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France vs Romania, European Championship 2016 GROUP STAGE

European Championship · 2016
France
2 – 1
Full Time
Romania
Fri 10 Jun 2016 · 19:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 32' Vlad Chiriches
Y 45' Razvan Rat
Olivier Giroud 69' Y
Y 78' Adrian Popa

Overview

Match Preview

France vs Romania — European Championship .

  • France 0 games · 0 pts (2024/24)
  • Romania 0 games · 0 pts (2024/24)

Match Details

  • Referee Adam Farkas
  • Referee Tamas Bognar
  • Referee Bjorn Kuipers
  • Referee Viktor Kassai
  • Referee Gyorgy Ring
  • Referee Vencel Toth

Head-to-Head

3
1
3
France 7 games · Avg 2.4 goals Romania
Last 5 meetings
2016-06-10 France 2–1 Romania 2016-03-12 Romania 2–2 France 2015-10-16 France 2–1 Romania

Recent Form

France
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
10 Jun Romania H 2–1 W
08 May FC Red Bull Salzburg A 2–0 W
30 Apr Germany H 1–0 W
23 Apr PFC CSKA Moskva A 2–0 W
19 Apr FC Schalke 04 H 2–1 W
16 Apr Ukraine A 3–2 W
Romania
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
10 Jun France A 1–2 L
08 May Turkey A 0–3 L
30 Apr PFC CSKA Moskva H 3–4 L
26 Apr FC Porto A 1–2 L
23 Apr Borussia Dortmund A 3–2 W
19 Apr FC Red Bull Salzburg H 1–2 L

Key Stats

57% Both Teams to Score
H2H (7 games)
57% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
50% Clean Sheets
France this season
25% Clean Sheets
Romania this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

France
0-15
1/–
16-30
–/2
31-45
–/–
46-60
1/–
61-75
–/–
76+
–/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Romania
0-15
–/1
16-30
1/2
31-45
1/–
46-60
2/–
61-75
–/–
76+
–/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Romania
Razvan Marin 2 G
Denis Dragus 1 G
Nicolae Stanciu 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at !
  • 5' It’s high time Anghel Iordanescu made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 10' Florin Andone has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 10 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 15' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 20' The energy levels are beginning to show. Didier Deschamps might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 25' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 30' France seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 32' Romania player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 37' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Dimitri Payet suffering a number of foals already.
  • 42' The -year-old has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 45' That is a Yellow card for Romania. Razvan Rat will be fuming at that decision.
  • 50' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Didier Deschamps will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 55' Ciprian Tatarusanu has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 58' A stunning finish from Olivier Giroud — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 61' Denis Alibec has so much to prove this time. He replaces Florin Andone on 61 minute.
  • 65' The Bogdan Stancu breaks the deadlock on 65 minutes. 1-1!
  • 66' Kingsley Coman is replacing Antoine Griezmann for the France side.
  • 69' It’s a booking for France player. Olivier Giroud gets a Yellow card.
  • 72' Another substitution for Romania to replace Nicolae Stanciu by Alexandru Chipciu on 72 minute.
  • 77' Fresh legs for France! Anthony Martial comes on to replace Paul Pogba.
  • 78' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Adrian Popa.
  • 82' Romania make a change. Adrian Popa trudges off to be replaced by Gabriel Torje on 82 minutes.
  • 87' Both keepers have barely been tested. France and Romania are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 89' The deadlock is broken! Dimitri Payet gets on the scoresheet on 89 minutes.
  • 90' Moussa Sissoko is ready to make an impact after coming on for Dimitri Payet at the 90 minute mark.
  • France celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

France Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Didier Deschamps

Romania Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Anghel Iordanescu

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.68 France xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.08 Romania xG
I would bet for: France to win 55%

Match Result

✓ Correct
France55% Draw24% Romania21%
Actual: France win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes54% 0% No46%
Avg goals/match: 2.76
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 76%
24%
± 2.5 51%
49%
± 3.5 30%
70%
± 4.5 15%
85%

Double Chance

France or Draw
80%
Draw or Romania
45%
France or Romania
76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
France36% Draw46% Romania18%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.4%
1 – 0
9.8%
2 – 1
Actual
2 – 0
8.8%
0 – 0
8.2%
1 – 2
5.9%
0 – 1
5.9%
3 – 1
5.2%
2 – 2
5%
3 – 0
4.8%
0 – 2
3.6%
3 – 2
2.9%

Asian Handicap — France

Handicap France covers Push Romania covers
-2.5 12% — 88%
-2 12% 16% 72%
-1.5 28% — 72%
-1 28% 23% 50%
-0.5 50% — 50%
+0.5 77% — 23%
+1 77% 14% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 6% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

France keeps clean sheet
35% ✓
Romania keeps clean sheet
19% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.