Italy v Spain: What the stats say

Italy have only beaten Spain twice in their last 14 meetings in all competitions (D7 L5), a 2-1 friendly win in 2011 and most recently, a 2-0 victory at EURO 2016 in the round of 16, with goals from Giorgio Chiellini and Graziano Pellè.

Italy and Spain have met nine times previously in European Championship/World Cup history, with Italy winning four of these to Spain’s one (D4). This meeting will make Italy vs Spain the most played fixture among European nations in major tournament history (World Cup/EURO).

This will be the seventh European Championship meeting between Italy and Spain. Indeed, for the fourth consecutive tournament the two nations are meeting in the knockout stages of the competition, with Spain progressing in 2008 and winning the 2012 final, before Italy eliminated them in 2016.

Italy have reached their 12th semi-final at a major tournament (EUROs/World Cup), with only Germany (20) appearing at the final four stage more often amongst all European sides. They have progressed from nine of the previous 11 semi-final ties, including each of the last four, most recently in this competition in 2012 when they eventually lost in the final to Spain (0-4).

Italy have won all five of their matches at EURO 2020, the only side of the remaining final four with a 100% record to date. Only at the World Cup (Italia ’90) have they won more games at a single major tournament (6), whilst the only European side to win each of their first six games at a major tournament was Netherlands at the 2010 World Cup, when they suffered defeat to Spain in the final in South Africa.

Spain have reached the semi-finals of the European Championships for the third time in the last four editions of the competition (failing to do so in 2016). Indeed, they have gone on to win the competition on each of the last two occasions they have reached the final four - in 2008 and 2012.

After losing each of their first four matches at Wembley Stadium between 1955 and 1968, Spain have only suffered one defeat in their last five matches there (W2 D2). However, they were knocked out of the EUROs in 1996 at Wembley, losing to hosts England on penalties.

No side have benefited from more own goals in European Championship history than Spain (3). Indeed, all three own goals scored in Spain’s favour have been netted at EURO 2020.

Lorenzo Insigne has been involved in 13 goals in his last 15 appearances for Italy in all competitions (6 goals, 7 assists), netting the decisive goal in Italy’s 2-1 win over Belgium in the quarter-final.

Spain pair Dani Olmo (16) and Gerard Moreno (15) have had more shots without scoring than any other players so far at EURO 2020. Moreno’s 15 shots have an expected goals (xG) tally of 3.3, with only Cristiano Ronaldo’s (4.9) and Alvaro Morata’s (4) efforts having a higher total.