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New Zealand vs Italy Prediction & Betting Tips - Rugby World Cup
by Steve Ashfield | in Rugby World Cup Predictions
New Zealand face a must-win match against Italy in the 2023 Rugby World Cup. This is a Pool A fixture with New Zealand currently in third, five points behind their second-placed opponents. The All-Blacks certainly won't want to follow Australia and be knocked out in the pool stages. They have played two matches so far and didn't get off to a good start. Their opening fixture was against hosts France who beat them 27-13 hitting their hopes of winning the pool. They got back into winning way with the expected victory over Namibia, winning 71-3. Now they take on Italy before a final match against Uruguay. Losing to the Italians would end their World Cup hopes and see them eliminated in the pool stage for the first time. The players rested for the Namibia game will make their return and we fully expect them to win this match.
Italy are second in the pool but that's not a big surprise. They have won both of their two games so far with victories over Namibia and Uruguay. It'd have been a massive shock if they hadn't managed to get those wins. Now it gets a lot harder with this match against the All-Blacks followed by a final game against France. They have had 15 previous matches against the All-Blacks and have lost each and every one of them. Going into this World Cup the Italians were ranked 11th which is seven places lower than their opponents. There has been some improvement of late but they struggled at times against Uruguay. We go for New Zealand to win this on a -24 points handicap.
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New Zealand vs Italy Form
New Zealand and Italy's standings in the Rugby World Cup
| Teams | Pts | P | W | D | L | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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2
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15 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 206 |
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3
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10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -67 |
New Zealand and Italy Last Matches
4/6 (67%)
0/6 (0%)
2/6 (33%)
15 Sep 2023 - Rugby World Cup
8 Sep 2023 - Rugby World Cup
25 Aug 2023 - Test Matchs
4 Aug 2023 - Test Matchs
29 Jul 2023 - The Rugby Championship
15 Jul 2023 - The Rugby Championship
3/6 (50%)
0/6 (0%)
3/6 (50%)
15 Sep 2023 - Rugby World Cup
25 Aug 2023 - Test Matchs
4 Aug 2023 - Test Matchs
15 Jul 2023 - The Rugby Championship
16 Jul 2022 - Test Matchs
9 Jul 2022 - Test Matchs
4/6 (67%)
1/6 (17%)
1/6 (17%)
8 Sep 2023 - Rugby World Cup
29 Jul 2023 - The Rugby Championship
8 Jul 2023 - The Rugby Championship
19 Nov 2022 - Test Matchs
13 Nov 2022 - Test Matchs
5 Nov 2022 - Test Matchs
4/6 (67%)
0/6 (0%)
2/6 (33%)
20 Sep 2023 - Rugby World Cup
9 Sep 2023 - Rugby World Cup
26 Aug 2023 - Test Matchs
19 Aug 2023 - Test Matchs
5 Aug 2023 - Test Matchs
29 Jul 2023 - Test Matchs
4/6 (67%)
0/6 (0%)
2/6 (33%)
20 Sep 2023 - Rugby World Cup
9 Sep 2023 - Rugby World Cup
26 Aug 2023 - Test Matchs
19 Aug 2023 - Test Matchs
11 Mar 2023 - Six Nations
25 Feb 2023 - Six Nations
1/6 (17%)
0/6 (0%)
5/6 (83%)
5 Aug 2023 - Test Matchs
29 Jul 2023 - Test Matchs
18 Mar 2023 - Six Nations
12 Feb 2023 - Six Nations
19 Mar 2022 - Six Nations
27 Feb 2022 - Six Nations
New Zealand vs Italy Stats: Head to Head (H2H)
24 Nov 2018 - Test Matchs
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New Zealand - Italy Key Points
- New Zealand have won all 15 previous matches against Italy.
- New Zealand are ranked seven places above Italy in the world rankings.
- Italy struggled at times when beating Uruguay.
- Italy have never got out of their pool in the Rugby World Cup.
- New Zealand have never failed to get out of their pool.
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Our New Zealand vs Italy Prediction
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