Italy vs Austria, European Championship 2021 LAST 16
Overview
Match Preview
Italy vs Austria — European Championship at Wembley.
Match Details
- Referee Stuart Attwell
- Referee Chris Kavanagh
- Referee Anthony Taylor
- Referee Gary Beswick
- Referee Adam Nunn
- Referee Sandro Scharer
3 games this season
🟨 6.0/game
⚽ 15.0 goals/game
🟥 1 total
Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Key Stats
60%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)
H2H (5 games)
80%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
0%
Clean Sheets
Italy this season
Italy this season
0%
Clean Sheets
Austria this season
Austria this season
Goal Timing (This Season)
Italy
0-15
1/1
16-30
1/–
31-45
–/1
46-60
–/2
61-75
–/–
76+
1/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Austria
0-15
1/1
16-30
–/1
31-45
–/–
46-60
1/2
61-75
2/1
76+
2/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
Italy
| Nicolo Barella | 1 G |
| Alessandro Bastoni | 1 G |
Austria
| Christoph Baumgartner | 1 G | 1 A |
| Gernot Trauner | 1 G |
Events
Match Events
- 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Italy is hosting Austria for another epic battle.
- 2' A meaty challenge results in booking for Marko Arnautovic on 2.
- 7' The energy levels are beginning to show. Franco Foda might look to freshen things up shortly.
- 12' Leonardo Bonucci has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
- 17' Italy international Francesco Acerbi has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
- 22' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Italy needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 27' A quiet spell here at Wembley. Italy seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
- 32' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 32 minutes.
- 37' Austria fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
- 42' It’s high time Franco Foda made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 47' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Stefan Ilsanker suffering a number of foals already.
- 50' The referee has no hesitation. Giovanni Di Lorenzo is booked for Italy — Yellow card on 50.
- 51' A moment of madness from Nicolo Barella on 51 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Italy will be frustrated.
- 56' Austria is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 61' Over 61 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
- 65' Assisted by David Alaba with the perfectly-timed delivery and Marko Arnautovic makes no mistake. 0-1!
- 67' Manuel Locatelli is ready to make an impact after coming on for Marco Verratti at the 67 minute mark.
- 68' Fresh legs for Italy! Manuel Locatelli comes on to replace Marco Verratti.
- 73' Austria have won 20 goals from 109 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
- 78' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
- 83' It is a cagey affair so far. Italy in their trying to find a way past Austria's compact .
- 84' The supporters are chanting for Andrea Belotti. He replaces Ciro Immobile on 84 minute.
- 89' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Italy and Austria are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
- 90' Austria ring the changes. Christoph Baumgartner has done his job and it is now time for Alessandro Schopf to step up.
- Italy celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.
Lineups
Italy Lineups
Starting XI
- 8
- 6
- 19
-
18
Nicolo Barella ↓ Matteo Pessina 67'
-
10
Lorenzo Insigne ↓ Bryan Cristante 108'
- 4
- 21
-
17
Ciro Immobile ↓ Andrea Belotti 84'
- 15
- 11
- 2
Bench
- 13
- 20
- 26
- 25
-
12
Matteo Pessina ↑ 67'
-
16
Bryan Cristante ↑ 108'
- 1
-
9
Andrea Belotti ↑ 84'
-
14
Federico Chiesa ↑ 84'
-
5
Manuel Locatelli ↑ 67'
- 23
- 22
Coach
Roberto Mancini
Austria Lineups
Starting XI
- 7
- 8
- 3
- 4
-
10
Florian Grillitsch ↓ Louis Schaub 106'
- 19
-
24
Konrad Laimer ↓ Stefan Ilsanker 114'
- 9
-
21
Stefan Lainer ↓ Christopher Trimmel 114'
- 23
- 13
Bench
- 14
-
11
Michael Gregoritsch ↑ 106'
- 12
- 5
-
18
Alessandro Schopf ↑ 90'
-
6
Stefan Ilsanker ↑ 114'
- 15
-
17
Louis Schaub ↑ 106'
-
16
Christopher Trimmel ↑ 114'
- 2
- 1
-
25
Sasa Kalajdzic ↑ 97'
Coach
Franco Foda
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Matteo Pessina | 1 |
| Federico Chiesa | 1 |
| Marko Arnautovic | 1 |
| Sasa Kalajdzic | 1 |
Head to Head
Italy Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.91
Italy xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.89
Austria xG
I would bet for:
Italy to win 62%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Italy win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 2.8
Actual: Yes — both scored
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 92% |
|
8% |
| ± 1.5 | 77% |
|
23% |
| ± 2.5 | 52% |
|
48% |
| ± 3.5 | 31% |
|
69% |
| ± 4.5 | 16% |
|
84% |
Double Chance
Italy or Draw
84%
Draw or Austria
38%
Italy or Austria
77%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.1%
1 – 0
11%
2 – 0
10.9%
2 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
7.9%
3 – 0
6.8%
3 – 1
6.1%
0 – 1
4.6%
1 – 2
4.4%
2 – 2
4.2%
4 – 0
3.3%
4 – 1
3%
Asian Handicap — Italy
| Handicap | Italy covers | Push | Austria covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 18% | — | 82% |
| -2 | 18% | 19% | 64% |
| -1.5 | 36% | — | 64% |
| -1 | 36% | 24% | 40% |
| -0.5 | 60% | — | 40% |
| +0.5 | 84% | — | 16% |
| +1 | 84% | 10% | 5% |
| +1.5 | 95% | — | 5% |
| +2 | 95% | 4% | 1% |
| +2.5 | 99% | — | 1% |
Clean Sheet
Italy keeps clean sheet
42%
✓
Austria keeps clean sheet
16%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.