Portugal vs France: Euro U-21 Prediction (12.06.2025)

On June 12, 2025, at 02:00 WIB at the “Na Sigoti” stadium in Trencin (Slovakia), a match will take place between the Portugal and France U-21 national teams as part of the UEFA U-21 European Championship. The senior teams of these countries recently impressed in the final stages of the UEFA Nations League. Let’s see if their junior teams can deliver something interesting, and provide our prediction for this match.

Portugal

The Portugal U-21 national team went through the European Championship qualification in a group that included Andorra, the Faroe Islands, Greece, Croatia, and Belarus. It can be said that Jorge Rui’s team was somewhat fortunate with the draw. Nevertheless, they produced excellent results, winning 9 out of 10 matches and topping their group. Their only loss came against Greece (1:2). The total goal tally after 10 matches was 33:6.

France

The France U-21 national team is considered the favorite in their group at the European Championship. Besides Portugal, they will face Poland and Georgia. However, France themselves struggled in qualification, collecting only 16 points from 8 matches. They finished second in their group but managed to qualify for the Euro as one of the three best runners-up. Notably, Gérald Baticle’s team showed good form in recent friendlies, winning three matches in a row. One highlight was their thrilling 5:3 win over England, one of Europe’s strongest youth teams.

Statistics and Head-to-Head

Since 2003, the teams have only met five times. France leads the head-to-head record 3:2. However, the last time the U-21 teams faced each other was in 2014.

Prediction

In the Portugal vs France match, our prediction favors Portugal. France’s game doesn’t inspire confidence, as they often lack cohesion. Meanwhile, Portugal is a very well-organized team, which could be the key to winning. Therefore, we recommend betting on Portugal not to lose, with odds of 1.54.