In Group 3, four-time champions debut in the tournament with different ambitions.
A classic of world football! Two four-time champions face to face for the debut of the League of Nations. For Group 3, Italy and Germany face each other at 15:45 (Brasília time), at the Renato Dall’Ara Stadium, in Bologna.
For the Italians, the confrontation marks the beginning of a new cycle of preparation, after the second consecutive failure in the attempt to obtain a place in the World Cup. For this Saturday’s duel, coach Roberto Mancini, who after venturing to leave the position decided to go ahead of the team, will probably start a period of experimentation. As a novelty, the call-up for the European Nations League duels featured midfielder Davide Frattei, from Sassuolo, and striker Andrea Pinamonti, from Empoli.
For the Germans, the European Nations League is nothing more than a preparation stage for the 2022 Qatar World Cup. After all, work for the World Cup started much later for coach Hans Flick. He was hampered by the delay of the top hats in making the decision to get rid of Joaquim Low, who only left the post after the failure of the Germans at Euro 2020. The early qualification allowed Flick to play its first two preparatory games on the date reserved for the games. of the European Qualifiers play-off in March. After beating Israel 2-0 at home, the team saw the sequence of successes interrupted by a 1-1 draw with the Netherlands.
History of Italy vs Germany match
35 games in total: 15 wins for Italy, 12 draws and 8 wins for Germany
50 goals for Italy and 41 goals for Germany
Italy 0x0 Germany – Friendly – 11/15/16
Germany 1×1 Italy – Euro – 02/07/16
Germany 4×1 Italy – Friendly – 03/29/16
Statistics of Italy and Germany in the last 10 games
Italy
. Average of 1.3 goals scored and 1.1 conceded
. Clean sheets at 30% and not scored at 40%
. Over 1.5 by 70% and over 2.5 by 50%
. Both teams score in 50% of games
. 15% of goals scored in the first 15 minutes
. Tie the first half at 60%
. 0-1 goals difference by 80%
. Second half with more goals in 40% of games
Germany
. Average of 3.4 goals scored and 0.5 conceded
. Clean sheets at 60% and not scored at 10%
. Over 1.5 at 100% and over 2.5 at 60%
. Only one team scores in 70% of games
. 26% of goals scored in the last 15 minutes
. Won the first half by 70%
. 2-3 goals by 40%; 4+ at 40%
. First half with more goals in 50% of games
