Tuesday , 25 August 2026

Italy vs England, European Championship 2021 FINAL

European Championship · 2021
Italy
4 – 3
3 – 2 pen
Full Time
England
Sun 11 Jul 2021 · 19:00 UTC Wembley HT 45' · FT 45'
Nicolo Barella 47' Y
Leonardo Bonucci 55' Y
Lorenzo Insigne 84' Y
Giorgio Chiellini 90' Y
Y 106' Harry Maguire
Jorginho 114' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Italy vs England — European Championship at Wembley.

  • Italy 0 games · 0 pts (2024/24)
  • England 0 games · 0 pts (2024/24)

Match Details

  • Referee Bastian Dankert
  • Referee Carlos del Cerro
  • Referee Bjorn Kuipers
  • Referee Sander van Roekel
  • Referee Erwin Zeinstra
  • Referee Pol van Boekel

Head-to-Head

2
1
Italy 3 games · Avg 4.3 goals England
Last 5 meetings
2021-07-11 Italy 4–3 England 2018-01-01 Italy 4–2 England 2017-09-02 England 0–0 Italy

Recent Form

Italy
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
11 Jul England H 4–3 W
06 Jul Spain H 5–3 W
02 Jul Belgium A 2–1 W
26 Jun Austria H 2–1 W
20 Jun Wales H 1–0 W
16 Jun Switzerland H 3–0 W
England
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
11 Jul Italy A 3–4 L
07 Jul Denmark H 2–1 W
03 Jul Ukraine A 4–0 W
29 Jun Germany H 2–0 W
22 Jun Czechia A 1–0 W
18 Jun Scotland H 0–0 D

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (3 games)
67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Italy this season
29% Clean Sheets
England 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
England
0-15
1/1
16-30
2/1
31-45
–/1
46-60
–/1
61-75
1/1
76+
4/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Italy
Nicolo Barella 1 G
Alessandro Bastoni 1 G
England
Harry Kane 3 G
Jude Bellingham 2 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at Wembley!
  • 2' Brilliant from the ! Luke Shaw makes it 0-1 with a superb finish on 2.
  • 3' What composure from Luke Shaw! The England international strokes it home. 0-2.
  • 8' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Italy side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 13' Bukayo Saka needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 18' Italy are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined England backline.
  • 23' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Italy and England are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 28' The energy levels are beginning to show. Gareth Southgate might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 33' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 38' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 43' It looks surprising Italy does not make any changes. Ciro Immobile has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 47' Controversy at the stadium! Nicolo Barella argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 52' Giovanni Di Lorenzo has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 54' Bryan Cristante gets the nod from Italy. He replaces Nicolo Barella and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 55' A tactical swap from Italy — Domenico Berardi on, Ciro Immobile off on 55 minutes.
  • 55' The referee calls foul for Leonardo Bonucci. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 60' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 65' Mason Mount has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 3 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 67' GOAL! Leonardo Bonucci fires home to make it 1-2!
  • 70' The England manager makes a substitution. Kieran Trippier departs to be replaced by Bukayo Saka.
  • 71' England ring the changes. Kieran Trippier has done his job and it is now time for Bukayo Saka to step up.
  • 74' The England bench stirs into life. Declan Rice is withdrawn and Jordan Henderson gets his opportunity.
  • 79' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 84' Lorenzo Insigne was booked on 84.
  • 86' Federico Bernardeschi is ready to make an impact after coming on for Federico Chiesa at the 86 minute mark.
  • 90' It’s a booking for Italy player. Giorgio Chiellini gets a Yellow card.
  • Full Time. Italy beats England

Lineups

Italy Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Roberto Mancini

England Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gareth Southgate

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.99 Italy xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.6 England xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 69% + Over 2.5 goals 68%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Italy50% Draw23% England27%
Actual: Italy win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes69% 0% No31%
Avg goals/match: 3.59
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 87%
13%
± 2.5 68%
32%
± 3.5 48%
52%
± 4.5 29%
71%

Double Chance

Italy or Draw
73%
Draw or England
50%
Italy or England
77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Italy35% Draw40% England25%
Actual: England win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 4–3 not predicted
4 – 3
Actual
1 – 1
9.7%
2 – 1
8.5%
1 – 2
6.8%
2 – 2
6.7%
3 – 1
5.5%
2 – 0
5.5%
1 – 0
5%
3 – 2
4.4%
0 – 0
4.1%
0 – 1
3.8%
1 – 3
3.6%
0 – 2
3.6%

Asian Handicap — Italy

Handicap Italy covers Push England covers
-2.5 13% — 87%
-2 13% 14% 73%
-1.5 27% — 73%
-1 27% 19% 54%
-0.5 46% — 54%
+0.5 69% — 31%
+1 69% 15% 15%
+1.5 85% — 15%
+2 85% 9% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Italy keeps clean sheet
21% ✓
England keeps clean sheet
15% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.