Board Thread:Versus Debates/@comment-31810758-20170513174308/@comment-30993655-20170530075143

Madara and Itachi are both overrated, it balances out.

Madara has an almost guaranteed win unless Itachi uses Izanami to change Madara and stop him fighting, although that doesn't really count as a win. The interview where Kishimoto said that Itachi could beat Madara was at the point in the story where everyone thought Obito was Madara. This implies that Kishi was talking about Itachi being able to beat Obito.