Norway -21 vs France -21 Prediction & Betting Tips - Euro U21

Prediction published on 23/06/2023, 16:04  by Kennedy Kechula in Football Predictions

Norway will hope to avoid elimination from the Euro Under 21 Championship when they play France on Sunday. The two nations are in Group D where France sit second and Norway third. Norway lost their tournament opener 2-1 to Switzerland. A second defeat will see them eliminated from the competition. Leif Gunnar Smerud’s charges will seek nothing but a win to maintain their hopes of qualifying for the quarterfinals. The loss to the Swiss extended their run without a win to five matches. Norway have lost three of those fixtures but as they are unbeaten in the last two encounters against France, they will be confident of winning here. The two nations played to a 1-1 draw the last time they met, which was a test match that France hosted last November.

France defeated Italy 2-1 and can book their place in the knockout rounds with a game to spare if they win on Sunday. Les Espoirs have never failed to qualify from their group whenever they have taken part in the tournament. This is a record they will seek to preserve. France arrived at the Euros after taking part in the Maurice Revello Tournament. Sylvain Ripoll’s charges lost three matches at the tourney including their last two before arriving in Romania. They have struggled with a lack of consistency and have managed just three wins in their last 10 outings.