Belgium – Italy. Forecast and announcement for the League of Nations match

On October 14, the match of the 5th round of the League of Nations will be held at “King Baudouin”, in which the Belgian national team will meet with the Italian national team. The match will start at 21:45 Kyiv time.

Belgium

The team reached its peak not so long ago, becoming the bronze medalist of the world championship in 2018. But the main stars of that generation have already finished their careers, or have passed their peak. There are, of course, new talents, but the regression of the Red Devils was noticeable especially after the next World Cup, where they failed to get out of the group. This was the sentence for Roberto Martinez. Tedesco, who changed his name, did a good job qualifying last year, but performed mediocrely already at the Euro itself: one win, relegation to the 1/8 finals, even because of an own goal. It was not possible to add especially in the fall, in the Europa League, where Courtois, De Bruyne and Lukaku did not participate at their own will. Yes, they managed to beat Israel, and drew in Rome. But they lost to the French again, twice, and lost real tournament motivation: they won’t be eliminated, but it’s difficult to climb even higher than the current third place.

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Italy

The national team managed to win Euro-2020 in a confident style, albeit not without questions (what are the penalties in the 1/2 and finals worth). But then there was a defeat in the dispute for access to the world championship. Moreover, they missed the second such tournament in a row! And in the summer, at the Euro, the Squadra Azzurri, already under the leadership of Spalletta, and not the escaped Mancina, also had a rather weak result: a heart-breaking exit from the group and 0:2 in the first round of the playoffs, with Switzerland. Luciano himself assessed it as a failure, however, he did it after they started the League of Nations on the road in September with an away victory over their main competitor, France. But then, twice beating the outsider, Israel, the national team allowed Belgium to make a comeback to draw with 0:2. So there are difficult matches ahead, and before the reception of the French, it is important to maintain the lead so that there is no need to play for victory with the vice-champion of the world and the semi-finalist of the Euro.

Statistics of personal meetings

Before the 2:2 draw in October, the Azzurri team had won three times in a row against this opponent.

Forecast

Bookmakers believe in Tedesco’s wards. But at least the motivated guests are capable of not losing (coefficient – 1.61).