Italy vs Spain: result 1-1 and analysis
World Cup - Qualification Europe1st Round - 2Kick-off on October 6, 2016 at 06:45 PM (UTC)Allianz Stadium, Torino
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What was the result of Italy vs Spain?
Italy and Spain drew 1-1 on October 6, 2016.
Goalscorers
- 55′VitoloSpain
- 82′D. De RossiItaly (pen.)
Official lineup for Italy vs Spain
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Italy
3-5-2- 17Éder
- 9G. Pellè
- 21M. Parolo
- 18Riccardo Montolivo
- 16D. De Rossi
- 3A. Romagnoli
- 8A. Florenzi
- 2M. De Sciglio
- 19L. Bonucci
- 15Andrea Barzagli
- 1G. Buffon
Spain
4-3-3- 19Diego Costa
- 8Koke
- 11Vitolo
- 5Sergio Busquets
- 21David Silva
- 6Andrés Iniesta
- 2Dani Carvajal
- 18Jordi Alba
- 3Piqué
- 15Sergio Ramos
- 1David de Gea
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Italy have 7 wins, 3 draws and 5 defeats; Spain have 8, 2 and 5.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5, 2016 | Israel(away) | 3-1 | World Cup - Qualification Europe |
| Jul 2, 2016 | Germany(away) | 2-2 | Euro Championship |
| Jun 27, 2016 | Spain(home) | 2-0 | Euro Championship |
| Jun 22, 2016 | Rep. Of Ireland(home) | 0-1 | Euro Championship |
| Jun 17, 2016 | Sweden(home) | 1-0 | Euro Championship |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5, 2016 | Liechtenstein(home) | 8-0 | World Cup - Qualification Europe |
| Jun 27, 2016 | Italy(away) | 0-2 | Euro Championship |
| Jun 21, 2016 | Croatia(away) | 1-2 | Euro Championship |
| Jun 17, 2016 | Türkiye(home) | 3-0 | Euro Championship |
| Jun 13, 2016 | Czechia(home) | 1-0 | Euro Championship |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 5 meetings: 1 Italy win, 3 draws, 1 Spain win.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 27, 2016 | Italy 2-0 Spain | Euro Championship |
| Jun 27, 2013 | Spain 0-0 Italy | Confederations Cup |
| Jul 1, 2012 | Spain 4-0 Italy | Euro Championship |
| Jun 10, 2012 | Spain 1-1 Italy | Euro Championship |
| Jun 22, 2008 | Spain 0-0 Italy | Euro Championship |
How many goals should we expect?
Italy score 1.6 and concede 1.5 goals per match over their last 15; Spain score 2.4 and concede 1.0.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | 1.6 | 1.5 | 4 | 7/15 | 8/15 |
| Spain | 2.4 | 1.0 | 9 | 3/15 | 10/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Italy sit 2nd in World Cup - Qualification Europe (18 points from 8 matches) and Spain sit 1st (16 points from 6 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SpainGroup E | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 16 |
| 2 | ItalyGroup I | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 12 | 18 |
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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