Match Preview

Italy may have given up hope of topping World Cup Qual. UEFA Group G after losing in the vital head-to-head duel with Spain on September 2nd, but they are still handily placed to qualify for the Finals in Russia next year as one of the best runners-up from across all qualifying sections. That 0-3 loss to the Spaniards was the Italians only black mark from seven fixtures. Seven wins from eight is still an incredibly consistent record coming into today’s Italy vs Macedonia preview, especially when you consider that they also kept five clean sheets in those clashes. Gian Petro Ventura’s attackers have been particularly lethal in recent months, netting an eye watering nineteen times in their most recent five matches on Italian soil. The Azzurri needed a last minute Ciro Immobile strike to seal a 3-2 win in Skopje when they last faced-off against the plucky Macedonians.

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The Macedonian’s recent successive away victories over Liechtenstein and Israel were their first wins on the road in twenty-six attempts. The Group G fifth placers have lost just once in six as we approach our free Italy vs Macedonia betting tips which is a remarkable improvement in results – they had lost eight in nine before that. The bookies’ football odds for Friday’s duel don’t offer the away team much hope of securing anything in Turin however. Some bookmakers have them priced as long as 33/1 to pull off a shock against the Italians.

Italy vs FYR Macedonia Prediction and Betting Advice

With the home side priced so shortly to win on Friday, identifying odds of value for our Italy vs Macedonia bets was quite a task. However, in five of the Azzurri’s last eight contests, they were leading at both half and full-time – outcomes that would have produced a winning bet for this selection. In all six of the Macedonians last six defeats, they conceded a goal in the first half. The likelihood of them conceding in the first forty-five in Turin is therefore considerably high.

The Italians haven’t conceded a goal in any of their last six matches on home soil – so it stands to reason that if they can score in the first half on Friday, this bet should sail in at a nice price. Given their opponent’s atrocious record on their travels, a relatively early home goal looks a formality. Betway have some incredibly lucrative odds for our opening pick for this Group G face-off.

Red-hot Lazio striker Ciro Immobile is the main protagonist in the second of our Italy vs Macedonia predictions. The twenty-seven-year-old features in our football tips today for a couple of reasons. The former Sevilla frontman has bagged eleven goals already for his club in 2017/18, making him one of the continents leading marksmen on current form.

On the international stage, Immobile scored the winner in the Italian’s last qualifier against Israel. Immobile was also successful in his last appearance against Macedonia last year, plundering two late goals to help snatch victory from the jaws of defeat for his manager Ventura. With Lorenzo Insigne, Marco Veratti and Federico Bernadeschi expected to provide plenty of ammunition, Immobile is a good bet to get his name on the scoresheet again. The smart punter will use Unibet’s lucrative odds to back our second free pick today – they outdo the competition on this occasion.