Italy vs Northern Ireland Prediction & Picks - World Cup
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by Bradley Gibbs | in World Cup Picks
One of the more interesting European World Cup Qualifiers to take place on Thursday sees Italy and Northern Ireland lock horns in Bergamo. Playing at the home ground of Serie A team Atalanta, the Italians will be hoping to get the job done in front of what will absolutely be an expectant home crowd. On paper this is a game that the hosts should emerge victorious from, but we've seen them buckle under the pressure in similar games in recent years, so don't be too surprised if the Northern Irish boys cause a few problems.
After all, the visitors have shown their offensive quality away against some big teams in recent times, scoring on the road in Germany, Denmark and Sweden since the beginning of 2025. They have conceded in all of those games, which leads me to believe that both teams can easily score in this massive fixture.
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Italy vs Northern Ireland Form
Italy and Northern Ireland Latest Matches
5/6 (83%)
0/6 (0%)
1/6 (17%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
Nov 16, 2025 - World Cup
Nov 13, 2025 - World Cup
Oct 14, 2025 - World Cup
Oct 11, 2025 - World Cup
Sep 8, 2025 - World Cup
Sep 5, 2025 - World Cup
3/6 (50%)
0/6 (0%)
3/6 (50%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
Nov 16, 2025 - World Cup
Oct 14, 2025 - World Cup
Sep 5, 2025 - World Cup
Jun 9, 2025 - World Cup
Mar 20, 2025 - UEFA Nations League
Nov 17, 2024 - UEFA Nations League
4/6 (67%)
1/6 (17%)
1/6 (17%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
Nov 13, 2025 - World Cup
Oct 11, 2025 - World Cup
Sep 8, 2025 - World Cup
Jun 6, 2025 - World Cup
Mar 23, 2025 - UEFA Nations League
Nov 14, 2024 - UEFA Nations League
3/6 (50%)
0/6 (0%)
3/6 (50%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
Nov 17, 2025 - World Cup
Nov 14, 2025 - World Cup
Oct 13, 2025 - World Cup
Oct 10, 2025 - World Cup
Sep 7, 2025 - World Cup
Sep 4, 2025 - World Cup
4/6 (67%)
1/6 (17%)
1/6 (17%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
Nov 17, 2025 - World Cup
Oct 13, 2025 - World Cup
Oct 10, 2025 - World Cup
Jun 10, 2025 - International Friendlies
Mar 21, 2025 - International Friendlies
Nov 15, 2024 - UEFA Nations League
1/6 (17%)
1/6 (17%)
4/6 (67%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
Nov 14, 2025 - World Cup
Sep 7, 2025 - World Cup
Sep 4, 2025 - World Cup
Jun 7, 2025 - International Friendlies
Mar 25, 2025 - International Friendlies
Nov 18, 2024 - UEFA Nations League
Italy against Northern Ireland : Head to Head (H2H)
50 %
50 %
0 %
Average stats (last H2H results)
Nov 15, 2021 - World Cup
Mar 25, 2021 - World Cup
Italy against Northern Ireland Lineups: Starting 11
Formation : 3 - 5 - 2
Formation : 3 - 5 - 1 - 1
Substitutes
M. Carnesecchi
A. Meret
DefenderA. Buongiorno
F. Gatti
G. Scalvini
M. Palestra
L. Spinazzola
MidfielderD. Frattesi
N. Pisilli
B. Cristante
ForwardF. Esposito
G. Raspadori
B. Peacock Farrell
C. Hazard
DefenderE. Toal
C. Brown
T. Atcheson
MidfielderP. Smyth
P. Kelly
G. Saville
B. Lyons
ForwardJ. Magennis
C. Marshall
J. Reid
Missing players
C. Bradley
Most goals and assists
Italy
Northern Ireland
M. Kean
(12 Goals)
J. Reid
(1 Goals)
,
S. Charles
(1 Goals)
,
J. Devenny
(1 Goals)
,
I. Price
(1 Goals)
,
T. Hume
(1 Goals)
,
J. Donley
(1 Goals)
F. Dimarco
(4 Assists)
,
M. Retegui
(4 Assists)
,
S. Tonali
(4 Assists)
,
N. Barella
(4 Assists)
J. Devenny
(1 Assists)
Italy - Northern Ireland Key Points
- The Italians have scored in all of their home games since Euro 2024.
- The visitors have scored in five of their last six away games.
- Both teams have scored in five of Northern Ireland's last six away games.
- Northern Ireland have both scored and conceded away against the likes of Spain, Sweden, Denmark and Germany since 2024.
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Our Italy vs Northern Ireland Prediction
At odds of +140, I cannot look beyond 'Both Teams to Score' in the betting. Sure, the Italians are hotly fancied to come out on top, and they may well do that, but the hosts have been far from defensively reliable in big games in recent times, while the spirited visitors can score goals on the road, even against the big boys.
Over the last year or so, we've seen Michael O'Neill's men score away against the likes of Germany, Denmark and Sweden, which tells me that they will be a threat in Bergamo. They've also conceded away to each of those nations, making a 'Both Teams to Score' bet seem a bit too generously priced.
Our Italy vs Northern Ireland Pick: Both Teams to Score.
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