Euro 2012 Italy v Republic of Ireland Betting Preview from the Municipal Stadium, Monday 18th June 2012.
The whole game can be seen Live on BBC One High Definition with a scheduled 19:45pm (BST) Kick Off Time.
Thank you for stopping by to read our Euro 2012 Italy v Republic of Ireland Betting Preview where we have also provided you with the latest Team News, Head to Head Statistics, Lineups, Predictions, Tips, Odds, Free Bets and Money Back Specials associated with the match.
Italy only need a victory to guarantee their place in the quarter finals, unless Croatia and Spain their game in a 2-2 score draw or higher, which looks rather unlikely and with the way Italy have played during this tournament this does look another difficult evening for all Republic of Ireland fans.
Republic of Ireland have been eliminated from the tournament and with their manager a certain Giovanni Trapattoni, I can’t really see the irish putting up too much of a fight to stop Italy in this one.
Italy v Republic of Ireland Team News
Italy Team News
Coach Cesare Prandelli is unlikely to change too much to the side that has drew their opening two games of the tournament, but with Mario Balotelli having picked up a knock during saturday’s training session, Di Natale might get his chance to start the game up front along side Cassanno.
Probable Lineup : Buffon, Maggio, Bonucci, Barzagli, Chiellini, De Rossi, Marchisio, Pirlo, Giaccherini, Di Natale, Cassano.
Republic of Ireland Team News
Shay Given’s final match for his country as he has announced his retirement from International football after this tournament and one that will become Damien Duff’s 100th appearance, so a very emotional game for all irish fans.
Probable Lineup : Given, O’Shea, Dunne, St Ledger, Ward, Duff, Andrews, Whelan, McGeady, Keane, Long.
Italy v Republic of Ireland Head to Head Statistics
Monday evening’s match will become the 12th meeting between the two nations over the years and all the results of those previous games can be seen in our head to head statistics table shown below.
- Italy Victories : 7
- Draws : 2
- Republic of Ireland Victories : 2
The last meeting between the two sides was back in June 2011 in a friendly match at the Stade Maurice Dufrasne, Belgium in which Republic of Ireland won the game 0-2 with goals coming from Keith Andrews and Simon Cox.
