Predictions European Under-17 Championship - Italy U17 vs Poland U17

European Under-17 Championship - Italy U17 vs Poland U17
Match Time: 22-05-2024 01:30 Wednesday (GMT+8)
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Italy U17: WLDWW
Poland U17: WLWWLW

Having finished runners-up on three occasions, Italy head to Cyprus with aspirations of winning the European Under-17 Championship for the very first time.

They will certainly be hoping to produce a better performance than they did in last year's tournament in Hungary.

On that occasion, Italy suffered their first group-stage exit since 2017 after they mustered four points from three matches to finish third in their group.

Italy are making their eighth consecutive appearance at the tournament after negotiating their way through both phases of qualifying.

They collected four points from three games to finish in second place in group 11 of the first stage, before they moved through the gears to top their group in the elite round with two wins and one draw.

Poland have an impressive record at the European Under-17 Championship despite only appearing on three previous occasions.

After enjoying a run to the semi-finals in 2012, Poland experienced a disappointing group-stage exit when they returned in 2022.

However, they produced another strong performance in last year's tournament as they navigated their way to the last four before their journey was brought to an end by eventual winners Germany.

They are now set to make a third consecutive appearance after winning five and losing just one of their six games in qualifying.

Poland head into the tournament in reasonable form, having won four of their last six matches, including a 2-1 victory in their final qualifier against the Czech Republic.

Prediction: Italy 2-1 Poland