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Turkey vs Italy, European Championship 2021 GROUP STAGE

European Championship · 2021
Turkey
0 – 3
Full Time
Italy
Fri 11 Jun 2021 · 19:00 UTC Stadio Olimpico, Rome HT 45' · FT 45'
Caglar Soyuncu 88' Y
Halil Dervisoglu 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Turkey vs Italy — European Championship at Stadio Olimpico, Rome.

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

Match Details

  • Referee Pol van Boekel
  • Referee Hessel Steegstra
  • Referee Jan de Vries
  • Referee Danny Makkelie
  • Referee Kevin Blom
  • Referee Stephanie Frappart
4 games this season 🟨 1.8/game ⚽ 5.8 goals/game

Head-to-Head

1
2
Turkey 3 games · Avg 3.7 goals Italy
Last 5 meetings
2021-06-11 Turkey 0–3 Italy 2017-12-26 Turkey 0–5 Italy 2017-09-09 Italy 0–3 Turkey

Recent Form

Turkey
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
11 Jun Italy H 0–3 L
05 May Switzerland H 3–0 W
28 Apr Wales A 0–0 D
21 Apr Poland H 0–1 L
14 Apr Blyth Town FC A 1–2 L
10 Apr Austria H 2–2 D
Italy
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
11 Jun Turkey A 3–0 W
05 May Royal Standard de Liège A 0–0 D
28 Apr Sweden H 3–1 W
21 Apr Russia A 1–1 D
14 Apr Ukraine H 3–1 W
07 Apr Austria A 3–0 W

Key Stats

0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (3 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Turkey this season
0% Clean Sheets
Italy this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Turkey
0-15
1/–
16-30
1/1
31-45
1/1
46-60
2/1
61-75
1/3
76+
2/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Italy
0-15
1/1
16-30
1/–
31-45
–/1
46-60
–/2
61-75
–/–
76+
1/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Turkey
Merih Demiral 2 G
Arda Guler 1 G 2 A
Mert Muldur 1 G
Muhammed Kerem Akturkoglu 1 G
Italy
Nicolo Barella 1 G
Alessandro Bastoni 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Turkey is hosting Italy for another epic battle.
  • 5' Supporters expect more eagerness from Alessandro Florenzi, as he is very good at scoring at Stadio Olimpico, Rome with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 10' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Senol Gunes will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 15' The energy levels are beginning to show. Roberto Mancini might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 20' It is a cagey affair so far. Turkey in their trying to find a way past Italy's compact .
  • 25' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 30' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 35' Italy seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 40' 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.
  • 45' Turkey are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Italy's shape.
  • 46' Turkey manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Cengiz Under is hanging Yusuf Yazici on the field on 46 minute.
  • 51' Domenico Berardi needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 45 Yellow cards this season.
  • 53' What composure from Merih Demiral! The Turkey international strokes it home. 0-1.
  • 58' The 36-year-old Ciro Immobile has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 63' Turkey is showing some good football. However, Turkey are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 64' It is a substitution in Turkey team. Ozan Tufan is replaced by Kaan Ayhan on 64 minute.
  • 65' Another change for Turkey made on 65 minute. Ozan Tufan leaves to be changed by Kaan Ayhan.
  • 66' What a moment for Ciro Immobile! That strike on 66 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 71' Giovanni Di Lorenzo, a Italy , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 74' Italy make a change. Manuel Locatelli trudges off to be replaced by Bryan Cristante on 74 minutes.
  • 76' Another change for Turkey made on 76 minute. Kenan Karaman leaves to be changed by Halil Dervisoglu.
  • 79' What composure from Lorenzo Insigne! The Italy international strokes it home. 0-3.
  • 81' Italy manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Federico Chiesa is hanging Lorenzo Insigne on the field on 81 minute.
  • 85' Italy ring the changes. Domenico Berardi has done his job and it is now time for Federico Bernardeschi to step up.
  • 88' The referee has no hesitation. Caglar Soyuncu is booked for Turkey — Yellow card on 88.
  • 90' It’s a booking for Turkey player. Halil Dervisoglu gets a Yellow card.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 0-3 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Turkey Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Senol Gunes

Italy Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Roberto Mancini

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.07 Turkey xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.58 Italy xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
Turkey26% Draw28% Italy46%
Actual: Italy win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes53% 0% No47%
Avg goals/match: 2.65
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 74%
26%
± 2.5 49%
51%
± 3.5 28%
72%
± 4.5 14%
86%

Double Chance

Turkey or Draw
54%
Draw or Italy
74%
Turkey or Italy
72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Turkey19% Draw47% Italy34%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.8%
0 – 1
10.2%
1 – 2
9.1%
0 – 0
9%
0 – 2
8.6%
1 – 0
6.6%
2 – 1
6.1%
2 – 2
4.9%
1 – 3
4.8%
0 – 3
Actual
2 – 0
4%
2 – 3
2.7%

Asian Handicap — Turkey

Handicap Turkey covers Push Italy covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 7% 90%
-1.5 10% — 90%
-1 10% 15% 76%
-0.5 24% — 76%
+0.5 52% — 48%
+1 52% 22% 25%
+1.5 75% — 25%
+2 75% 15% 10%
+2.5 90% — 10%

Clean Sheet

Turkey keeps clean sheet
21% ✓
Italy keeps clean sheet
35% ✗

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