France vs Italy: result 0-2 and analysis
Euro ChampionshipGroup stage - 3Kick-off on June 17, 2008 at 06:45 PM (UTC)Groupama Stadium, Saint-Denis
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What was the result of France vs Italy?
Italy won 0-2 on June 17, 2008.
Goalscorers
- 25′Andrea PirloItaly (pen.)
- 62′D. De RossiItaly
Official lineup for France vs Italy
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
France
- TThierry Henry
- SS. Govou
- KK. Benzema
- FF. Ribéry
- JJérémy Toulalan
- EE. Abidal
- WWilliam Gallas
- FF. Clerc
- PPatrice Evra
- CClaude Makelele
- GGregory Coupet
Italy
- LLuca Toni
- AAntonio Cassano
- DD. De Rossi
- SSimone Perrotta
- AAndrea Pirlo
- CC. Panucci
- IIvan Gennaro Gattuso
- FF. Grosso
- GGianluca Zambrotta
- GG. Chiellini
- GG. Buffon
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 2 matches in all competitions, France have 0 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat; Italy have 0, 1 and 1.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 13, 2008 | Netherlands(away) | 1-4 | Euro Championship |
| Jun 9, 2008 | Romania(away) | 0-0 | Euro Championship |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 13, 2008 | Romania(home) | 1-1 | Euro Championship |
| Jun 9, 2008 | Netherlands(away) | 0-3 | Euro Championship |
How many goals should we expect?
France score 0.5 and concede 2.0 goals per match over their last 2; Italy score 0.5 and concede 2.0.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| France | 0.5 | 2.0 | 1 | 1/2 | 1/2 |
| Italy | 0.5 | 2.0 | 0 | 1/2 | 1/2 |
Over the last 2 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
France sit 2nd in Euro Championship (5 points from 3 matches) and Italy sit 2nd (4 points from 3 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | FranceGroup D | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 2 | ItalyGroup B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
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The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy