England vs Italy Prediction

England vs Italy Prediction, Preview, Predicted Lineups and Team News | UEFA Women's Euros

Published - Jul 20, 2025, 07:00 PM

6 min

This will be the 35th meeting between these two sides.
England are playing in their third straight Women's Euros semifinals.
Italy will be playing in the Women's Euros semifinals for the first time since 1997.

Tournament: UEFA Women's Euros 2025
Date: Tuesday, 22 July 2025
Kick-Off Time: 19:00 PM GMT
Venue: Stade de Geneve, Geneva

A thrilling semifinal encounter is set to take place at the 2025 UEFA Women's Euros when defending champions England face off against a resilient Italy side in what should be a highly entertaining clash on Tuesday evening. The England vs Italy clash will take place at the Stade de Geneve and is set to be an enticing clash as the two sides fight for a place in the final. Here is our England vs Italy Preview.

England have already had a dramatic campaign at the 2025 UEFA Women's Euros that has been a bit of a rollercoaster ride. The Three Lionesses lost their opening game to France, but won their next two group games dominantly to move into the knockout stages as the runners-up. They thrillingly defeated Sweden, coming back from being 2-0 down to win the game 2-2 (3-2) on penalties.

Sarina Wiegman will now need to use her players' momentum to fire up their performance levels and enable them to produce their best performances in the next games. England will, of course, need to be much better and composed defensively to keep Italy quiet, but also have to be more clinical with their work in the final third to book their place in the Women's Euros finale.

Italy have shown a lot of heart with their gritty performances in the tournament so far. They finished as runners-up in the group stages behind the dominant Spain, and earned a place in the quarterfinals despite picking up 4 points from three games. They would go on to pull off an upset against a dominant Norway side, riding on Christiana Girelli's brilliance to snatch a big win to make the semifinals.

Andrea Soncin has enabled his side to maintain a sturdy defensive shape to plough their way to the semifinals, but needs his side to be even sturdier to oust this England side. The Italian players need to maintain an unbreakable defensive shape and be prolific on the transitions to stun the defending champions and make their way to the final.

England Women's National Football Team News

Sarina Wiegman will be sweating over the fitness of defender Leah Williamson for this game. Williamson sustained an ankle injury during the game and will have to pass a late fitness test to be fit for the semi-final. Apart from that, England have a fully available squad for this game.

Italy Women's National Football Team News

Andrea Soncin is fortunate enough to have a fully fit squad available at his disposal for this upcoming semi-final. None of the Italian players were injured in the last game, and they won't be missing players through suspension either.

England vs Italy Predicted Lineups

Here we will look at the England vs Italy Predicted Lineups.

England Women's National Football Team Predicted Lineup (4-2-3-1):

Goalkeeper: Hannah Hampton

Defenders: Lucy Bronze, Esme Morgan, Jessica Carter, Alex Greenwood

Midfielders: Keira Walsh, Georgia Stanway, Ella Toone

Forwards: Chloe Kelly, Lauren Hemp, Alessia Russo

Italy Women's National Football Team Predicted Lineup (4-3-3):

Goalkeepers: Laura Giuliani

Defenders: Elisabetta Oliviero, Cecilia Salvai, Elena Linari, Lucia Di Guglielmo

Midfielders: Manuela Giugliano, Arianna Caruso, Giada Greggi

Forwards: Sofia Cantore, Barbara Bonansea, Cristiana Girelli

England vs Italy Head-to-Head Record

These two teams have faced off against one another on 34 occasions in the past. Out of that, the Italy Women's team have won 17 times and the England Women's team have won 10 games. In their last five head-to-head matches, England have won four games and Italy have failed to win any games.

Key Players to Watch in England vs Italy

Alessia Russo (England)

Alessia Russo has been a fiery figure leading the England attacking force in the 2025 Women's Euros, having scored one goal and provided three assists so far, despite an 8% goal conversion rate in the tournament. The Arsenal Women's forward is yet to tap into her ruthless best and will aim to do so against Italy.

She will need to be very smart with her off-the-ball runs and overall movement in the final third to beat her marker and get into prime danger areas. Russo needs to be clinical in finishing off whatever chances come her way to prove her quality and guide her side to the finale.

Cristiana Girelli (Italy)

Cristiana Girelli was the hero for the Italy side in the quarterfinals, scoring a brilliant brace to help them to the semis. She has scored three goals in the Women's Euros so far, with an impressive 30% goal conversion, being a lively threat in the frontline.

Girelli has to be smart with her pressing, link-up play, and overall movement to trouble the Three Lionesses. She will need to be decisive in the final third and ruthless with her final product to replicate her heroics from the last game and guide Italy to another memorable win.

England vs Italy Prediction

Even though the recent encounters between England and Italy have been one-sided encounters in favor of the former, this clash will not be that easy for the defending champions. Italy have proven themselves as a gritty side that has a never-give-up attitude and is capable of maintaining a mean defensive line that any team can find tough to bypass.

That is why this semifinal should be an intense, hard-fought encounter between the two sides. Italy should put up a valiant effort, but the overall quality in the England squad and their attacking might should help Sarina Wiegman's side to a narrow win. Here is our England vs Italy Prediction.