Football Netherlands – Italy prediction (18 June 2023)

The match for 3rd place in the League of Nations will take place on June 18 at the Grols Veste stadium. The Netherlands face Italy. Judging by the betting quotes, the hosts have more chances to win!

Netherlands

On June 14, in the semi-final of the League of Nations, the Netherlands team met with Croatia. The match turned out to be very tense, and ended with the defeat of the Dutch with a score of 2:4. It is noteworthy that in regular time the Dutch got away from defeat, scoring a goal in the 96th minute. The author of the saving ball was Noah Lang. By the way, this ball has already become the second for the striker Brugge in the current draw of the League of Nations.
A little historical background. In the first edition of the Nations League, the Dutch reached the final, but were defeated 1-0 by Portugal. This year there is an opportunity to win the bronze medals of the tournament, which would be a good result.
In the current draw of the LN, van Gaal’s wards – Koeman played 7 matches, in which they won 6 wins, with one defeat.

Italy

Let’s be honest, everyone was waiting for Italy to reach the UEFA Nations League final. But the reigning European champions disappointed again. They were defeated by Spain with a score of 2:1. The only goal was scored by Ciro Immobile. Frattesi also scored a goal, but his ball was canceled after watching the VAR.
Of course, the wards of Roberto Mancini will try to win at least bronze medals. But even this will be difficult to do, given the strength of the opponent.
Throughout the current League of Nations, the Italians, like the Dutch, have already played 7 games. They recorded only 3 wins, with 2 draws and 2 defeats.

Football prediction and betting Netherlands – Italy

When such teams enter the field, we will definitely witness something interesting. I think both the hosts and the guests will try to rehabilitate themselves for failures in the 1/2 finals of the League of Nations. That is, none of the parties should have problems with motivation.
I think that it makes no sense for either Italy or the Netherlands to sit at their own gates – you definitely won’t be able to win that way. I think both teams will try to get the most out of their attacking potential.

What to bet on? I think it’s worth betting on a total over 2.5