After a slow start to the tournament, Croatia are in desperate need of a win here. The Italians beat Albania 2-1 in their opener however they fell to a 1-0 defeat to Spain in their second game. Croatia remain winless after a heavy defeat to Spain and a disappointing draw against Albania. This is set up to be a tense game with a lot at stake for both teams.
Both sides will not want to concede an early goal in this one. We all know Italy can set-up to be resolute and grind out low scoring results in their favour. In their last 7 games, Under 2.5 Match Goals has landed in 5/7. In fact in these 7 games, there is an average of 1.43 match goals per game. This will likely be a cautious, tense game – there is potential for a low scoring game.
I think Under 2.5 Goals @ 1.72 has a good chance of landing here.
