Italy 2-1 West Germany - December 18, 1955 / Friendlies 1955
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88'
Josef Röhrig
ITA
18' - Substitution
Josip Posipalis substituted by Erich Juskowiak
38' - Own goal
Karl Mai38
ITA
46' - Substitution
Gino Pivatelliis substituted by Renzo Burini46
83' - Goal
Giampiero Boniperti83 88' - Goal
Josef Röhrig
FRG
FRG
Team line-ups
Italy
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Giovanni Viola | 29 | 7 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Sergio Cervato | 26 | 13 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Ardico Magnini | 27 | 12 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Giuseppe Chiappella | 31 | 6 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Armando Segato | 25 | 6 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Francesco Rosetta | 33 | 6 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Antonio Montico | 21 | 2 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Gino Pivatelli | 46 | 22 | 4 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Giuseppe Virgili | 20 | 2 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Amleto Frignani | 23 | 13 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Giampiero Boniperti | 83 | 27 | 27 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Average age
25.8 years
Average number of matches played for the team
9
West Germany
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Fritz Herkenrath | 27 | 8 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Josip Posipal | 18 | 28 | 29 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Werner Liebrich | 28 | 15 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Karl Schmidt | 23 | 3 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Georg Stollenwerk | 24 | 5 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Horst Eckel | 23 | 18 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Karl Mai | 38 | 27 | 13 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Josef Röhrig | 88 | 30 | 11 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Fritz Walter | 35 | 50 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Hans Schäfer | 28 | 16 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Helmut Rahn | 26 | 18 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
27.2 years
Average number of matches played for the team
17
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
F |
Renzo Burini | 46 | 28 | 4 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D |
Erich Juskowiak | 18 | 29 | 5 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Giuseppe Chiappella
IN
Rino Ferrario
OUT
Francesco Rosetta
IN
Adriano Bassetto
OUT
Amleto Frignani
IN
Enzo Bearzot
OUT
Giampiero Boniperti
IN
Luigi Giuliano
OUT
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Hans Schäfer
IN
Erwin Waldner
OUT
Helmut Rahn
IN
Engelbert Kraus
OUT
Georg Stollenwerk
IN
Gerhard Harpers
OUT
Karl Mai
IN
Ulrich Biesinger
OUT
Manager
Age
Match num
44
6
Success rate in this team:
67 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
46 %
Foni vs West Germany
2 victories
0 draw
0 loss
Foni vs Herberger
2 victories
0 draw
0 loss
Manager
Age
Match num
58
100
Success rate in this team:
61 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
61 %
Herberger vs Italy
1 victory
1 draw
4 losses
Herberger vs Foni
0 victory
0 draw
2 losses
Referee
Arthur Ellis
5 victories |
0 draw |
0 loss |
Italy5 matches | General total | West Germany12 matches | 6 victories |
2 draws |
4 losses |
1 victory |
0 draw |
0 loss |
Italy1 match | Season total | West Germany1 match | 0 victory |
0 draw |
1 loss |
| Latest figure on December 18, 1955 | Latest figure on May 11, 1960 | |||||||
Videos
Key figures
Italy keeps its 8 matches with at least 2 goals scored vs West Germany running (since 02/03/1930). It's a record streak. The first of history
Italy keeps its 16 consecutive matches without a draw running (since 28/12/1952). It's a record streak. The previous one was back on the 22/05/1949 (12 matches)
Italy keeps its 11 consecutive matches without a draw in Friendlies running (since 28/12/1952). It's a record streak. The previous one was back on the 22/05/1949 (10 matches)
Pre-match
Current form
| Home | LItaly 0-3 Hungary17/05/1953 | VItaly 3-0 Czechoslovakia13/12/1953 | VItaly 5-1 Egypt24/01/1954 | VItaly 2-0 Argentina05/12/1954 | VItaly 1-0 Belgium16/01/1955 | LItaly 0-4 Yugoslavia29/05/1955 |
| Overall | LSwitzerland 4-1 Italy23/06/1954 | VItaly 2-0 Argentina05/12/1954 | VItaly 1-0 Belgium16/01/1955 | VGermany 1-2 Italy30/03/1955 | LItaly 0-4 Yugoslavia29/05/1955 | LHungary 2-0 Italy27/11/1955 |
Current form
| Away | VSarre 1-3 West Germany28/03/1954 | VSwitzerland 3-5 West Germany25/04/1954 | LBelgium 2-0 West Germany26/09/1954 | LEngland 3-1 West Germany01/12/1954 | VPortugal 0-3 West Germany19/12/1954 | LYugoslavia 3-1 West Germany25/09/1955 |
| Overall | VPortugal 0-3 West Germany19/12/1954 | LWest Germany 1-2 Italy30/03/1955 | VWest Germany 2-1 Ireland28/05/1955 | LSoviet Union 3-2 West Germany21/08/1955 | LYugoslavia 3-1 West Germany25/09/1955 | VWest Germany 2-0 Norway16/11/1955 |
Running streaks
| Home | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Loosing streak | 1 | 2 |
| Winless streak | 1 | 2 |
| Drawless streak | 7 | 15 |
| Goalless streak | 1 | 2 |
| Conceding streak | 1 | 3 |
Running streaks
| Away | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 0 | 1 |
| Loosing streak | 1 | 0 |
| Unbeaten streak | 0 | 1 |
| Winless streak | 1 | 0 |
| Drawless streak | 6 | 19 |
| Scoring streak | 3 | 8 |
| Conceding streak | 1 | 0 |
| Invincibility streak | 0 | 1 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Results
|
4 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
5 |
|
2 |
Number of games (Home / Away) |
2 |
|
2 |
Victories (Competition total) |
2 |
|
1 |
Victories (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0 |
Draws (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Draws (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
2 |
Losses (Competition total) |
3 |
|
1 |
Losses (Home / Away) |
2 |
Goals
|
3 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
8 |
|
1 |
Goals scored (Home / Away) |
3 |
|
7 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
9 |
|
4 |
Goals conceded (Home / Away) |
6 |
|
0.75 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
1.6 |
|
0.5 |
Goals scored per match average (Home / Away) |
1.5 |
|
1.75 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
1.8 |
|
2 |
Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away) |
3 |
Betting aid
|
2 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total) |
4 |
|
1 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away) |
2 |
|
1 |
Clean sheets (Competition total) |
1 |
|
1 |
Clean sheets (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
2 |
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
0 |
|
1 |
Matches without scoring (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
1 |
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
4 |
|
0 |
The 2 teams score (Home / Away) |
2 |
|
1-0 |
Most frequent score (Home / Away) |
2-3 |
Bookings
|
0 |
Yellow cards (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Yellow cards (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0 |
Red cards (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Red cards (Home / Away) |
0 |
Key players
| Gino Pivatelli | 1 goal | Team's best scorer (Competition total) | 2 goals | Fritz Walter |  |
| Giampiero Boniperti | 1 goal | Team's best scorer (Home / Away) | 1 goal | Max Morlock |  |
| - | Team's penalty best scorer (Competition total) | 1 penalty | Erich Juskowiak | |
||
| Gino Pivatelli | 1 goal during the last 3 matches | The fittest player | 2 goals during the last 3 matches | Fritz Walter | |
Historical head to head
Home
13 gf
8 ga
Away
9 gf
8 ga
Total
22 gf
16 ga
Historical head to head
Home
8 gf
9 ga
Away
8 gf
13 ga
Total
16 gf
22 ga
Largest victory
| Overall | 3 - 1 |
January 01, 1933 |
| Home | 3 - 1 |
January 01, 1933 |
Largest victory
| Overall | 5 - 2 |
November 26, 1939 |
| Away | 2 - 1 |
April 28, 1929 |
Latest head to head
March 30, 1955 - Rencontres amicales 1955
May 05, 1940 - Rencontres amicales 1940
November 26, 1939 - Rencontres amicales 1939
March 26, 1939 - Rencontres amicales 1939
November 15, 1936 - Rencontres amicales 1936
Best historical scorers against West Germany
 |
Amedeo Biavati | 2 goals | 1939 - 1940 |
 |
Giuseppe Meazza | 2 goals | 1930 - 1933 |
 |
Gino Colaussi | 2 goals | 1936 - 1940 |
 |
Silvio Piola | 2 goals | 1939 - 1939 |
 |
Giovanni Ferrari | 1 goal | 1936 - 1936 |
|
Luigi Cevenini | 1 goal | 1923 - 1923 |
Best historical scorers against Italy
 |
Franz Binder | 5 goals | 1939 - 1940 |
 |
Otto Siffling | 2 goals | 1936 - 1936 |
 |
Paul Janes | 1 goal | 1939 - 1939 |
|
Leonhard Seiderer | 1 goal | 1923 - 1923 |
|
Ernst Lehner | 1 goal | 1939 - 1939 |
|
Georg Frank | 1 goal | 1929 - 1929 |
Players with most games played vs West Germany
 |
Aldo Olivieri | 4 matches | 1936 - 1940 |
|
Gino Colaussi | 4 matches | 1936 - 1940 |
|
Giuseppe Meazza | 3 matches | 1930 - 1939 |
|
Ottavio Barbieri | 3 matches | 1923 - 1930 |
 |
Umberto Caligaris | 3 matches | 1923 - 1930 |
|
Silvio Piola | 3 matches | 1936 - 1940 |
Players with most games played vs Italy
 |
Heinrich Stuhlfauth | 4 matches | 1923 - 1930 |
 |
Albin Kitzinger | 4 matches | 1936 - 1940 |
|
Paul Janes | 4 matches | 1936 - 1940 |
|
Georg Knöpfle | 3 matches | 1929 - 1933 |
|
Ernst Lehner | 3 matches | 1939 - 1940 |
|
Wilhelm Hahnemann | 3 matches | 1939 - 1940 |
Competition info
The other matches
January 16, 1955
March 13, 1955
March 17, 1955
March 30, 1955
April 03, 1955
May 01, 1955
May 04, 1955
May 08, 1955
May 11, 1955
May 15, 1955
May 18, 1955
May 19, 1955
May 22, 1955
May 25, 1955
May 28, 1955
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June 05, 1955
June 12, 1955
June 15, 1955
June 19, 1955
June 26, 1955
July 03, 1955
August 21, 1955
September 11, 1955
September 18, 1955
September 25, 1955
September 28, 1955
October 02, 1955
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October 16, 1955
October 19, 1955
October 23, 1955
November 06, 1955
November 11, 1955
November 13, 1955
November 16, 1955
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