France U21 vs Italy U21 | Date: Thursday, 22 June 2023 | Kick-off: 19:45 CET | Venue: Cluj Arena (Cluj-Napoca)
Bookmaker Ratings Prediction One: Italy U21 double chance – 1.79
Bookmaker Ratings Prediction Two: Total goal under 2.5 – 2.02
Before Euro U21 final round France took part in Tournoi Maurice Revello. In 5 matches Sylvain Ripoll’s men had just two victories, one of them secured by after match shootout.
Before Euro U21 final round France took part in Tournoi Maurice Revello. In 5 matches Sylvain Ripoll’s men had just two victories, one of them secured by after match shootout.
On the other hand, Italy U21 had no official games this month. They have won the previous two friendly games in March against Serbia and Ukraine.
To say that one of the teams have an advantage would be not right. We expect a draw in this encounter.
In the previous 5 head to head meetings, there were scored of less than two goals.
France U21 and Italy U21 are among favorites to win this year’s UEFA Euro 2021 trophy.
Both teams have stars from the Top 5 leagues, like Pierre Kalulu, Loic Bade, Mohamed Simakan, Maxence Caqueret, Amine Adli, Giorgio Scalvini, Fabio Miretti, Sandro Tonali, Wilfried Gnonto.
France’s last triumph in the UEFA Euro U21 finals was back in 1988, meanwhile, Italy is one the most successful teams in this tournament with 5 titles.
However, the previous victory in this competition was in 2004.
France U21:
Goalkeepers: Stefan Bajic (Valenciennes), Lucas Chevalier (Lille), Illan Meslier (Leeds)
Defenders: Loïc Badé (Séville), Sacha Boey (Galatasaray), Bafodé Diakité (Lille), Pierre Kalulu (AC Milan), Yasser Larouci (Troyes), Castello Lukeba (Lyon), Quentin Merlin (Nantes), Mohamed Simakan (RB Leipzig)
Midfielders: Maxence Caqueret (Lyon), Joris Chotard (Montpellier), Manu Koné (Borussia Mönchengladbach), Enzo Le Fée (Lorient), Michael Olise (Crystal Palace), Khéphren Thuram (Nice)
Forwards: Amine Adli (Bayer Leverkusen), Bradley Barcola (Lyon), Rayan Cherki (Lyon), Amine Gouiri (Rennes), Arnaud Kalimuendo (Rennes), Elye Wahi (Montpellier)
Italy U21:
Goalkeepers: Elia Caprile (Bari), Marco Carnesecchi (Cremonese), Stefano Turati (Frosinone)
Defenders: Raoul Bellanova (Inter), Andrea Cambiaso (Bologna), Giorgio Cittadini (Modena), Matteo Lovato (Salernitana), Caleb Okoli (Atalanta), Fabiano Parisi (Empoli), Lorenzo Pirola (Salernitana), Giorgio Scalvini (Atalanta), Destiny Iyenoma Udogie (Udinese)
Midfielders: Edoardo Bove (Roma), Salvatore Esposito (Spezia), Fabio Miretti (Juventus), Samuele Ricci (Torino), Nicolò Rovella (Monza), Sandro Tonali (AC Milan), Nicolò Cambiaghi (Empoli)
Forwards: Matteo Cancellieri (Lazio), Lorenzo Colombo (Lecce), Wilfried Gnonto (Leeds United), Pietro Pellegri (Torino)
Where will this fixture be played?
Sunday’s game will be played at Cluj Arena (Cluj-Napoca)
Which bookmaker has the best odds for this match?
We recommend checking out the odds at 1xBet, 22Bet, and Bet365.