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2nd October FRANCE - ITALY

PREVIEW

  • Fri 19:45 France Vs Italy
  • Predicted Score: France 2 - 1 Italy

Probable Lineups

( 4-2-3-1 ) France

Italy ( 4-3-3 )

  • Maignan
  • 7.0
  • Truffert
  • 7.0
  • Lacroix
  • 7.4
  • Upamecano
  • 7.3
  • Koundé
  • 7.9
  • Rabiot
  • 6.1
  • Camavinga
  • 6.4
  • Doué
  • 7.4
  • Cherki
  • 6.5
  • Olise
  • 7.7
  • Dembélé
  • 6.7
  • Donnarumma
  • 6.9
  • Calafiori
  • 6.3
  • Bastoni
  • 7.2
  • Scalvini
  • 6.8
  • Lorenzo
  • 6.1
  • Tonali
  • 6.5
  • Frattesi
  • 7.2
  • Barella
  • 6.8
  • Cambiaghi
  • 6.7
  • Esposito
  • 7.4
  • Kean
  • 6.4
  • Player Index: how much of this team's football each player accounts for, out of 10. It measures involvement and cover, not performance.

Injuries and Suspensions

FranceVsItaly

PlayerRatingStatus
Kylian Mbappé ★7.15 Out - injured
Jean-Philippe Mateta- Out - injured
Théo Hernández- Out - injured
Warren Zaïre-Emery- Out - injured
William Saliba- Out - injured
Ibrahima Konaté- Out - injured
PlayerRatingStatus
Filippo Mane- Out - injured
Matteo Dagasso- Out - injured
Jeff Ekhator- Out - injured
Bryan Cristante- Out - injured
Federico Dimarco- Out - injured
Nicolò Zaniolo- Out - injured
  • Rating: season rating out of 10; players without one yet show a dash. ★ marks a player this side particularly relies on.

Odds

France Win: 1.44

DRAW: 5.20

Italy Win: 6.64

Prices are indicative and sourced from a range of bookmakers, and may differ from those of any individual bookmaker.

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Live Streaming Football

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Game Analysis

  • This is priced as a mismatch. France is the shortest price on a book of 1.44 / 5.20 / 6.64 (1 / X / 2), an implied 66.9%. Across the three outcomes the book reads 66.9% / 18.5% / 14.5% on an overround of 3.7%.

  • France are without 6 — Kylian Mbappé (Out - injured), Jean-Philippe Mateta (Out - injured), Théo Hernández (Out - injured), Warren Zaïre-Emery (Out - injured), William Saliba (Out - injured), Ibrahima Konaté (Out - injured). Losing Kylian Mbappé (7.15/10) is the kind of absence that moves a price.

  • Italy are without 6 — Filippo Mane (Out - injured), Matteo Dagasso (Out - injured), Jeff Ekhator (Out - injured), Bryan Cristante (Out - injured), Federico Dimarco (Out - injured), Nicolò Zaniolo (Out - injured).

  • Early lineups are in: France set up 4-2-3-1 against 4-3-3. See the pitch graphic above for the full XI.

  • France lean hardest on Adrien Rabiot (9.5), Mike Maignan (9.5), Jules Koundé (9.5) on our Player Index — how much of the side's football each man accounts for, out of 10. It measures involvement and cover, not performance.

  • Kylian Mbappé is out for France — index 7.0, against 8.8 for the best cover we hold at his position. Well covered.

  • Italy lean hardest on Nicolò Barella (8.8), Gianluigi Donnarumma (8.8), Sandro Tonali (8.8) on our Player Index — how much of the side's football each man accounts for, out of 10. It measures involvement and cover, not performance.

  • Nicolò Zaniolo is out for Italy — index 6.5, against 8.8 for the best cover we hold at his position. Well covered.

  • The projected score for this one is France 2 - 1 Italy, a home win by 1 with 3 goals in it — on the right side of the 2.5 line.

  • The read: France at 1.44 is short enough that the value, if there is any, sits on the handicap or in the goals market rather than the outright.

  • This analysis is generated automatically from BTFNews odds, market and statistical data at 06:50 on 1st October 2026. It is information, not advice — always check team news before the off.


Category: Previews

Written by: BTFNews

Date: 06:50 01 Oct, 2026