Turkey vs France Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 25th September 2026

The match between Turkey and France will kick off this coming Friday at Kocaeli Stadium. This is a match in round one of the Nations League A group stage this season. Betting on the draw would have earned you a sound profit the last time Turkey played France. The pair finished even in a 1-1 match, where no one managed to get the upper hand.

Turkey arrive at this match placed as number 27 in the FIFA world ranking, while France lack behind as number 3 in the world.

It has the look of a very equal affair, when Turkey welcome France at Kocaeli Stadium on Friday. Three points here could prove pivotal in the attempts to win the group, and both sides are capable of booking a win, when they hit their stride.

Heading into their opening Nations League A group match France should be capable of dismissing the resistance from Turkey. France will attempt to get through the group stages effortlessly, thus dropping points here is not on the agenda.

France scored 20 goals, conceded 13 and held on for a clean sheet in four of their last ten matches.

Turkey vs France Prediction

Turkey Form

In their last three games, Turkey lost 2-0 against Australia, got defeated 0-1 by Paraguay before winning 3-2 against USA. Turkey won four of their past six internationals, where they also drew zero and lost two. They scored ten goals and conceded six times.

France Form

In their last three matches, France won 2-0 win against Morocco, lost 0-2 against Spain and lost 4-6 against England. France performed a very admirable four wins in six internationals, while they also drew zero and lost two. They scored 14 times, while also conceding six goals.

Bookmakers have France down as rather big favourites for the win against Turkey. While the hosts will obviously come out fighting, we still think the visitors will prevail in the end.

France have hit a nice vein of form away from home with 8 matches now without losing.

Turkey vs France Team News

Turkey vs France H2H

Turkey and France had to settle for a draw each in their most recent match, which finished with a 1-1 scoreline. The best betting odds on a draw at full-time with the bookies are at 7/2. Turkey have a 20% win rate against France, who won three of these matches. The total record reads 1-1-3, which is worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Turkey vs France Results

In two of the previous five matches between Turkey and France both teams scored.

Turkey vs France Betting Tips

Looking at the market for a goalscorer, it seems a good idea to side with Baris Alper Yilmaz, who is performing well for Turkey. He found the back of the net three times in his most recent national team outings. He'll be out to add more goals for his country against France. The visitors will be looking up to Kylian Mbappe to find the net once again, after managing six goals for France in his last six matches.

Turkey claimed all three points seven times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing one along the way. They endured defeat in two of the games in this run. France won seven of their last 10 games away, while drawing one and losing two in this series of matches. Turkey managed to open the scoring in no less than six of their previous 10 league games on home soil. The visitors from France have been equally ready from the first whistle, scoring the opener in six of their last 10 away games.

In the last five encounters between Turkey and France over 2.5 goals came out two times, as Turkey averaged one goal a game. France scored an average of 1.8 goals in these, while both teams scored two times. Turkey saw over 2.5 goals in five of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.9 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of the last ten games for France, who scored 2.4 times on average in these matches.