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Italy vs Spain, European Championship 2016 ROUND OF 16

European Championship · 2016
Italy
2 – 0
Full Time
Spain
Mon 27 Jun 2016 · 16:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Mattia De Sciglio 24' Y
Y 41' Nolito
Graziano Pelle 54' Y
Thiago Motta 89' Y
Y 89' Busquets
Y 90' David Silva

Overview

Match Preview

Italy vs Spain — European Championship .

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

Match Details

  • Referee Martin Atkinson
  • Referee Cuneyt Cakιr
  • Referee Bahattin Duran
  • Referee Tarik Ongun
  • Referee Baris Simsek
  • Referee Huseyin Gocek

Head-to-Head

3
3
1
Italy 7 games · Avg 3.1 goals Spain
Last 5 meetings
2016-06-27 Italy 2–0 Spain

Recent Form

Italy
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
27 Jun Spain H 2–0 W
22 Jun Ireland H 0–1 L
17 Jun Sweden H 1–0 W
13 Jun Belgium A 2–0 W
Spain
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
27 Jun Italy A 0–2 L
21 Jun Croatia A 1–2 L
17 Jun Turkey H 3–0 W
13 Jun Czechia H 1–0 W

Key Stats

71% Both Teams to Score
H2H (7 games)
43% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Italy this season
43% Clean Sheets
Spain 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
Spain
0-15
1/1
16-30
3/–
31-45
3/–
46-60
3/–
61-75
1/1
76+
3/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Italy
Nicolo Barella 1 G
Alessandro Bastoni 1 G
Spain
Dani Olmo 3 G 2 A
Fabian Ruiz 2 G 2 A
Nico Williams 2 G 1 A
Alvaro Morata 1 G
Dani Carvajal 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to that hosts another battle between Italy and Spain.
  • 5' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Antonio Conte will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 10' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Italy that had 111 games and scored 42 goals.
  • 15' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 20' The 42-year-old Giorgio Chiellini has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 24' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Mattia De Sciglio.
  • 29' Spain come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 33' GOAL! Giorgio Chiellini scores on 33. Assisted by Emanuele Giaccherini
  • 38' The energy levels are beginning to show. Antonio Conte might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 41' Spain receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 41.
  • 46' Spain make a change. Nolito trudges off to be replaced by Aduriz on 46 minutes.
  • 51' Italy are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 53' Daniele De Rossi makes way for Thiago Motta at the 53 minute mark. A tactical switch from Italy.
  • 54' The referee shows Italy player a Yellow card on 54.
  • 59' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 64' It is a cagey affair so far. Italy in their trying to find a way past Spain's compact .
  • 69' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 70' Spain ring the changes. Alvaro Morata has done his job and it is now time for Lucas Vazquez to step up.
  • 75' Jordi Alba has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 16 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 80' The travelling Spain supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 81' The Italy manager makes a substitution. Eder departs to be replaced by Lorenzo Insigne.
  • 84' Italy ring the changes. Alessandro Florenzi has done his job and it is now time for Matteo Darmian to step up.
  • 89' Thiago Motta is having his name booked by the referee on 89.
  • 90' Graziano Pelle adds to his 0 season tally! Italy lead 2-0 — and this changes everything.
  • 90' The referee calls foul for David Silva. He receives a Yellow card.
  • With this win, Italy is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Italy Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Antonio Conte

Spain Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Del Bosque

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.54 Italy xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.65 Spain xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 63% + Under — clean sheet likely 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Italy57% Draw27% Spain16%
Actual: Italy win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes39% 0% No61%
Avg goals/match: 2.19
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 87%
13%
± 1.5 64%
36%
± 2.5 37%
63%
± 3.5 18%
82%
± 4.5 8%
92%

Double Chance

Italy or Draw
83%
Draw or Spain
43%
Italy or Spain
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Italy38% Draw50% Spain12%
Actual: Italy win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
16.2%
0 – 0
13.3%
2 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
12%
2 – 1
8.4%
3 – 0
6.4%
0 – 1
6.2%
3 – 1
4.4%
1 – 2
3.5%
2 – 2
2.8%
4 – 0
2.5%
0 – 2
2.2%

Asian Handicap — Italy

Handicap Italy covers Push Spain covers
-2.5 13% — 87%
-2 13% 18% 69%
-1.5 31% — 69%
-1 31% 26% 43%
-0.5 57% — 43%
+0.5 86% — 14%
+1 86% 10% 4%
+1.5 96% — 4%
+2 96% 3% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Italy keeps clean sheet
52% ✓
Spain keeps clean sheet
22% ✓

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