Italy vs North Macedonia prediction 17.11.2023

• Competition: EURO Qualifications
• Date: Friday, 17th November 2023
• Kickoff: 19:45 UTC / 20:45 CET
• Venue: Stadio Olimpico (Rome)

Italy missed the previous World Cup and now they are on edge to miss the EURO 2024 too. That would be a disaster for one of the most glorious football nations in Europe. Italy are third in the group with ten points. If Italy wins on Friday, they could tie with Ukraine in second place. In that case, Italy and Ukraine would play the decisive game next week. Of course, Italy have the option to qualify for EURO through playoff too. Luciano Spalletti's team won two of the last three matches. In the previous game, they lost 3-1 on the road against England. Guests got the lad in the 15th minute of that match, but in the rest of the game, the home side was better, so Italy stayed empty-handed. 

When the groups were drawn, it was clear that North Macedonia didn't have a real chance to qualify for EURO 2024. They have to play against Italy and England in the two rounds that are left. North Macedonia won two of the previous three matches, including friendlies. In the previous game (friendly), they won 3-1 at home against Armenia. The problems for North Macedonians were mostly in matches away from home, as they lost four of the previous five road games, so Blagoja Milevski's team will have a lot of problems on Friday versus Italy. 

Italy vs North Macedonia pick: Italy to win and cover AH -2 spread

Italy have some problems with the team, but they are playing well at home. Italy won four of the last five matches at home. On the other hand, we already mentioned North Macedonians struggle away from home. Italy to win and cover AH -2 spread should be the best bet for this tie.