The 2022/23 Nations League continues this week and on the 14 of June we have a meeting between Germany and Italy in League A, Group 3.
The match will be played at Borussia-Park, in Mönchengladbach and the hosts begin this round of fixtures in third place on 3 points while Italy sit top of the group on 5 points.
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Germany come into the match having been held to a 1-1 draw in Hungary. It was the Hungarians who opened the scoring early in the game, finding the back of the net after only 6 minutes but the lead did not last for long. Germany struck back only 3 minutes later and that is where the scoring ended in Budapest.
That result means Germany have yet to record a win in the 2022/23 Nations League but they are proving tough to beat. The Germans have drawn all 3 of their Nations League games, starting with a 1-1 draw at home against Italy away and following that with a 1-1 draw at home against England.
Trends show Germany are undefeated in their last 12 games in all competitions. They have won 5 of their last 6 on home soil, including wins over Latvia, Armenia, Romania, Liechtenstein, and Israel.
Home form in the Nations League shows Germany are unbeaten in 6 matches but have recorded only 1 win. Both teams have scored in each of their last 5 home Nations League matches.
Italy make the trip to Mönchengladbach on the back of a 0-0 draw in England. Both teams had opportunities to score in the match but Italy will be happy to come away from the game with a point in a match that was played behind closed doors.
That result means Italy are undefeated in League A, Group 3 having started with a 1-1 draw at home against Germany and a 2-1 home win over Hungary.
However, wins have not been easy to come by for Italy and they have recorded only 3 wins from their last 10 matches in all competitions. In addition to the win over Hungary, Italy have beat Belgium in the previous Nations League and Turkey in a friendly.
Away form in the Nations League shows Italy are difficult to beat and they are undefeated in their last 5 on the road, winning 3 of those games. There have been under 2.5 goals in each of Italy’s 6 away Nations League fixtures.
Team news and Germany are likely to hand starts to Ilkay Gündoğan, Julian Brandt, Thomas Müller, and Leroy Sané.
Italy could rotate from their game against England, with Salvatore Esposito, Wilfried Gnonto, Giacomo Raspadori, Alessandro Florenzi, Bryan Cristante, Matteo Politano, and Nicolo Barella all candidates to come into the starting XI.
We expect Italy to be difficult to break down and to see under 2.5 goals in this game. The Italians have not been winning many matches of late but will be happy to come away from this one with a point, with 0-0 a possible correct score.