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France U21 vs Georgia U21 Preview

• Tournament: U21 European Championship 2025
• Date: Saturday, 14 June 2025
• Kick-Off Time: 19:00 PM GMT
• Venue: Stadion MSK Zilina, Zilina

France looks to push for a place in the UEFA Euro U21's knockout rounds when they face off against a confident Georgia side in their upcoming group game at the Stadion MSK Zilina. The France U21 vs Georgia U21 clash will take place on Saturday, 14 June 2025

The France U21 National Football team remain a favorite to win the Euro U21 championship, despite their recent draw against Portugal U21. They have won two of their last five competitive matches, but have scored 13 goals in the process and have a star-studded squad to help them.

Gerard Baticle will need to re-energize his players to take the fight to the Georgia U21 National Football team and produce a particularly efficient performance in the upcoming game. They'll need to be defensively wary against counter-attacks, but will mostly be urged to play fast-flowing attacking football and be precise with their final product to get a dominant win. Georgia U21 might be the underdogs of their group, but they are topping the group after their impressive recent win over Poland. They have won four of their last five games, having scored 11 goals in the process, and will look to play adventurous attacking football against France.

Ramaz Svanadze will, of course, need to shape up his players to maintain a very compact and stubborn defensive line for them to neutralize France's attacking power. They will also need to be brave on the counterattacks and set pieces, and tap into their most clinical persona to stun the French players and fight their way to getting a positive result.

France U21 National Football Team News

Gerard Baticle has unfortunately not been able to call up Rayan Cherki as he'll play for Manchester City at the FIFA Club World Cup. Hugo Ekitike, Maghnes Akliouche, and Enzo Millot have also not been included in the squad. Midfielder Ismael Doukoure is likely to miss this due to an injury.

Georgia U21 National Football Team News

Ramaz Svanadze is still sweating over the injury issues for some important players. The likes of Saba Goglichidze, Luka Latsabidze, and Nikoloz Ugrekhelidze are all out of action because of injuries. Nodar Lominadze also sustained an injury in the Poland win.

France U21 vs Georgia U21 Predicted Lineups

France U21 National Football Team Predicted Lineup (4-2-3-1):

Goalkeeper: Guillaume Restes

Defenders: Kiliann Sildillia, Castello Lukeba, Chrislain Matsima, Quentin Merlin

Midfielders: Johann Lepenant, Andy Diouf, Lucien Agoume

Forwards: Wilson Odobert, Mathys Tel, Matthis Abline

Georgia U21 National Football Team Predicted Lineup (4-3-3):

Goalkeeper: Luka Kharatishvili

Defenders: Giorgi Maisaruadze, Saba Khvadagiani, Saba Sazanov, Inrakli Azarovi

Midfielders: Luka Gagnidze, Otar Mamageishvili, Gabriel Sigua

Forwards: Lasha Odisharia, Giorgi Kvernadze, Giorgi Abuashvili

France U21 vs Georgia U21 Head-to-Head Record

These two sides have faced each other on three occasions in the past. Out of that, the France U21 National Football team have come out as winners on all three occasions. Their last game took place in September 2020, which France won by a 2-0 margin.

Key Players to watch in France U21 vs Georgia U21

Mathys Tel (France U21)

Mathys Tel remains one of the biggest names in the France U21 squad, coming off his first season in the Premier League in which he scored two goals by slightly underperforming his 2.98 xG (expected goals).

Tel is blessed with pace and incisiveness to cut through defenders and will look to trouble the Georgian defenders with his blistering forward runs. He'll want to set up chances for teammates with more accurate passes into the final third, but will particularly be eager to get at the end of chances to finish them off emphatically and guide his side to a win.

Giorgi Kvernadze (Georgia U21)

Giorgi Kvernadze is coming off a pretty impressive Serie B campaign with Frosinone, providing five assists for them in the 2024/25 season with a 0.9 key passes per game average. He is an explosive figure on the frontline because of his clever movement and impressive final product.

Kvernadze needs to assume a lot of responsibility and drive his side forward to take the fight to France. He'll need to be really accurate with his final passes to help teammates and also carve out chances for himself to test the French backline and cause a potential upset.

France U21 vs Georgia U21 Prediction

Even though France U21 might have more popular players than the Georgia U21 National Football team, the latter are no pushover and can pull a surprise with their quick counter-attacking style. This should be a very entertaining end-to-end encounter that is sure to have a lot of sparks.

However, France's explosiveness on the frontline and sheer quality of players should give them the edge over Georgia and allow them to push through to get an important win.

Predicted Score: France U21 2-1 Georgia U21

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