France vs Turkiye predictions: On-fire Olise can bring home 6/1 Bet Builder
Warren Ashurst
France have 10 more points than Turkiye in the Nations League standings
Turkiye have lost seven of their last eight international games
Only Harry Kane has scored more goals in the Nations League campaign than Michael Olise
Nations League Group A1 comes to a conclusion on Sunday, with France looking for a win over Turkiye to try to secure top spot.
Les Bleus suffered a 3-1 defeat in Italy on Thursday, which saw the Azzurri leapfrog them in the standings going into the final round of matches.
Italy though have to go to Belgium this weekend, with France having the easier of the two matches at home to a Turkiye team still without a point.
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Key Stats
Turkiye have only beaten France once in their seven previous meetings
France are ranked second in the Nations League for goal attempts, with 89 across five games and 32 on target
Only five other teams have had more yellow cards than Turkiye, who have picked up 13 cautions
Turkiye have scored just three goals in five Nations League matches, with just one of those coming on the road
Seven of France’s eight goals in this competition have come in the second half
France have a 89.6% passing accuracy compared to Turkiye’s 85.6%
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Score prediction
Team News
France are expected to drop Chelsea defender Malo Gusto, with Wolfsburg’s Sael Kumbedi likely to replace him at right back.
Turkiye are boosted by the return of Abdulkerim Bardakci, after the Galatasaray defender missed the defeat to Belgium through suspension.
Need to Know
Michael Olise’s goal in Italy was the first time France had scored in the first half of a game during the Nations League campaign.
Turkiye have conceded three goals each in their previous two Nations League away matches, but did have 37 attempts across the two games.
Prediction
Since October 2024, only the Ivory Coast have beaten France on home soil and that was in a pre-World Cup friendly in Nantes.
Zinedine Zidane’s men head to Bordeaux looking for a repeat of their last home fixture, when they came from behind to beat Belgium 4-1 in October.
Bayern star Olise has been the star of France’s Nations League campaign, scoring in all of their last four fixtures.
Turkiye look to have had their confidence dented by a disappointing effort at the World Cup and have failed to even pick up a point from their first five matches.
A failure to take their chances has been part of the problem for Sergen Yalcin’s men, who have had 74 shots across their five games but have scored just three times.
