Italy vs. Turkey Predictions

Prediction, Odds & Betting Tips for Italy vs. Turkey at International Friendlies

Where: Renato Dall’Ara, Bologna, Italy
When: Wednesday, June 5, 03:00 AM

Italy and Turkey begin their final preparations for the 2024 EURO this Tuesday when they clash in Bologna. While the Italians enter this competition as the reigning champions and with a certain dose of pressure, Turkey comes to Germany without pressure, yet with high hopes, because they had an excellent qualifying campaign.

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Italy

The Italians need to come up with a solution for a few injured players and suspended Tonali, and strengthen the midfield. Though, we need to say that they didn’t look bad in the last few appearances, not losing the previous four meetings.

They would post three triumphs with one tie, beating North Macedonia in the qualifiers, then Venezuela and Ecuador, playing without goals against Ukraine in the decisive match for their EURO aspirations.

The Italian team is a mixture of experienced players and youngsters, though, we need to add that the current roster doesn’t the strength in the back line like the previous ones.

Turkey

The Turks ended first in their group ahead of Croatia and Wales, having an interesting and challenging campaign behind them. Their turning point for all the qualifiers was a win over Croatia on the road, 0-1, which showed huge mental power.

We saw them beat Germany, also on the road, in a friendly international, 2-3, before withstanding the pressure in the last round of the quarter-finals in Cardiff against Wales, 1-1.

However, the previous two friendlies spoiled that impression. In the first, Hungary was better, 1-0, while Austria smashed the mixed lineup, 6-1 in the second. We need to say that the Turks didn’t play with 100% of their power back then.

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Italy and Turkey Possible Lineups

Italy: Donnarumma; Darmian, Mancini, Bastoni; Cristante, Barella, Jorginho, Dimarco; Pellegrini, Chiesa; Raspadori

Turkey: Cakir; Celik, Demiral, Kabak, Muldur; Chalhanoglu, Ayhan, Kokcu; Akturkoglu, Yilmaz, Tosun

Italy vs Turkey Head to Head

In March 2023, Turkey and Italy had a friendly international competition in which Italy won on the road, 2-3. The year before, these two nations met at the EURO during the group stage, where Italy smashed Turkey 3-0. Demiral scored an own goal, while Immobile and Insigne sealed the win. All three goals took place in the second 45 minutes.

Italy vs. Turkey Predictions

From this perspective, the game isn’t that important, and both teams won’t push with 100% of their power. Italy is known to play these types of events in lower gears, while Turkey, even though it has a motive, won’t risk too much. That’s why our pick is moderate efficiency, meaning 2 or 3 goals.

Our verdict: 2 or 3 goals