Shots, possession, cards, corners, and other published match statistics.
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The Italy vs England stats tab covers Nations League (Europe), League A - 5 on 23 Sept 2022. It compares 7 available match stats from this fixture, including shots, possession, corners, fouls and cards when those numbers are available. These stats help explain the pattern of the game beyond the scoreline.
Shots on target: Italy 3, England 4; Shots off target: Italy 2, England 8; Possession: Italy 44%, England 56%; Corner kicks: Italy 5, England 4; Fouls: Italy 18, England 11; Yellow cards: Italy 2, England 1. These are the quickest comparison points for checking attacking threat, control of the ball and match discipline.
England led shots on target, 4 to 3 over Italy, England had more possession, 56% to 44% over Italy, and Italy led corner kicks, 5 to 4 over England. Read together with the timeline, those numbers show which team created more direct pressure and which side spent more of the game controlling territory or possession.
Italy committed more fouls, 18 to 11 over England and Italy had more yellow cards, 2 to 1 over England. Fouls and cards add useful context because a team can lead the attacking numbers while still being disrupted by stoppages, bookings or defensive pressure.
