thehardtackle 
05-09-2024 20:10
05-09-2024 20:10
France vs Italy: Preview and Prediction
Key Stats
France and Italy have met each other 37 times, with the Azzurri having the superior head-to-head record with 18 wins (D8 L11).
France and Italy will meet for the first time in the UEFA Nations League. They last clashed in a friendly in 2018, with France winning 3-1 at home.
Italy have won just one of their last six meetings against France while suffering four losses. They have suffered three consecutive losses vs Les Bleus, scoring one goal in each.
France have won just one of their last six games in the UEFA Nations League. Didier Deschamps’s men have scored five goals in that period while conceding seven times.
Italy have suffered just two losses in their last nine games in the UEFA Nations League.
Player to Watch
Kylian Mbappe
France struggled to make a mark at UEFA Euro 2024, with Kylian Mbappe not appearing at the races, to everyone’s surprise. The Frenchman was slightly slow off the blocks at Real Madrid this season but is gradually regaining sharpness and peak form.
The 25-year-old enters the latest international break on the back of a match-winning brace against Real Betis. He will aim to capitalise on that momentum by finding the back of the net against Italy and clinch a much-needed victory for Didier Deschamps.
Prediction
France 1-1 Italy
France and Italy were two of the most unimpressive teams at UEFA Euro 2024, even though both teams reached the knockout stages of the competition. The latest edition of the UEFA Nations League presents an opportunity for the two national sides as they look to get the winning feeling back.
However, neither team inspires much confidence in the final third while being reasonably solid at the back. So, a drab draw is on the cards, with chances coming few and far between. The Hard Tackle predicts a 1-1 stalemate between France and Italy at Parc des Princes on Friday.
Tags: FranceItalyUEFA Nations League
France and Italy have met each other 37 times, with the Azzurri having the superior head-to-head record with 18 wins (D8 L11).
France and Italy will meet for the first time in the UEFA Nations League. They last clashed in a friendly in 2018, with France winning 3-1 at home.
Italy have won just one of their last six meetings against France while suffering four losses. They have suffered three consecutive losses vs Les Bleus, scoring one goal in each.
France have won just one of their last six games in the UEFA Nations League. Didier Deschamps’s men have scored five goals in that period while conceding seven times.
Italy have suffered just two losses in their last nine games in the UEFA Nations League.
Player to Watch
Kylian Mbappe
France struggled to make a mark at UEFA Euro 2024, with Kylian Mbappe not appearing at the races, to everyone’s surprise. The Frenchman was slightly slow off the blocks at Real Madrid this season but is gradually regaining sharpness and peak form.
The 25-year-old enters the latest international break on the back of a match-winning brace against Real Betis. He will aim to capitalise on that momentum by finding the back of the net against Italy and clinch a much-needed victory for Didier Deschamps.
Prediction
France 1-1 Italy
France and Italy were two of the most unimpressive teams at UEFA Euro 2024, even though both teams reached the knockout stages of the competition. The latest edition of the UEFA Nations League presents an opportunity for the two national sides as they look to get the winning feeling back.
However, neither team inspires much confidence in the final third while being reasonably solid at the back. So, a drab draw is on the cards, with chances coming few and far between. The Hard Tackle predicts a 1-1 stalemate between France and Italy at Parc des Princes on Friday.
Tags: FranceItalyUEFA Nations League