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France vs Italy: preview, form, head-to-head and how to watch

UEFA Nations League, Friday, 2 October 2026: France vs Italy. Standings, recent form, head-to-head record and TV listings.

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France vs Italy: preview, form, head-to-head and how to watch

Key facts

Competition
UEFA Nations League
Round
Group A1
Date
Friday, 2 October 2026
Kick-off (UTC)
18:45
Venue
Stade de France, Saint-Denis

Match overview

France host Italy in UEFA Nations League on Friday, 2 October 2026, with kick-off scheduled for 18:45 UTC. The fixture is listed as "Group A1" in UEFA Nations League.

The match is scheduled to be played at Stade de France in Saint-Denis. All times on this page are shown in UTC; the match page converts the kick-off to your local time zone.

Where the teams stand

The table shows France in 1st place (6 points from 2 matches) and Italy in 3rd place (3 points from 2 matches). France hold a 3 points advantage over Italy in the standings.

France are top of the table. France are currently in the promotion places. France have scored 2 goals and conceded 0 goals in the league, a goal difference of +2. Italy are currently in the play-off places. Italy have scored 4 goals and conceded 3 goals in the league, a goal difference of +1.

Where the teams stand
#TeamPWDLGFGAGDPts
1France220020+26
2tuprluknlvs210121+13
3Italy210143+13
4Türkiye200215-40

Recent form

France: 3 wins, 0 draws and 2 defeats in their last 5 matches (W-L-L-W-W), scoring 8 goals and conceding 8 goals.

Italy: 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat in their last 5 matches (D-W-W-L-W), scoring 7 goals and conceding 4 goals.

Italy arrive in better form, taking 10 of a possible 15 points from their recent matches, compared with 9 for France.

Recent form
TeamDateOpponentH/AScoreResult
France28 SeptBelgiumA1-0W
France25 SeptTürkiyeA1-0W
France18 JulEnglandH4-6L
France14 JulSpainH0-2L
France9 JulMoroccoH2-0W
Italy28 SeptTürkiyeA4-1W
Italy25 SeptBelgiumH0-2L
Italy7 JunGreeceA1-0W
Italy3 JunLuxembourgA1-0W
Italy31 MarBosnia-HerzegovinaA1-1D

Head-to-head

We hold 2 meetings between the two sides. The record stands at 1 win for France, 1 win for Italy and 0 draws. The most recent meeting came on Sunday, 17 November 2024: Italy 1-3 France.

Across 2 meetings, the sides have produced 8 goals, an average of 4 per game.

Head-to-head
DateHomeScoreAway
17 NovItaly1-3France
6 SeptFrance1-3Italy

Key numbers to watch

In their recent matches France averaged 1.6 goals scored and 1.6 conceded per game, while Italy averaged 1.4 scored and 0.8 conceded.

France have the sharper recent attack, averaging 1.6 goals per game over their last 5 matches. Italy have been harder to score against, conceding 0.8 goals per game over the same spell.

How to watch

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This article is generated automatically from live match, standings and form data. Figures can change as data is updated.

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