France national football team
Nations League | League A
Sep 6, 2024 at 7.45pm UK
Parc des Princes
Italy national football team

France
1 - 3
Italy

Barcola (1')
Kone (60')
FT(HT: 1-1)
Dimarco (30'), Frattesi (51'), Raspadori (74')
Retegui (49')

The Match

Match Report

Italy recover from an early setback to record a 3-1 victory over France in their opening game of the 2024-25 UEFA Nations League.

Preview

Sports Mole previews Friday's Nations League clash between France and Italy, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Predicted Lineups

Sports Mole takes an in-depth look at how Italy could line up for Friday's Nations League clash with France.

Form, Standings, Stats

All competitions
Last Game: Spain 2-1 France
Tuesday, July 9 at 8pm in European Championship
All competitions
Last Game: Switzerland 2-0 Italy
Saturday, June 29 at 5pm in European Championship

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a France win with a probability of 56.96%. A draw had a probability of 25.1% and a win for Italy had a probability of 17.92%.

The most likely scoreline for a France win was 1-0 with a probability of 15.14%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (12%) and 2-1 (9.16%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.55%), while for a Italy win it was 0-1 (7.29%). The actual scoreline of 1-3 was predicted with a 1.1% likelihood.

Result
FranceDrawItaly
56.96% (-0.408 -0.41)25.12% (0.192 0.19)17.92% (0.21 0.21)
Both teams to score 42.43% (-0.154 -0.15)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
41.65% (-0.399 -0.4)58.34% (0.395 0.4)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
21.04% (-0.314 -0.31)78.96% (0.31 0.31)
France Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
79.49% (-0.322 -0.32)20.5% (0.316 0.32)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
47.01% (-0.509 -0.51)52.99% (0.504 0.5)
Italy Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
53.37% (0.021000000000001 0.02)46.63% (-0.026000000000003 -0.03)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
17.8% (0.018000000000001 0.02)82.2% (-0.022999999999996 -0.02)
Score Analysis
    France 56.95%
    Italy 17.92%
    Draw 25.11%
FranceDrawItaly
1-0 @ 15.14% (0.08 0.08)
2-0 @ 12% (-0.050000000000001 -0.05)
2-1 @ 9.16% (-0.035 -0.04)
3-0 @ 6.34% (-0.091 -0.09)
3-1 @ 4.84% (-0.067 -0.07)
4-0 @ 2.51% (-0.061 -0.06)
4-1 @ 1.92% (-0.046 -0.05)
3-2 @ 1.85% (-0.024 -0.02)
Other @ 3.2%
Total : 56.95%
1-1 @ 11.55% (0.07 0.07)
0-0 @ 9.56% (0.142 0.14)
2-2 @ 3.49% (-0.011 -0.01)
Other @ 0.51%
Total : 25.11%
0-1 @ 7.29% (0.114 0.11)
1-2 @ 4.41% (0.029 0.03)
0-2 @ 2.78% (0.046 0.05)
1-3 @ 1.12% (0.008 0.01)
Other @ 2.32%
Total : 17.92%

How you voted: France vs Italy

France
76.1%
Draw
15.2%
Italy
8.6%
243
Head to Head
Jun 1, 2018 8pm
International Friendlies
France
3-1
Italy
Umtiti (8'), Griezmann (29' pen.), Dembele (63')
Bonucci (36')
Pellegrini (42')
Sep 1, 2016 8pm
International Friendlies
Italy
1-3
France
Pelle (21')
Martial (17'), Giroud (28'), Kurzawa (81')
Nov 14, 2012 7.45pm
International Friendlies
Italy
1-2
France
Jul 9, 2006 7pm
Final
Italy
1-1
France
(Aggregate 1-1 | Italy win 5-3 on penalties)
Materazzi (19')
Zambrotta (5')
Zidane (7' pen.)
Sagnol (12'), Makelele (76'), Malouda (111')
Zidane (110')
Jul 2, 2000 7pm
Final
France
2-1
Italy
Wiltord (90'), Trezeguet (103')
Thuram (58')
Delvecchio (55')
Di Biagio (31'), Cannavaro (42'), Totti (90')
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