2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship – Italy vs Slovenia Preview & Prediction
THE FACTS
When is Italy vs Slovenia taking place? Tuesday 30th March, 2021 – 20:00 (UK)
Where is Italy vs Slovenia taking place? Stadion Ljudski vrt, Maribor
Where can I get tickets for Italy vs Slovenia? No tickets are available as this match will be played without spectators
What television channel is Italy vs Slovenia on? England matches will be televised live on Sky Sports but all other matches will not be televised in the UK
Where can I stream Italy vs Slovenia? Sky Sports subscribers can stream all England matches live via Sky Go but all other matches cannot be streamed live in the UK
THE KEY STATS
- Italy have won five of their previous six U21 EURO matches against Slovenia without conceding a goal
- Italy have lost one of their last 13 U21 EURO matches (includes qualifying)
- Italy have lost only three of their last 19 U21 EURO final tournament group stage matches
- Italy have conceded more than one goal in only one of their last 15 U21 EURO matches (includes qualifying)
- Slovenia have won only one of their last eight competitive matches
- Slovenia have won only two of their last 15 matches
THE PREDICTION
Italy’s opening two matches have been quite “Italy-at-a-tournament”; or, at least, the cliche of that. Two draws in which they have managed a combined seven shots on target and they have managed to collect four red cards with two coming in each game and the earliest of the four coming in the 84th minute. They come up against a Slovenia side who earned a surprise draw against Czech Republic in the second game. Italy need to win and hope the Czech’s don’t in order to progress and they should keep their side of the deal.
