England U21 Form & Team News
England U21 won eight and drew two of their 10 qualifying matches to take part in the U21 European Championship. The Young Lions conceded just four goals along with strikers Dominic Solanke (4), Dominic Calvert-Lewin (4) and Tammy Abraham (3) all scoring at the other end.
England U21 made the 2017 semi-finals where they were beaten on penalties by Germany. Aidy Boothroyd's side will rely on Phil Foden to inspire Manchester City's central midfielder who is expected to have a strong tournament.
Aaron Wan-Bissaka and James Maddison will be the players to watch with Boothroyd who has many talents. The England U21's central defense choice looks weak but with Fikayo Tomori, Ezri Konsa and Jake Clarke-Salter not far from their level of French U21 colleagues or many other teams in the tournament.
The England U21 have not played a warm-up match which makes predicting their starting line-up a difficult task. England U21 can be supported at 2.50 to win against France, they are not often defeated by paying 3.30.
France U21 Form & News Team
Les Bleuets qualified for the UEFA European U21 Championship after winning nine and drawing one of their 10 qualifying matches. The Martin Terrier from Lyon was the top scorer with seven goals with club mate Moussa Dembélé scoring five.
Manager Sylvain Ripoll has a very strong central defense including Leipzig Ibrahima Konaté and Dayot Upamecano. Lucas Tousart, Houssem Aouar and Mattéo Guendouzi are options in midfield with further quality on the front lines.
Lille in the form of Jonathan Ikon and Jonathan Bamba can see a lot of action with Jeff Reine-Adélaïde in attacking the midfield. Ripoll faces a difficult choice up front with Moussa Dembélé expected to beat Jean-Philippe Mateta.
France U21 beat Belgium U21 3-0 but lost to Austria U21 3-1 in tournament preparation. Ripoll made two changes to his defense against Austria but will return to his strongest line here.
France U21 have a great record against England U21, winning their last four matches in the competition and can return to five with 3.00. I think they have a better team and there is value in that price.
England U21 betting tips vs France U21
England headed for the European Under-21 Championship which aims to move forward, especially after the increasing hype around English football. Their impressive appearance at the youth tournament was followed by their appearance in Russia last year, which has raised hopes for Young Lions. Meanwhile, France entered this match with a small boost from their senior team crowned world champions 12 months ago. Can their young talents follow up successfully here?
While both parties came to the Euro packed with talented stars, they were not in full force. There are some good names who have not traveled to Italy for one reason or another. Champions League winner Trent Alexander-Arnold and teammate Joe Gomez are both eligible for England; along with Marcus Rashford, Harry Winks and Ben Chilwell. France lost World Cup winners Lucas Hernandez and Benjamin Pavard, while they have left Spurs targets Tanguy Ndombele, Ousmane Dembele and Kingsley Coman.
Apart from big names missing, there are a lot of things to watch out for before this match. While France is arguably the most impressive country in all international football today, the future looks bright for England. They came from success in all age groups, closed with the success of their U-20 World Cup in 2017. There are 11 players in this squad who are part of the group that won the tournament in South Korea, so England clearly brings talent here.
The potential in the young lion is clear. They have called for five forwards, four of whom have scored at least seven times for teams under 21. That doesn't even include Arsenal striker Reiss Nelson, who has scored two goals in five appearances and is currently