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Round
League A - 1
Venue
Stadio Olimpico, Rome
Referee
Daniel Siebert, Germany
Form

Recent form

Italy
64Average

Last 5 matches · 3W-1D-1L · +3 goal difference

Belgium
63Average

Last 5 matches · 3W-0D-2L · +6 goal difference

Our call

Our verdict

Combo Bet
Italy or Draw + BTTS Yes

BetGenius backs Italy or Draw + BTTS Yes (Combo Bet) at 66% confidence — a solid call.

66%
Confidence
Solid
Preview

Match preview

Italy host Belgium in the opening round of the UEFA Nations League League A, renewing a competitive fixture that the Azzurri have dominated in recent years. Italy arrive with steady momentum across their recent outings, picking up consecutive 1-0 victories on the road against Greece and Luxembourg following a 1-1 draw in Bosnia and a 2-0 home win over Northern Ireland.

Belgium enter the match after a dynamic summer campaign featuring heavy scoring, including a 5-1 win over New Zealand, a 3-2 victory over Senegal, and a 4-1 victory against the USA, before falling 2-1 to Spain. While Belgium possess plenty of attacking threat, their back line has proven vulnerable, conceding in four of their last five matches.

Head-to-head encounters heavily tilt toward the hosts. Italy have won four of the last five meetings between the two nations, remaining unbeaten across that sequence and defeating Belgium 1-0 in their most recent Nations League clash in November 2024.

Availability

Team news

Italy

Team news unavailable for this fixture.

Belgium

  • A. OnanaCruciate Ligament Rupture
  • Z. DebastWound

Team news last updated Jul 10 (106 days ago) — later changes may not be reflected.

Numbers

Statistical comparison

Italy at homeBelgium away
1
Played
1
0-0-1
W-D-L
1-0-0
—
Scored /game
—
—
Conceded /game
—
—
Clean sheets
—
—
Failed to score
—
40%
BTTS (last 5)
40%
20%
Over 2.5 (last 5)
60%
Table

Table context

#TeamPGDPts
1FrancePlay Offs: Quarter-finals4+510
2ItalyPlay Offs: Quarter-finals4+37
3BelgiumPossible Play-off4+16
4TürkiyePossible Play-off4-90
History

Head-to-head

4
Italy
1
Draws
0
Belgium

Italy have won 4 of the last 5 meetings, averaging 2.6 goals a game, both teams scored in 60% of them.

  • 2024-11-14Belgium0-1Italy
  • 2024-10-10Italy2-2Belgium
  • 2021-10-10Italy2-1Belgium
  • 2021-07-02Belgium1-2Italy
  • 2016-06-13Belgium0-2Italy
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Predictions

3 published markets

FeaturedLOST
Combo Bet
Italy or Draw + BTTS Yes
66%
Both must land · no better than

Italy or Draw — 75% confidence

Italy hold an exceptional head-to-head record against Belgium, having won four and drawn one of their previous five competitive encounters. The Azzurri are unbeaten in their last four matches overall and have shown strong defensive discipline, keeping clean sheets in three of those fixtures. Backing Italy to avoid defeat covers both the home victory and a stalemate against a Belgian squad missing key defensive options like Zeno Debast.

BTTS Yes — 66% confidence

Belgium have found the net in four of their last five fixtures, generating 13 goals across that span, but they have also failed to keep a clean sheet in four straight games. Italy have scored in each of their last five outings. In head-to-head history, three of the last five meetings between these two sides have ended with both teams finding the back of the net.

These two calls are about different parts of the match (double chance and both teams to score), so neither one determines the other. The figure shown is the lower of the two — a combo can never be more likely than its weaker leg.

Combo BetLOST
Double Chance
Italy or Draw
75%
Confidence

Italy hold an exceptional head-to-head record against Belgium, having won four and drawn one of their previous five competitive encounters. The Azzurri are unbeaten in their last four matches overall and have shown strong defensive discipline, keeping clean sheets in three of those fixtures. Backing Italy to avoid defeat covers both the home victory and a stalemate against a Belgian squad missing key defensive options like Zeno Debast.

Combo BetLOST
Both Teams to Score
Yes
66%
Confidence

Belgium have found the net in four of their last five fixtures, generating 13 goals across that span, but they have also failed to keep a clean sheet in four straight games. Italy have scored in each of their last five outings. In head-to-head history, three of the last five meetings between these two sides have ended with both teams finding the back of the net.

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Published September 24, 2026. Form, team news and table context refresh automatically.