France U-21 and Italy U-21 will go head-to-head on Thursday at 19:45 GMT as they look to get to a flying start to their Group D campaign and bolster their chances of getting out of the group and into the knockout stage early on.
Key Highlights
France warmed up for the Euro U-21 Championship with three draws, one win, and a loss, in the five matches leading up to the tournament. The three draws came against Saudi Arabia U-23 (2-2), Venezuela U-23 (1-1), and Mexico U-23 in the Maurice Revello Tournament. The win came in a 3-1 triumph against Costa Rica U-23, whereas the defeat came against Australia U-23 in the Maurice Revello Tournament. They will look to steady their form ahead of facing Italy U-21 on Thursday.
In their last five matches ahead of the Euro U-21 Championship, Italy U-21 have won four times and with one draw. In this run, they have scored 13 goals while conceding three times. However, they have kept two clean sheets in this run of fixtures.
Bet hereInjury Report
Both teams have not reported injury problems ahead of their clash on Thursday.
Prediction
France U-21 and Italy U-21 will play to a draw in their opening Group D match.
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