France U21 vs Georgia U21 prediction: EUROPE: Euro U21 betting tips on match 2025-06-13 19:00.
[p]France earned a resolute point in a goalless draw against Portugal in Group C on Wednesday to begin their 2025 UEFA European U21 Championship campaign. The 1988 winners have made it to at least the quarter-finals in each of their previous 11 appearances at this tournament, but anything less than a victory against Georgia will complicate their chances of progression. [/p]
[p]If they do reach the quarter-finals, their defence will have played its part as Les Bleuets have never conceded more than once in an U21 Euros group-stage match, keeping 11 clean sheets in 16 such games. That gives them a huge platform upon which they can build against Georgia, a side who they’ve scored ten times against in the last three H2Hs (W3), while 15 goals in five pre-tournament friendlies suggests goals shouldn’t be far away for France.[/p]
[p]Georgia will start this match top of the group, having boosted their chances of making it to the knockout phase – as they achieved at the last U21 Euros in 2023 – by beating Poland 2-1 in their opener. It was the Crusaders’ first-ever H2H victory, and they might not mind being classed as underdogs as they bid to end a similar duck against France, having strung together an impressive recent set of results inside 90 minutes (W5, L2).[/p]
[p]Although they play Portugal in their last group game – a team they defeated 2-0 in the last edition of this tournament – Georgia will want to maximise their chances of reaching the last eight before that fixture. Even a draw here could prove valuable in the race for the knockout phase as Ramaz Svanadze’s men look to extend their unbeaten record in U21 Euro group-stage matches (W2, D2).[/p]
[p]Players to watch: Wilson Odobert scored France U21s’ last goal in a 2-1 victory over Uzbekistan U23s. That came in the 78th minute, but six of his seven goals prior at club level arrived before the hour mark. Vasilios Gordeziani came off the bench to score Georgia’s winner against Poland and will now hope for a starting berth, as his three U21 goals internationally have all contributed to victories.[/p]
[p]Hot stat: Seven of Georgia’s last nine matches saw both teams score.[/p]
[p][i]Written by Sridhar B[/i][/p]