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Italy vs Ireland Prediction & Betting Tips - Six Nations
by Devesh Jaganath in Six Nations Predictions
After a week out, the Six Nations returns this weekend, and in the early kickoff in Round 3, we will see Italy take on Ireland at Stadio Olimpico on Saturday. The hosts have endured another difficult start in this tournament, losing both of their opening matches to date. However, in all fairness to the Italians, they have shown immense improvement from previous years and certainly have a bright future ahead. In their opening match, Italy put on an excellent display against the defending champions France but came up just short in the dying ends of the match, losing narrowly 29-24. Unfortunately, they were unable to keep up that form in their next match at Twickenham, losing 31-14 to the English, though they did score a couple of tries in that match, which would have given them something positive to carry into this one.
Ireland currently leads the Six Nations standings, equal on points with Scotland, though they have a marginally better points difference. The World’s number 1 ranked team has emerged as the outright favourites to lift the trophy at the end of this tournament after bringing an end to France’s excellent record over the last 18 months, beating them in their previous fixture 32-19 in Dublin. That win came after a record-breaking 34-10 win over Wales in their opening fixture. Ireland looks formidable this year, and they have an incredible record over this opposition. In last year’s encounter, Ireland handed out 10 tries and limited Italy to two penalties in the entire match to end on a scoreline of 57-6. While it may be a slightly better Italian side this time around, Ireland will be expecting another solid win as they prepare for potentially bigger matches against Scotland and England in the coming weeks.
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Italy vs Ireland Form
Italy and Ireland's standings in the Six Nations
| Teams | Pts | P | W | D | L | GD |
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23 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 79 |
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6
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1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -60 |
Italy and Ireland Last Matches
1/6 (17%)
0/6 (0%)
5/6 (83%)
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0/6 (0%)
0/6 (0%)
6/6 (100%)
5 Feb 2023 - Six Nations
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13 Mar 2021 - Six Nations
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1/6 (17%)
0/6 (0%)
5/6 (83%)
12 Feb 2023 - Six Nations
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27 Feb 2022 - Six Nations
6 Feb 2022 - Six Nations
20 Mar 2021 - Six Nations
13 Feb 2021 - Six Nations
6/6 (100%)
0/6 (0%)
0/6 (0%)
11 Feb 2023 - Six Nations
4 Feb 2023 - Six Nations
19 Nov 2022 - Test Matchs
5 Nov 2022 - Test Matchs
16 Jul 2022 - Test Matchs
9 Jul 2022 - Test Matchs
6/6 (100%)
0/6 (0%)
0/6 (0%)
11 Feb 2023 - Six Nations
19 Nov 2022 - Test Matchs
5 Nov 2022 - Test Matchs
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27 Feb 2022 - Six Nations
5 Feb 2022 - Six Nations
4/6 (67%)
0/6 (0%)
2/6 (33%)
4 Feb 2023 - Six Nations
16 Jul 2022 - Test Matchs
9 Jul 2022 - Test Matchs
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12 Mar 2022 - Six Nations
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Italy vs Ireland Stats: Head to Head (H2H)
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Italy - Ireland Key Points
- Ireland is on an eight-match win streak and has not lost a single match in over a year
- Ireland has won both of their matches in this year’s Six Nations with bonus points
- Italy has lost three consecutive matches ahead of this fixture in all competitions
- Italy has only won one of their last seven Six Nations matches
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Our Italy vs Ireland Prediction
Unsurprisingly, the Irish come into this match as the overwhelming favourites after two exquisite displays in their opening two fixtures. Despite showing improvements this year, the Italians have still not shown enough to suggest that they can overcome the world’s number-one ranked team though they should put on a better display than last year’s encounter, which saw them lose by a 51-point margin. Our Italy v Ireland prediction is for Ireland to win by 13+ points.
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