Spain - Italy Live (2h): Competition for the top spot

Spain will compete for the top spot in Group B with defending champions Italy - Photo: GETTY

Spain and Italy both bring relatively young squads to Euro 2024. Italy's average age is 26.6, while Spain's is 27, placing them among the tournament's youngest teams.

Youth fueled the fire of battle in both teams. For Spain, Yamal, Pedri and Nico - all in their twenties (Yamal is only 16) - all performed impressively as Spain beat Croatia.

Meanwhile, the Italian team reacted very quickly after conceding an early goal against Albania. Immediately after conceding in the first minute, coach Spalletti's students launched a fierce attack and completed the comeback just 15 minutes later.

Italy and Spain are one of the most storied matches in top-flight football. In the past 10 years alone, they have met eight times. In the Euro 2020 semi-finals, Spain were eliminated by Italy on penalties, before successfully getting their revenge in the UEFA Nations League just three months later.

With a squad with more stars, Spain is still considered by bookmakers to be the favorite in this match.

Most Asian bookmakers offer Spain a handicap of 1/4 (0.25) and an over/under of 2 1/4 (2.25). According to Opta data, Spain has a slight advantage in terms of winning rate (46%), while Italy only has a 27.5% chance of winning all 3 points.

Spain and Italy's starting lineup - Graphics: AN BINH

The sites were conflicted in their predictions for the outcome of the match. Whoscored predicted a 2-2 draw, while Sportsmole predicted a 2-1 Spain win.

Also according to Sportsmole's computer data, a 1-1 draw is the most likely to occur with a rate of 11.4%. While the rate of matches with more than 2 goals is nearly 57%.

Expert's choice: Choose Italy with a handicap of 1/4, the match will have more than 2 goals.

Prediction: Draw 2-2.

Source: https://tuoitre.vn/truc-tuyen-tay-ban-nha-y-2h-tranh-ngoi-dau-bang-20240620180501554.htm