Our prediction for this Euro 2020 match:
France
Match Time & Date:
14/10/2019
02:45 PM
Prediction: 1-0
Turkey
All eyes will be on Stade de France when France and Turkey face each other in the Group H derby on Monday evening. Les Tricolores aim to build on a hard-fought 1-0 win over Iceland and to overtake Turkey in top position in the standings. Over the years France have turned their Stade de France into a real fortress and despite the fact that PSG ace Kylian Mbappe remains on the sidelines with injury, we believe that there is a big value in betting on Didier Deschamps’ troops.
Turkey were more than fortunate to beat Albania, with the team taking advantage of the opposition back line’s error in the dying minutes of the game. The Turks will have a much bigger fish to fry against France, who are eyeing their fifth consecutive win in the qualifiers for the next year’s European Championship.
Highlighted Player (Djibril Sidibé):
Born in Troyes, Djibril Sidibe made his first football steps at his hometown club. Having excelled throughout the youth ranks, Sidibe was rewarded with his professional debut in 2010. Two years later he moved to Lille where he established himself as one of the biggest prospects in French football.
A 2016 move to Ligue 1 giants Monaco came as a reward for his impressive qualities. Sidibe is a solid right-back who is great at picking out passes, especially with crosses. A determined individual, Sidibe does not easily get caught out in a wide space. His impressive footwork make him a difficult player to play against going forward which he has a knack for.
Monaco are expected to be another stepping stone in his career and it won’t be too long before the World Cup winning French international has made a move to one of Europe’s top sides.
Highlighted Team (Turkey):
Present on the international stage since 1923, Turkey only started showing some promise during the 70’s, but they had to wait until the turn of the century to place themselves on the map. While they lost all three fixtures at their first ever European Championship finals in 1996, they fared much better four years later, reaching the last eight in Netherlands and Belgium.
Milli Takim were able to build on that result as they went on to reach the podium at the 2002 World Cup finals in South Korea and Japan, while also finishing third at the 2003 Confederations Cup and making it to the semi-finals at the Euro 2008.
Rustu Receber, Hakan Sukur and Emre Belezoglu were important parts of the country’s most successful generation, but the one including Arda Turan, Selcuk Inan, Burak Yilmaz and Hakan Calhanoglu is threatening to surpass their achievements. As the Turkish Super Lig continues the get stronger, the national team follows, and we should expect some big result from Milli Takim in the near future.
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