Italy Women v Spain Women Tips

Spain might put the reserves on the pitch today, but they all have so much quality that they should be able to beat Italy easily.

Spain Women have secured their place in the playoffs ahead of schedule. So today they may lack motivation in the match against Italy Women, who, in turn, only need to draw today to secure their place in the playoffs. Therefore, a draw is quite possible in this match.

Total no pressure at all for Spain here. They have already scored 11 goals in 2 games, so I expect even against a totally defensive-oriented Italy, this shall be the case. Italy so far has played 2 games, both under the line, but against weak offensive teams. Spain, as known, has an 11-2 goal difference so far, which impresses me.

Spain are flying high and are already through, so changes are expected in the team. Italy need a draw to qualify or can even afford to lose but with no big difference. Italy and Spain have a fairly even head-to-head record, and 4 of the last 5 H2Hs have stayed under. Italy have kept three clean sheets in their last 5, allowing 2 goals, and I see value in backing the under here.

Spain Women here is quite likely to happen. Already 11 goals scored by them in their opening two group games, but they are vulnerable when defending set pieces and also likely to get caught at the back like against Belgium Women.

In terms of quality, of course, Spain Women is a class above Italy Women right now. Also, being the recent World Cup winners, they should be relaxed here. Despite likely to win this game big, they should also concede once or twice.