Italy vs England Preview

It is lift-off once again as the Six Nations grabs the country’s attention and it is England who are aiming to become the first side ever to win the tournament outright three years in a row. Eddie Jones has been an enigma since becoming England head coach in 2015 and his winning mentality has paid dividends. As highlighted in our best Rugby Union betting previews, that attitude is vital as the Red Rose nation head into the game as overwhelming favourites. Italy are a far improved side from yesteryear, but England are a hungry beast and set to feast.

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Italy vs England Prediction

It is hard to see any positive signs to support an Italy win. The simple facts are that in 23 matches between the two, England have won all of them. The gulf in quality has shortened since they first met in a test match in 1991 but the visitors are still way ahead of their counterparts. The Red Roses may be one of the best Italy vs England betting tips but most of the pressure will be on the performance with our top Italy vs England prediction that Eddie Jones will not let his side rest at all throughout the 80 minutes.

Italy vs England Betting Tips

Dafabet had the best Six nations betting odds for England to win out of any but the shortness just goes to highlight the dominance of this English side. Italy will be doing all they can to avoid the wooden spoon and avoiding a drubbing is firmly on Italy’s head coach Conor O’Shea’s mind. The only shining light for the Italians was that back in 2012, they ran England close on home soil only losing by four points. However, with tough talking Jones on the touch-line for England players such as Maro Itoje coming of age, the visitors are set to show their mean streak and get an early lead in the scoring. Strap in for what promises to be a thoroughly entertaining clash in Rome with both sides out to prove they have what it takes to meet their respective Six Nations goals.

It is remarkable that to get odds of evens a side has to have such a huge handicap but that highlights the gap in quality between the two. The last time England played at the Stadio Olimpico, they ran out 31-point winners. Suddenly that makes Betfair’s price come into perspective and look like one of the deals of the week. During last year’s tournament, England ran out winners but there was more in the tank with the Red Roses failing to quite hit top gear at Twickenham. Roll back to 2014 and England recorded one of their biggest Six Nations win over their opponents on Italian soil claiming victory by 41 points but even that is dwarfed by 2001 when at Twickenham, England put 80 points past Italy for a reply of just 23 in one of the highest scoring games of all time.