6/11 [Football Prediction] European Youth Championship Portugal vs France

At 3 am on June 12, 2025, the first round of the 2025 U21 European Youth Championship group stage will usher in the focus battle between Portugal U21 vs. France U211.

Recent performance

Portugal U211: Excellent performance in the qualifiers, 9 wins and 1 loss in 10 games, scoring 33 goals and conceding only 6 goals. However, the friendly matches before the start of the main game were unstable, losing to Romania U21 and England U21, and problems such as defense line resilience were exposed.

France U21: 5 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses in the qualifiers and second place in the group, and their results were not as good as Portugal. However, the warm-up matches have been in full swing recently, defeating Uzbekistan U21, Slovakia U21 and England U21 in succession, achieving three consecutive victories, and their offense is smooth and efficient.

Line strength

Portugal U21: Diogo - Nassimento of Vizela, Mattus - Fernandez of Southampton, forwards such as Wolves' Carlos - Forbes of Wolves, and Gerovani - Kunda of Portugal Sports are also quite talented.

France U21: The lineup is full of stars, including Bayern young player Terr, Monaco winger Odobert, Paris midfielder Luke and other young talents, with outstanding lineup depth and personal ability.

Tactical Style 5

Portugal U21: Usually adopts a 4-3-3 formation, focusing on ball control and offensive organization, tacit cooperation between the front line, paying attention to overall defense when defending, and limiting opponents' space through active pressing and regional defense.

France U21: Pay more attention to defensive counterattacks, and use the players' personal abilities and speed advantages to break through the opponent's defense line in counterattacks.

Historical Confrontation 2

France U21 has won 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss in the last 5 encounters with Portugal U21, and has taken a certain initiative on the psychological level.

Match prediction

Comprehensive factors, France U21 has a slight advantage in lineup depth, personal ability, warm-up performance and historical confrontations. It is expected that the French U21 will take the initiative in this game, with a higher ball possession rate and more attacks than the Portuguese U21. However, the Portuguese U21 also has some strength and may adopt an active defensive counterattack tactic to use home court advantages and opponent turnovers to find scoring opportunities. Judging from the score forecast, France U21 is expected to beat Portugal U215 with a score of 2-1 or 3-1. But football matches are full of uncertainty, and Portugal's U21 also has the possibility of a draw or even a surprise victory.