
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Reigning European Champions Italy will be looking to save face from a disastrous qualifier campaign when they take on minnows North Macedonia on Thursday in the semifinal of the World Cup 2022 Qualifying playoff in Palermo.
The winner of this matchup will square off with the winner of the Portugal v Turkey playoff in the Path C final set for Tuesday, March 29.
We can expect an interesting encounter here. Our betting tips for today will focus on Helabet and Konfambet betting markets and prices.
ITALY
A run of just a single win in their final five qualifying matches (1W, 4D) saw Italy’s chance of automatic qualification from Group C go up in smoke, as they finished two points behind Switzerland. Their goalless draw to Northern Ireland in the last round of group games proved to be the final straw that broke their back as Switzerland put four past Bulgaria to clinch the ticket.
Having failed to make the 2018 World Cup, another exit is unfathomable for the Azzurri, as it has never happened before and worse still, they are the current holders of the European Championship that they won just last year.
Roberto Mancini will be looking for a response from his side but the path to the ticket is by no means guaranteed.
NORTH MACEDONIA
Newcomers North Macedonia have been on a roller-coaster ride in the last couple of years. They made their maiden appearance in a major tournament at the Euro 2020 and rode through a tough Group J campaign to finish runners up behind runaway leaders, Germany.
The Baltic nation caused a stir in the group matches when they upset Germany 2-1 in one of their matchups before closing out with strong wins over Armenia and Iceland to just about edge Romania in their close battle for the 2nd slot.
Despite laying an egg under the bright lights of their debut at Euro 2020, they will be optimistic about their ability to carry their form from the qualifiers into this first leg of the playoff semifinal. Their last visit to Italy actually ended 1-1 and if they can replicate that, they will certainly enhance their chances of making their first-ever appearance at the world cup.
POSSIBLE LINEUPS
ITALY
- Donnarumma
- Florenzi
- Bastoni
- Mancini
- Emerson
- Jorginho
- Barella
- Verratti
- Berardi
- Immobile
- Insigne
- COACH: Roberto Mancini
- MISSING PLAYERS: Chiellini (Knock), Di Lorenzo (Knee), Locatelli (Illness)
NORTH MACEDONIA
- Dimitrievski
- S. Ristovski
- Velkovski
- Musliu
- Alioski
- Nikolov
- Ademi
- Bardhi
- Churlinov
- M. Ristovski
- Trajkovski
- COACH: Blagoja Milevski
- MISSING PLAYERS: Elmas (Yellow Cards), Kostadinos (Yellow Cards)
ITALY VS NORTH MACEDONIA PREDICTIONS
Italy enter this game as overwhelming favorites. Despite their wobbly form to close the qualifiers, they still did not lose a single qualifier match and remarkably have never lost at home at all in these qualifiers. Macedonia have shown they have a puncher’s chance but it will be a long shot against the hosts. We fancy the Azzuri to go on the attack from the get-go and we are backing them to lead at the break and win the game for our first tip. Helabet Kenya has the halftime/fulltime → 1/1 betting option priced @ 1.56.
We are likely to have quite a few goals here. Both sides are going to be without some of their key defensive pieces, with Italy likely to be without the services of their veterans Bonucci and Chiellini while the visitors will be missing Elmas and Kostadinov. Konfambet have Over 2.5 Goals priced @ 1.67 and we feel there is some value in backing this as our final call for this match. Also make sure the claim the Konfambet bonus if you open a new account.
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Performance
Italy performance of the last 5 home matches