Bet of the day: Italy to defeat Germany and both score

Present and past form in this fixture bodes well for Conte and co, as Italy have not been beaten in any of their last six dust-ups with Die Mannschaft and hold an impressive record of 15 victories to seven. In three of those past six frays Italy were also triumphant, with both teams firing in five of those match-ups.

While, the Azzurri managed to come through Euro 2016 qualifying unscathed and have been defeated only once in their last seven outings, having impressed in a recent 1-1 draw with reigning European champions Spain.

By comparison, defensively depleted Die Mannschaft may find it much trickier to find a way past organised Italy, having succumbed to successive defeats against fierce rivals France and England. Low’s lads leaked five goals across those clashes but, crucially, did find the net twice against the Three Lions.

Exciting Italy attacking options

Conte’s men are without some of their own defensive lynchpins, so it is tough to see a Germany outfit with ruffled feathers not putting up a fight.

Yet, Italy are expected to further test out a host of young-guns who have been sparkling in Serie A with Fiorentina’s Federico Bernardeschi and on-loan Roma forward Stephan El Shaarawy tipped to start, which may be too much for a predicted youthful German rearguard.

While, in-form Napoli net threat Lorenzo Insigne struck against the Spanish and seems to be back in favour with Conte, which could again mean trouble for Germany.

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