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Round
League A - 1
Venue
Yildiz Entegre Kocaeli Stadyumu, Kocaeli
Referee
Felix Zwayer, Germany
Form

Recent form

Türkiye
17Very poor

Last 5 matches · 1W-0D-4L · -7 goal difference

France
55Average

Last 5 matches · 2W-1D-2L · -2 goal difference

Our call

Our verdict

Combo Bet
Over 2.5 Goals + France or Draw

BetGenius backs Over 2.5 Goals + France or Draw (Combo Bet) at 64% confidence — a solid call.

64%
Confidence
Solid
Preview

Match preview

Türkiye host France in the opening round of UEFA Nations League action, bringing together two sides looking to establish early momentum in the competition. Türkiye enter the match having claimed three victories in their last five fixtures, including a high-scoring 3-2 triumph over the USA and a comprehensive 4-0 win against FYR Macedonia.

France travel after a competitive summer stretch that yielded three consecutive clean-sheet victories over Sweden, Paraguay, and Morocco, before suffering back-to-back defeats against Spain and an eventful 4-6 loss to England. The visitors will need to organise their back line effectively following those recent defensive concessions.

Historically, Türkiye proved difficult opponents in their previous encounters in 2019, securing a 2-0 home victory alongside a 1-1 draw in France. With both squads possessing potent attacking options, an engaging and open encounter is expected.

Availability

Team news

Türkiye

Team news unavailable for this fixture.

France

  • W. SalibaBack Bruise

Team news last updated Jul 18 (98 days ago) — later changes may not be reflected.

Numbers

Statistical comparison

Türkiye at homeFrance away
2
Played
2
0-0-2
W-D-L
2-0-0
—
Scored /game
—
—
Conceded /game
—
—
Clean sheets
—
—
Failed to score
—
40%
BTTS (last 5)
40%
60%
Over 2.5 (last 5)
20%
Players

Key players this season

France

  • M. Olise4G · 2A
  • R. Cherki2A

League scoring and assist totals for this season — not a predicted lineup. Availability is only shown where team news names the same player.

Table

Table context

#TeamPGDPts
1FrancePlay Offs: Quarter-finals4+510
2ItalyPlay Offs: Quarter-finals4+37
3BelgiumPossible Play-off4+16
4TürkiyePossible Play-off4-90
History

Head-to-head

1
Türkiye
1
Draws
0
France

Türkiye have won 1 of the last 2 meetings.

  • 2019-10-14France1-1Türkiye
  • 2019-06-08Türkiye2-0France
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Our record in UEFA Nations League

69%123 won from 177 settled predictions (1 void)

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Predictions

4 published markets

FeaturedLOST
Combo Bet
Over 2.5 Goals + France or Draw
64%
Both must land · no better than

Over 2.5 Goals — 64% confidence

Both teams have featured in high-scoring contests recently. Türkiye's last match produced five total goals against the USA, while France were involved in a ten-goal fixture against England and scored six goals across their last three outings.

France or Draw — 72% confidence

France have shown strong winning capability across recent competitive fixtures with three victories from their last five matches. While Türkiye have been resilient on home turf, France possess the overall quality across the pitch to avoid defeat in this opening group match.

These two calls are about different parts of the match (total goals and double chance), so neither one determines the other. The figure shown is the lower of the two — a combo can never be more likely than its weaker leg.

Combo BetLOST
Both Teams to Score
Yes
61%
Confidence

Türkiye have found the net in three of their last five matches, scoring nine goals in that span. With France conceding eight goals across their last two games against elite opposition, both attacks are capable of creating scoring opportunities.

Combo BetWON
Double Chance
France or Draw
72%
Confidence

France have shown strong winning capability across recent competitive fixtures with three victories from their last five matches. While Türkiye have been resilient on home turf, France possess the overall quality across the pitch to avoid defeat in this opening group match.

Combo BetLOST
Total Goals
Over 2.5 Goals
64%
Confidence

Both teams have featured in high-scoring contests recently. Türkiye's last match produced five total goals against the USA, while France were involved in a ten-goal fixture against England and scored six goals across their last three outings.

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Published September 24, 2026. Form, team news and table context refresh automatically.