FT · Europe: UEFA Nations League · Friday, 02 October 2026

France 1–1 ItalyMatch recap & how our call landed · Friday, 02 October 2026

France
1–1
Draw
Italy

Our call before kickoff

Our call missed

Before kickoff our call was France to win at 72%. Bawler had France at 72%, the draw at 17% and Italy at 11%. The match finished 1–1.

Pre-match probability vs result

France win
72%
Draw
17%
Result
Italy win
11%

Goals we expected vs goals scored

Our forecast
2.5 – 0.9
Total 3.3
Actual
1 – 1
Total 2 (−1.3 against our forecast)
Chances created (xG)
1.2 – 1.5
From the match itself

The match produced 1.3 fewer goals than we forecast. That can be wasteful finishing, strong goalkeeping or chances we over-rated.

Every graded pick · and how it landed

Graded pick · high confidence
France to win
Pre-match: 72%
Missed

Each pick's figure is the one published with it before kickoff. It comes from a separate calculation, so a pick on the result can show a different number from the win/draw/win split above.

What we said pre-match

"France's 1.53 expected-goal advantage and 71% win forecast reflect Mbappé and Thuram's attacking threat against Italy's 0.82 xG ceiling at home."

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