France vs England U20 Predictions - France to prevail against England and win the Six Nations U20 title

Brad Newcomb

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France leads Six Nations U20 standings with an undefeated run.
England have won 3 consecutive matches against France.
France are favoured to cover the handicap.

France are undefeated in this edition of the Six Nations U20 Championship (Getty Images)

France are on a winning streak and lead Ireland in the Six Nations U20 Championship title race with one match to play. England have been in solid form and are on a winning streak against France.

France have won 4 consecutive matches.
France have won 3 of their last 5 home games.
France have won 2 of their last 4 matches against England.
England have won 3 of their last 4 fixtures.
England have won 3 of their last 5 away games.
England have won 3 consecutive matches against France.

Head to Head

England have the advantage with ten victories to six against France in 16 meetings.

France U20 Form

France were in fine form in their Six Nations U20 Championship match against Scotland last weekend, winning 45-26 away from home after leading 31-0 at the break.

Before that performance, France started their campaign by thrashing Ireland at home 50-21 and then defeating Wales 34-24 away and Italy 32-17 at home.

France are first in the Six Nations U20 standings with 20 points after four rounds.

France have momentum coming into their clash with England, having won all their matches in this edition of the Six Nations, and they have secured two home victories in their last four meetings against their opponents.

England U20 Form

England bounced back to winning ways in their Six Nations U20 Championship match against Italy last weekend, winning 37-17 away from home after leading 10-7 at half-time.

Before that result, England narrowly defeated Wales 19-16 at home in their opening match and Scotland 33-17 away before losing 31-21 at home to Ireland.

England are third in the Six Nations U20 Championship table with 14 points from four matches.

England have been in solid form and have won three in a row against France heading into their final fixture. However, they will have to play well to beat their opponents, who have yet to suffer a defeat in this year's tournament.

Team News

France

France have yet to name their team to face England this weekend, but it will be added once available.

England

Starting XV: James Pater, Jonny Weimann, Jack Bracken, Nick Lilley, Tyler Offiah, Ben Coen, Lucas Friday, Oliver Scola, Jimmy Staples, Vilikesa Sela, Aiden Ainsworth-Cave, Olamide Sodeke, Kane James, Henry Pollock, Connor Treacey

Replacements: Louie Gulley, Ollie Streeter, Sonny Tonga’uiha, Patrick Hogg, George Knowles, Dom Hanson, Josh Bellamy, Noah Caluori