England W vs Italy W prediction: EUROPE: Euro Women – Play Offs betting tips on match 2025-07-21 19:00.
[p]England and Italy are set to battle it out in the 2025 UEFA Women’s European Championship semi-final with the Lionesses chasing back-to-back titles, while Italy look to continue their surprise run with another statement win.[/p]
[p]Match News and Current Form[/p]
[p]England found themselves 2-0 down against Sweden in their quarter-final, but rallied late to take the game to extra-time and penalties, with remarkably only five of the 14 spot-kicks scored en route to England’s sudden-death win. That nail-biting victory set up the Lionesses’ seventh appearance at a Euros semi-final, but with only a 50% success rate across their last six such appearances in this tournament, they won’t be getting carried away just yet. They do have one huge positive omen on their side in boss Sarina Wiegman, who has guided a nation to the final at the last two Euros, and could now become just the second manager to lead a nation to three successive finals in this tournament.[/p]
[p]Italy’s run to the semi-finals marks their deepest progression in this tournament since finishing as runner-up in 1997. After edging through the group stage with just one victory from their three games (D1, L1), a 90th-minute winner against Norway in the quarter-finals booked their last-four ticket. Arguably their sternest test yet presents itself here as they face a top-five ranked nation, and with their only other game at this tournament against such an opponent ending in a 3-1 defeat to Spain, there could perhaps be a sense of trepidation in the Italian camp.  [/p]
[p]Head-to-Head History[/p]
[p]England have won seven of their last ten games in all competitions against Italy (D1, L2), with the last meeting in February 2024 ending in a comfortable 5-1 win, but Italy have actually won each of the two H2Hs at the Euros (1987 and 2009). [/p]
[p]Hot Stats and Streaks[/p]
[p]Each of England’s four tournament matches have produced over 1.5 first-half goals. [/p]
[p]England have scored after half-time in all four matches at the finals. [/p]
[p]Four of Italy’s last five internationals saw both teams score. [/p]
[p]Italy have opened the scoring in all four of their games at the Euros so far.[/p]
[p]Key Players to Watch and Missing Players[/p]
[p]Teenager Michelle Agyemang scored the key equaliser for England against Sweden and has netted the game’s final goal when coming on as a substitute in both of her international scoring appearances. She may not have been on target in the quarter-finals, but Italy’s Sofia Cantore assisted both goals against Norway – her first-ever international goal actually came against England in February 2023![/p]
[p]England are sweating on the fitness of captain Leah Williamson, who was forced off during their quarter-final win over Sweden on Thursday. Italy appear to have a full contingent available for selection. [/p]
[p]Betting Analysis[/p]
[p]With this fixture tending to see both teams on the scoresheet more often than not in its history, backing both teams to score seems a smart bet. [/p]
[p][i]Author: David HÂ [/i][/p]