France vs Italy Predicted Lineups, Prediction and 18/1 Bet Builder

The UEFA Nations League group phase gets underway on Friday evening for both France and Italy, with the sides facing off in Paris. 

Ahead of Friday’s clash, we’ve made a prediction for the game, provided our predicted line-ups for both teams, and picked out a Bet Builder using our comparison tool. 

France vs Italy Team News 

France boss Didier Deschamps has seen Real Madrid duo Ferland Mendy and Aurelien Tchouameni withdraw from his squad through injury. 

For Italy, Luciano Spalletti has no present injury concerns. Federico Chiesa is not a part of the squad, as he looks to get up to speed at Liverpool. 

France vs Italy Predicted Lineups

France XI (4-2-3-1): Maignan; Kounde, Upamecano, Saliba, Hernandez; Kante, Zaire-Emery; Olise, Griezmann, Barcola; Mbappe 

Italy XI (4-3-3): Donnarumma; Di Lorenzo, Bastoni, Calafiori, Dimarco; Frattesi, Tonali, Pellegrini; Kean, Raspadori, Zaccagni 

France vs Italy Score Prediction 

Our prediction for Friday’s clash is France 2-1 Italy, with the home side expected to kick off their campaign with a victory. 

France vs Italy Bet Builder 

Using our bet builder comparison tool, we’ve picked out an 18/1 bet for Friday’s clash (price correct as of 10:00, 05.09.24). Featured in our bet is France to win, Federico Dimarco to be shown a card, and Kylian Mbappe to have over 2.5 shots. 

At the time of writing, the bet is best price 18/1 with BetMGM, but as short as 11/1 elsewhere. Make sure you compare your bet builders to guarantee the best price on the market!