England Women vs Italy Women predictions: Azzurre can reach the final
Italy Women have lost just one of their last seven matches
Le Azzurre have scored in 13 of their last 14 fixtures
Recommended bet: Italy Women to go through
England have demonstrated their comeback capabilities at the Women's European Championship and are one step away from reaching a third successive major tournament final.
The Lionesses safely negotiated the group phase despite losing 2-1 to France in their opening match and recovered from a two-goal deficit in the remarkable quarter-final triumph over Sweden.
Sarina Wiegman’s side drew 2-2 with the Swedes before winning 3-2 in a nerve-shredding penalty shootout which featured just five successful spot kicks and nine misses.
But the Lionesses must prepare themselves for another tough test against Italy, who also made it through to the final four despite finishing second in their section.
Le Azzurre were five points adrift of Spain in Group B but they then enjoyed a 2-1 triumph over Norway and are now on the brink of reaching their first Euros final since 1997.
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Team news
Lionesses captain Leah Williamson was forced off with an ankle injury against Sweden but has returned to training and is expected to keep her place.
Michelle Agyemang and Chloe Kelly were effective impact substitutes against the Swedes and will be hoping to have earned promotions to the starting XI.
Veteran striker Cristiana Girelli scored both goals in Wednesday’s 2-1 victory over Norway and is highly likely to retain her place in the starting XI.
Head coach Andrea Soncin must decide on a formation having utilised a back three in the 3-1 loss to Spain and a defensive four in the quarter-final win over Norway.
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The stats
Both teams have scored in four of Italy’s last five games.
Italy have started the scoring in each of their last five fixtures.
Each of England’s last nine matches have generated at least three goals.
Italy striker Cristiana Girelli has scored three goals in her last three appearances.
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Prediction
Italy have made lots of progress since failing to win any of their group-stage matches at Euro 2022 and they seem overpriced to get the better of England at Stade de Geneve.
Le Azzurre were drawn in a tough section, alongside Spain, and they competed well against the world champions, who needed Esther Gonzalez’s injury-time goal to clinch a hard-fought 3-1 victory.
England have delivered a mixed bag of performances, struggling against France, excelling against the Netherlands and Wales and recovering from a poor opening half against Sweden.
The Lionesses have not been entirely convincing and their contest with Italy is likely to be a lot closer than the odds imply.
