5 Tips For Sunday’s Euro 2020 & Copa America Action – 20/6/21

On Sunday Wales face a daunting task as they play Roberto Mancini’s Italy who are looking to finish Group A in style as the leaders.

Italy to Win & Both Teams Not to Score – 1/1

Italy haven’t conceded a goal in any of their last five matches, having beaten the likes of Bulgaria and Lithuania 2-0, as well as thumping of San Marino 7-0 and the Czech Republic 4-0 before they cruised to a 3-0 victory over Turkey in the opening game of the championship, where an own goal by Juventus defender Merih Demiral set the Italians on the way to their victory, with strikes by Lazio’s Ciro Immobile and Napoli’s Lorenzo Insigne sealing the deal.

The Azzurri are on an impressive run of clean sheet run that goes all the way back to October 2020 when they drew 1-1 with the Netherlands in the Nations League, as Manchester United midfielder Donny van de Beek was the last man to breach the Mancini’s sides defence.

Wales typically aren’t the strongest attacking side, as they haven’t scored any more than one goal in their last six international fixtures, dating back to their 3-1 World Cup qualifying defeat to Belgium in late March. Robert Page’s side had drawn blanks against the likes of France and Albania prior to their 1-1 draw against Switzerland on matchday one where Kieffer Moore’s 74th-minute header earned the Dragons a point having fallen behind to Breel Embolo’s second-half strike.

Ciro Immobile to Score & Italy to Win

Ciro Immobile is the player we’re focussing on in this game as the Lazio striker is in good form, having notched his 14th goal for Italy on matchday one against Turkey. The former Borussia Dortmund man has scored in four of his last five international matches, doing so against the Czech Republic, Northern Ireland and Lithuania.

The other game in Group A sees Switzerland go head-to-head with Turkey at the Baku Olympic Stadium in Azerbaijan with both sides needing a win to have a chance of progressing to the Round of 16.

Both Teams to Score & Over 2.5 Goals – 5/4

Three of Switzerland’s last five matches have seen the BTTS market land in 3-1 and 2-1 victories over Bulgaria and the US, as well as in their 1-1 draw with Wales, whilst their 7-0 win over Liechtenstein earlier this month was one of three matches to successfully have over 2.5 goals in it, as Mario Gavranovic bagged a hattrick, whilst Christian Fassnacht and Edmilson Fernandes all got on the scoresheet, as well as an own goal from Noah Frick.

Meanwhile, Turkey two of Turkey’s last five games have seen BTTS, in a 3-3 draw with Latvia and a 2-1 win over Azerbaijan where a goal from Sassuolo centre-back Kaan Ayhan spared the Turks blushes. Another fixture that saw them contribute to more than 2.5 goals was in a 3-0 victory over Norway in late March.

Breel Embolo & Burak Yilmaz Both to Score

The players to watch in this match are Breel Embolo and Burak Yilmaz. Borussia Monchengladbach striker Embolo is coming into this match having scored on matchday one. The 24-year-old has scored in two of his last four international appearances, having also found the back of the net against Bulgaria in late March.

Lille striker Yilmaz was in great form for his club before Euro 2020, scoring 16 league goals to inspire the Ligue 1 outfit to win their first league title since 2011. The 35-year-old has scored 29 goals for his national side, scoring five of these in his last four appearances prior to the Euros, scoring a hattrick in a 4-2 victory over Holland in the World Cup qualifiers in March.

On Sunday night sees Venezuela take on Ecuador in the Copa America.

Venezuela come into this game in poor form, having won just one of their last seven matches in all competitions, following their 3-0 drubbing at the hands of Brazil last time out. Their only win came in a 2-1 victory against Chile back in November, where former Newcastle striker Salomon Rondon got on the scoresheet, whilst Venezuela’s last goal came in a 3-1 loss away at Bolivia, meaning that they have scored in two of their last four matches.

Ecuador were in decent form until the recent run of internationals, as they are third in South America’s World Cup qualifying, having beaten Uruguay 4-2, Bolivia 3-2 and Colombia 6-1 before beating Bolivia again in an international friendly 2-1 in March.