Under Montella, Turkey were one of the surprises of the most recent European Championship. But at the World Cup in the summer, they began with defeats by Australia and Paraguay and were eliminated early. So their victory over the United States in the final round meant nothing in the end.
France were once again impressive at the World Cup. On the other hand, their results continued to decline. After their 2018 triumph, they lost the final to Argentina on penalties in Qatar. Mbappe and company had won six games in a row, but Spain stopped them in the semi-finals, and they failed to respond to the future champions’ brace. In their final match under Deschamps, they lost third place to England in an entertaining 4-6 shootout.
Arda Guler and his teammates are currently scoring 1.9 goals per game while conceding 0.9. One of the perennial favorites of European football have been playing entertaining football lately, scoring 2.4 goals and conceding 1.3 on average.
Previous matches: Turkey vs France
France won all of the first four head-to-head meetings. However, in qualifying for Euro 2020, they managed only one point from two matches.
It is time for the visitors to win again, even away from home—and even with a -1 goal handicap (odds – 1.83).
Turkey vs France: key statistics and trends
Turkey have lost two of their last three matches
40% of Turkey’s matches end with both teams scoring, and the average total goals per match is 2.8
France have won seven of their last nine matches
50% of France’s matches end with both teams scoring, and the average total goals per match is 3.7
Turkey vs France: possible starting lineups
Turkey play in a 1-3-4-2-1 formation (possible lineup): Cakir – Bardakci, Kabak, Celik – Elmali, Kokcu, Ozcan, Aydin – Akturkoglu, Guler – Yilmaz
France play in a 1-4-2-3-1 formation (possible lineup): Maignan – Kounde, Upamecano, Konate, Lacroix – Rabiot, Camavinga – Doue, Cherki, Olise – Mbappe
