Croatia v Italy Monday 21.00 CET

Leipzig for the Group B final match, almost a runners up shootout but Italy have the cards in their favour at kick off.

Croatia have looked laboured for the 1st two games. A one sided 3-0 loss to Spain was not expected. They followed it up with a 2-2 draw with Albania – a game that they were expected to win easily. That takes their recent form to 5 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses. Italy were not very good in their 1-0 loss to Spain. Not really giving it the full go but seemed happy enough to be in the game. They beat Albania on opening day and despite going behind in 23 seconds roared back to 2-1 but then sat on the scoreline for 70 minutes. That takes their recent form to 5 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss.

Team news:  Nikola Vlasic has left the group injured. No other issues for Croatia. No problems either for Italy who could shake up the starting eleven here.

Head-to-head statistics: 4 Games – 1 wins Croatia and 3 draws.

Betting selection – Italy is just doing enough. With a side that’s devoid of any real creators they are reliant on organisation and control. They only need 1 point, and they will get that at minimum here. Take Draw at 3.40 or 12-5 Coral.