England vs Italy Prediction: Another struggling performance from Italy

England will play Italy in the fourth round of the Europe Six Nations. The two teams are coming off a contrasting performance with England winning. Can Italy get a surprising win? Below, I will preview this game and offer predictions. 

England

England played Scotland the previous time out and secured a win. In a close 16-15 contest, this team pulled off a 9-5 win in the second half to overturn the game after having gone behind 7-10 in the first half. However, despite opening their campaign with a 27-22 defeat against Ireland, England have now gone on to win their last two matches, with the first against France. England head into this game seated third in the Six Nations standings, scoring 64 goals and conceding 67. 

Italy

Italy played France in their last contest in this tournament and lost. In a disappointing 24-73 contest, Italy conceded 35 goals in the first half, with 38 conceded in the second. However, Italy have lost two of their first three matches in this year’s tournament, with the first against Scotland, which ended 31-19. In that run, their only win was against Wales back in Rome. Ahead of this game, Italy sit 5th in the standings, accumulating five points from three games. 

Expert Betting Tips

England should win this game and looking at how favored they are, I expect them to dominate. While Italy have struggled defensively, I believe they will face the same in this road game. I will back England to win this game with a good margin, a game they will win with ease. 

Our first option is handicap W1 (-18.5) with odds at 1.63 on 1Xbet

Our second option is over 54.5 with odds at 1.90 on Bet365

Our last option is home team total over 36.5 points with odds at 1.75 on Betway