Italy vs North Macedonia prediction for Thursday’s World Cup qualifier clash at Stadio Renzo Barbera in Palermo. It’s the Qatar 2022 World Cup qualifiers playoffs as Italy host North Macedonia in one loser goes home match. You can follow our free prediction betting tips and preview on this page.
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Bookmaker Ratings prediction one: Italy win and under 3.5 goals – 1.82
Bookmaker Ratings prediction two: Italy -1.5 Goals Handicap – 1.69
Bookmaker Ratings prediction three: Correct Score 2-0 – 5.20
Italy Win and Under 3.5 Goals
Despite the fact that the probability according to the statistics for an Italy win is 30%, the Azzurri are the overwhelming favorites to win. In fact, the odds for a home win is 1.20 at Vbet thus, we will combine the win with under 3.5 goals that has a 65% chance of occurring.
Italy -1.5 Goals Handicap
Italy won five games in the Qatar 2022 World cup qualifiers all of which were by two goals margin. Obviously, the bookies are expecting a clear win for Italy and considering Italy’s form and record, we predict the Azzurri to cover the -1.5 handicap.
Correct Score 2-0
Three times Italy won by the score of 2-0 in the current World Cup qualifiers. Moreover, in six of their ten matches, Italy had clean sheets while North Macedonia failed to score in four of their ten matches.
After being crowned European champions last summer, no Italian fan expected to see the Italian national team in this situation. To explain, if Italy beat North Macedonia, Italy will face the winner of the match Portugal vs Turkey. Hence, we will not see one of Italy and Portugal or both in the World Cup.
The damage for Italy was done in their home match against Switzerland when they needed a win to qualify. However, Jorginho missed a penalty when it was 1-1 and gave the advantage to the Swiss. Moreover, the Azzurri drew their last match as well in Northern Ireland.
After the disappointment of not reaching the last World Cup finals in Russia, Roberto Mancini took charge of the national team. An impressive world record 37 match unbeaten run since then ended last October in the Nations League semi-final. However, not qualifying for the World Cup for the second time in a row will be considered a disaster for the five-time world champions.
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North Macedonia had some impressive wins in these qualifiers and their win over Germany is a great example. Nevertheless, the Macedonians had some very unstable results drawing with Armenia Romania, and Iceland.
If we take a look at North Macedonia’s stats, it is obvious that they are a fine offensive team. To illustrate, the Lions scored 23 goals in ten games and have a better average in their away games with 2.60 goals per away game.
Italy vs North Macedonia Prediction
Roberto Mancini has to bring back the form and atmosphere that Italy was in the Euro when they won the trophy. Obviously, Italy are clear favorites to win but North Macedonia are a dangerous team and Mancini must be cautious. We predict Italy to win and will combine it with under 3.5 goals to fatten the odds.
Safe Bet
Italy have one of the best defenses in the World Cup qualifiers. To illustrate, the Azzurri concede just two goals in ten games. Consequently, with odds of 1.51 at Vbet, we will back both teams not to score in Palermo on Thursday. Moreover, we will consider it our safe bet.
Quick Rich
In four of their ten qualifier fixtures, Italy won the second halves. Meanwhile, North Macedonia lost the second halves of six of their fixtures. To point out, the 1-0 correct score in the second half has odds of 3.10 at Vbet and it will be our choice for a quick profit.
Italy vs North Macedonia First Goalscorer
Ciro Immobile is the current joint top-scorer in the Italian Serie A with 21 goals. With the national team, Immobile has 54 caps and 15 goals and scored twice in the current qualifications. Considering his current form, we predict Immobile to be the first goalscorer in this match.
Blagoja Milevski called up 27 players for next Thursday’s World Cup qualifying play-off away to Italy.
Elmas and Kostadinov are suspended (yellow cards), but they were called up in case Macedonia upsets Italy and reaches the play-off final.
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— Macedonian Football (@MacedonianFooty)
Italy vs North Macedonia Team News
Federico Chiesa is out with a cruciate ligament injury. Also, Leanardo Bonucci is suffering from a calf injury while Manuel Locatelli and Lorenzo Pellegrini are diagnosed with Coronavirus. As for defender Mancini and midfielder Zaccagni, they are both suspended.
As for North Macedonia, coach Milevski has almost a full squad at his disposal except for Arijan Ademi who is suffering from a hamstring injury. In addition, Napoli’s Elmas and Kostadinov are suspended for accumulated yellow cards.
Italy vs North Macedonia Lineups
Italy: Donnaruma, Emerson, Acerbi, Bastoni, Di Lorenzo, Veratti, Jorginho, Barella, Insigne, Berardi, Immobile.
North Macedonia: Dimitrievski, Ristovski, Musliu, Velkovski, Alioski, Ethemi, Bardhi, Nikolov, Churlinov, Ristovski, Trajkovski.
Most Popular FAQ for Italy vs North Macedonia
Who won the last meeting between these clubs?
Italy and North Macedonia drew 1-1 October 6 2016 in Italy.
Where will this match be played?
Thursday’s match will be played at Stadio Renzo Barbera in Palermo.
Which bookmaker has the best odds for this fixture?
We recommend checking out the odds at Vbet for Italy vs North Macedonia.
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