France W vs England W prediction: EUROPE: Euro Women betting tips on match 2025-07-04 19:00.
[p]France could barely have been handed a tougher start to their UEFA European Women’s Championship campaign as they begin their Group D campaign against defending champions, England.[/p]
[p]Match News and Current Form[/p]
[p]Hopes are high that Laurent Bonadei can guide France to their first-ever Euros crown thanks to their longest winning streak since July 2022. A 3-2 success over Brazil last Friday was an eighth victory in a row for Les Bleues, six of which came in the UEFA Women’s Nations League, making them the first women’s team in League A history to romp through a group stage with a 100% record. They tend to struggle in major tournaments though, suffering eight successive knockout-phase eliminations at the Euros or FIFA Women’s World Cup.  [/p]
[p]There are few more fearsome opponents in this “Group of Death” than England, and the Lionesses warmed up for this tournament with a 7-0 demolition of Jamaica. That was their biggest win in nearly three years, and manager Sarina Wiegman will be hoping it spells the end of a previously inconsistent sequence of results in which her side had lost three times in ten outings (W5, D2), with a recent defeat to Spain also ending their hopes of Nations League glory. That’s unlikely to weigh too heavily on them here as they bid to become the first side to successfully defend their European championship crown since Germany in 2013. [/p]
[p]Head-to-Head History[/p]
[p]These two teams have won three H2Hs apiece over the last six meetings. [/p]
[p]The Lionesses registered a 1-0 success when these sides last met at a Euros back in 2017.[/p]
[p]Hot Stats and Streaks[/p]
[p]France have scored at least twice in each of their last seven fixtures.[/p]
[p]France have won their opening group game at the last five European Championships.[/p]
[p]England have scored in 17 of their last 18 competitive matches, netting 39 goals in the process.[/p]
[p]England have got on the scoresheet before half-time in each of their last eight games. Key Players to Watch and Missing Players[/p]
[p]Key Players to Watch and Missing Players[/p]
[p]France will hope lucky charm Melvine Malard can find the net given she has never lost an international in which she has scored (W5, D1). Ella Toone will pose a similar attacking threat for England – she scored a brace in the win over Jamaica and has netted first or last in four of her last five goalscoring outings for her country. [/p]
[p]Both sides appear to have a fully fit squad to choose from here.[/p]
[p]Betting Analysis[/p]
[p]Both of these teams have an eye for goal, especially when playing each other, so backing 3+ goals, as has been the case in the last four H2Hs, could be a wise bet for this match.[/p]
[p][i]Author: Matt Jones[/i][/p]