Italy vs Nigeria Prediction: Expect a productive encounter

Prediction for the match between Italy vs Nigeria, which will take place on May 24. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available.

Italy has made serious progress in recent years in the Under-20 category. Whereas before 2017, they had never qualified further than the quarter-finals in their history, at the 2017 World Cup and the 2019 World Cup, they reached the semi-finals, where they claimed bronze first and then finished in fourth place. And now they will try to make it into the top four national teams in the world, and the debut of World Cup 2023 only confirms that. In the tournament's opening game, the Italians scored three unanswered goals against the Brazilians in the 35th minute. However, they relaxed after the interval and scored three points - 3:2.

The Nigerian team has participated in major international tournaments even more often than the Italians, and in 1989 and 2005, they reached the finals, where they lost both times. At the 2019 FIFA World Cup, the Africans qualified from the group stage but were only eliminated in the last eight. At the 2023 FIFA World Cup, the Whites and Greens qualified through the continental qualifiers, where they missed out on getting to the semi-finals, but it was enough. Debut in the final part of the tournament was surprisingly difficult for the Nigerians, as they were unconditional favorites to face the Dominican Republic, but eventually conceded the first goal, had to get back into the game, but still won 2:1.

The Italian and Nigerian teams started World Cup 2023 with victories, but they were very different. The Italian team beat the Brazilians 3:2 in the opening game. By the end of the first half, they crushed them 3:0, but the Italian team hardly earned three points in a match with Dominicans - the major Group D underdogs. And in the upcoming game, the Tricolours can be considered the clear favorites, possessing a much more skillful and balanced squad, and they have won five games in the previous seven. As a result, we're betting on Italy to win.

Italy and Nigeria have a good chance of playing a high-scoring game as both teams play aggressive and open football. In their last seven games, the Blues have scored 23 goals (3.29 goals per game on average), and the Whites and Greens have even scored 13 goals (4.33 goals per game on average) in the three previous meetings. On this basis, we would expect the total over 2.5, and the option Both teams to Score - Yes is worth considering.

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