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by Nella Wagah | in Football Predictions
The Africa U20 champions, South Africa, will be facing off with France U20 in their opening match at the 2025 FIFA U20 World Cup in Chile. This Group E clash will be the second meeting at the U20 World Cup level between these nations. Below we have a prediction.
These are two nations with much pedigree in them at this level. France, the 2013 champion and 2011 fourth-place finishers, are looking to return to those glory days.
Their preparation involved two friendly wins against Spain U20, scoring three and conceding no goals. In France U20’s last eight outings, they won seven times.
South Africa U20 haven't played a lot in the run-up to the competition, opting more for preparing the team behind closed doors. They come into this match as a strong unit, though.
They advanced here as African champions, and in July they clinched the COSAFA U20 Championship as well. They will now go a step up as they look to emulate Ghana, the only African nation to have won the U20 World Cup.
This will mark Amajita’s fourth appearance at the U20 World Cup, and they’ll hope to go past the group stage for the first time. In the 1997 edition, they faced France and lost 4-2.
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The Best Betting Odds for France -20 v South Africa -20 Match
| Bookmaker | 1 | X | 2 | Bonus up to |
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1.36 | 4.75 | 7.5 |
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1.25 | 5 | 10 |
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1.35 | 4.2 | 7.5 |
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1.36 | 4.5 | 7 |
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1.29 | 5.1 | 9 |
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What is the prediction for the football match between France -20 and South Africa -20?
Our prediction for the France -20 vs South Africa -20 match is: over 2.5.
Probabilities according to our algorithm* of possible 1X2 football predictions and best odds for the match on 29/09/2025 between France -20 and South Africa -20 in U20 World Cup :
- The Sportytrader ⭐ algorithm estimates a probability of 60.39% for a win of France -20 against South Africa -20 with odds of 1.38 at Bwin.
- The probability according to Sportytrader ⭐ for a draw between France -20 vs South Africa -20 is 11.5% with odds of 5.1 at Unibet.
- Our prediction model gives a 28.11% chance ⭐ for a win of South Africa -20 vs France -20 with odds of 10 at Betfred.
France -20 - South Africa -20 Prediction and Best Odds:
| France -20 South Africa -20 Prediction | Probability | Odds |
|---|---|---|
| France -20 wins | 60.39% | 1.38 at Bwin |
| Over 2.5 goals | 56.05% | 1.8 at Bet365 |
| Both Team To Score | 64.29% | |
| Half-time: Draw / Full-time: France -20 | 22.92% | 4 at Bet365 |
France -20 vs South Africa -20 Form
France -20 and South Africa -20's standings in the U20 World Cup
| Teams | Pts | P | W | D | L | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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2
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6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
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3
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6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
France -20 and South Africa -20 Last Matches
3/6 (50%)
1/6 (17%)
2/6 (33%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
24 Mar 2025 - U20 Friendly Games
20 Mar 2025 - U20 Friendly Games
18 Nov 2024 - U20 Friendly Games
16 Nov 2024 - U20 Friendly Games
14 Oct 2024 - U20 Friendly Games
11 Oct 2024 - U20 Friendly Games
5/6 (83%)
1/6 (17%)
0/6 (0%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
24 Mar 2025 - U20 Friendly Games
16 Nov 2024 - U20 Friendly Games
14 Oct 2024 - U20 Friendly Games
11 Oct 2024 - U20 Friendly Games
9 Sept 2024 - U20 Friendly Games
6 Sept 2024 - U20 Friendly Games
1/5 (20%)
1/5 (20%)
3/5 (60%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
20 Mar 2025 - U20 Friendly Games
18 Nov 2024 - U20 Friendly Games
25 Mar 2024 - U20 Friendly Games
22 Mar 2024 - U20 Friendly Games
28 May 2023 - U20 World Cup
5/6 (83%)
1/6 (17%)
0/6 (0%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
18 May 2025 - U20 CAF African Championship, Group B
15 May 2025 - U20 CAF African Championship, Group B
12 May 2025 - U20 CAF African Championship, Group B
9 May 2025 - U20 CAF African Championship, Group B
6 May 2025 - U20 CAF African Championship, Group B
30 Apr 2025 - U20 CAF African Championship, Group B
4/5 (80%)
1/5 (20%)
0/5 (0%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
18 May 2025 - U20 CAF African Championship, Group B
15 May 2025 - U20 CAF African Championship, Group B
12 May 2025 - U20 CAF African Championship, Group B
9 May 2025 - U20 CAF African Championship, Group B
30 Apr 2025 - U20 CAF African Championship, Group B
1/2 (50%)
0/2 (0%)
1/2 (50%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
6 May 2025 - U20 CAF African Championship, Group B
27 Apr 2025 - U20 CAF African Championship, Group B
France -20 against South Africa -20 Lineups: Starting 11
Formation : 4 - 1 - 3 - 2
Formation : 4 - 4 - 2
Most goals and assists
France -20
South Africa -20
L. Michal
(5 Goals)
S. Magidigidi
(2 Goals)
K. Dabo
(3 Assists)
Vilakazi
(2 Assists)
France -20 - South Africa -20 Key Points
- South Africa’s last five matches averaged 3.2 goals per game.
- Twice in their last four matches, France U20 scored three goals.
- A total of 14 goals were scored in France U20’s last five matches.
- South Africa U20 scored three in three of their last five matches.
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Our France -20 vs South Africa -20 Prediction
These two sides haven't faced off a lot. This is actually going to be only the second meeting between South Africa U20 and France U20 in history. The first one happened to be at the U20 World Cup in 1997 as well. That one ended 4-2 in France’s favor.
While the last meeting won’t have an effect on this one, we still expect a high-scoring outing. Both nations have been scoring a lot, and we expect the same trend here. Our prediction for France U20 v South Africa U20 is over 2.5.
Last Minute: Pre-match odds analysis France -20 South Africa -20
| France -20 vs South Africa -20 | Opening odds | Pre-match odds | Odds Movements |
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| France -20 wins | 1.29 | 1.36 | +5.4% |
| Draw | 5.5 | 4.75 | -13.6% |
| South Africa -20 wins | 9.5 | 7.5 | -21.1% |
After kick-off, the latest odds movements show that:
- France -20 is most likely to win
- The odds for this bet have increased by 5.4% since opening
- The probability of this result was 77.5% and is now 73.5% (-4.0%)
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