France vs Italy U20 Predictions - France to down Italy at home

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France have defeated Italy in 9 of their 10 meetings.
Italy are winless in this edition of the Six Nations U20 Championship.
France are favoured to cover the -24.5 handicap.

France have an outstanding record against Italy (Getty Images)

France often beat Italy, and they lead the Six Nations U20 Championship after two rounds. Italy are winless in the tournament and lost heavily to France last season.

France have won 5 of their last 7 matches in all competitions.
France have won 7 of their last 9 home games in all competitions.
France have won 9 of their 10 matches against Italy.
Italy have lost 4 of their last 7 fixtures in all competitions.
Italy have lost 4 of their last 7 away games in all competitions.
Italy lost by 53 points to France in last year's Six Nations.

Head to Head

France hold a commanding lead of nine victories to one against Italy in ten meetings since 2016.

France U20 Form

France came from behind in the second half to beat Wales 34-24 away from home last weekend after trailing 17-15 at half-time.

Before that, France had a perfect start to their Six Nations U20 Championship campaign, thrashing Ireland 50-21 at home.

France are first in the Six Nations standings with ten points after two rounds.

France have been performing well in the tournament so far and will relish taking on Italy on home soil, having defeated their opponents in four of their last five matches.

Italy U20 Form

Italy came up short in their clash with Ireland last weekend, losing 30-27 away after leading their hosts 17-15 at the break.

Before that, Italy lost 36-10 away to Scotland in their opening Six Nations U20 Championship match.

Italy are last in the Six Nations table with two points from two games.

Italy have a tough assignment ahead to get the result in France, as they have lost to their opponents in nine of their ten meetings, including a 58-5 defeat to their hosts last year.

Team News

France

Starting XV: Liam Couturier, Gabin Garault, Maël Turpin, Baptiste Veschambre, Nils Punti, Marceau Marzullo, Rémi Couty, Lucas Andjisseramatchi, Baptiste Tilloles, Gabin Kretchmann, Paul Cellio Zwiller, Bastien Rasal, Timéo Frier, Dylan Cazenajou-Noudofinin, Joachim Senga Kouo

Replacements: Antonio Ratavo, Samuel Jean-Christophe, Alexandre Langlois, Alban Portat, Roméo Bonnard Martin, Antoine Latrasse, Luka Keletaona, Axel Guillaud

Italy

Italy squad for the 2026 Six Nations U20 Championship:

Forwards: Carlo Antonio Bianchi, Gioele Boccato, Christian Brasini, Ettore Dinarte, Simone Fardin, Inza Dene, Thomas Kurti, Erik Meroi, Enoch Opoku-Gyamfi, Valerio Pelli, Antonio Reina, Davide Sette, Marco Spreafichi, Leonardo Tosi, Jaheim Noel Wilson.

Backs: Riccardo Casarin, Pietro Celi, Daniele Coluzzi, Luca De Novellis, Thomas Del Sureto, Malik Faissal, Roberto Fasti, Tommaso Roda, Luca Rossi, Alessio Scaramazza, Alessandro Teodosio, Nikolaj Varotto

Verdict

France v Italy U20

France have a proven track record against Italy and are tipped to cover the -24.5 handicap.

France -24.5

Handicap

@1.91 - 3 Units

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