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Italy vs Portugal: result 0-0 and analysis

UEFA Nations LeagueLeague A - 5Kick-off on November 17, 2018 at 07:45 PM (UTC)Stadio Olimpico, Roma

Italy
0-0
Portugal

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What was the result of Italy vs Portugal?

Italy and Portugal drew 0-0 on November 17, 2018.

Official lineup for Italy vs Portugal

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Italy

4-3-3
  1. 10L. Insigne
  2. 17C. Immobile
  3. 14F. Chiesa
  1. 18N. Barella
  2. 8Jorginho
  3. 6M. Verratti
  1. 4C. Biraghi
  2. 3G. Chiellini
  3. 19L. Bonucci
  4. 16A. Florenzi
  1. 22G. Donnarumma

Portugal

4-3-3
  1. 11Bernardo Silva
  2. 23André Silva
  3. 7Bruma
  1. 18Rúben Neves
  2. 14William Carvalho
  3. 20Pizzi
  1. 19Mário Rui
  2. 6José Fonte
  3. 3Rúben Dias
  4. 2João Cancelo
  1. 1Rui Patrício
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Italy have 4 wins, 6 draws and 5 defeats; Portugal have 7, 6 and 2.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Italy
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Oct 14, 2018Poland(away)1-0UEFA Nations League
Oct 10, 2018Ukraine(home)1-1Friendlies
Sep 10, 2018Portugal(away)0-1UEFA Nations League
Sep 7, 2018Poland(home)1-1UEFA Nations League
Jun 4, 2018Netherlands(home)1-1Friendlies
Portugal
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Oct 14, 2018Scotland(away)3-1Friendlies
Oct 11, 2018Poland(away)3-2UEFA Nations League
Sep 10, 2018Italy(home)1-0UEFA Nations League
Sep 6, 2018Croatia(home)1-1Friendlies
Jun 30, 2018Uruguay(away)1-2World Cup

What does the head-to-head say?

In the last meeting: 0 Italy wins, 0 draws, 1 Portugal win.

DateScoreCompetition
Sep 10, 2018Portugal 1-0 ItalyUEFA Nations League

Last archived meeting: Portugal vs Italy on Sep 10, 2018

How many goals should we expect?

Italy score 0.7 and concede 1.1 goals per match over their last 15; Portugal score 1.7 and concede 1.1.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Italy0.71.147/153/15
Portugal1.71.159/159/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

Italy sit 2nd in UEFA Nations League (7 points from 4 matches) and Portugal sit 1st (12 points from 4 matches).

2026 standings
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1PortugalGroup D44009412
2ItalyGroup A4211857

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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

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