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10 June 2016 2395 comments
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Euro 2016 gets underway this evening as France entertain Romania in Paris. Favourites to lift the trophy on home turf, Didier Deschamps’ side have been in fine scoring form of late – they’ve won all of their last four friendlies and found the net at least three times on each occasion.

Delving into the data, the underlying numbers bode well for the hosts – Les Bleus have fired 70 attempts on goal over their last four matches, a tally bettered only by Belgium amongst the 24 participants.

Deschamps’ thriving attack sit second for goals (13) and top for big chances (13), highlighting just why the likes of Paul Pogba, Antoine Griezmann, Dimitri Payet and Olivier Giroud are so highly fancied Fantasy assets against a defence that’s shipped six goals in their last three.

Romania, though, have also fared well in the final third and will be buoyed by the fact that France have conceded twice in four of their previous five friendlies.

Anghel Iorsanescu’s men are on a fine run that’s harvested just a single loss in 20 and they’ve netted eight times in the last couple of matches. Indeed, Romania sit third amongst the qualifiers for attempts on goal (67) over the previous four, though only 29 have arrived from inside the box.

With three goals to his name over the previous four, Nicolas Stanciu is likely to carry the visitors’ main chance of upsetting the odds tonight.

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  1. Parm
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 2 days ago

    He's missing an I from the back of his shirt, right?

    +1 for winning the pen, mind.

  2. ★Kuntheman★
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 2 days ago

    Damn. No Rami CS. 🙁

  3. Messiah Hazard
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 2 days ago

    Took out Stanciu an hour before deadline trusting France's back line

    1. ktongue
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 2 days ago

      I put him in because I wanted to see what he was made off and because it's not like the premier league, I can bring in Fábregas for him. Didn't you consider doing something like that yourself?

  4. TJ_777
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 2 days ago

    good thing no one owns stancu

    1. Leaf
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      10 years, 2 days ago

      They all deleted their team after he missed those sitters

  5. Somalion
    • 16 Years
    10 years, 2 days ago

    Just one more, Romania.

  6. Ziro
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 2 days ago

    Got the wrong Stan. 🙁

    1. Moin
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 2 days ago

      Ouch.

  7. ★Kuntheman★
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 2 days ago

    Coman for Griezmann

  8. Moin
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 2 days ago

    Knew France wouldn't keep a CS 😎

  9. VS10_
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 2 days ago

    Griezmann off, very disappointing from him.

    1. Moin
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 2 days ago

      He was horrible today

  10. Moore FPL
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 2 days ago

    Stanciu assist
    Payet & Giroud (c)

    1. Parm
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 2 days ago

      No assists for pens.

      1. Eden Hazardous
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 2 days ago

        2 points tho

      2. 420king
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 2 days ago

        2 pts tho, good enough

      3. Forza
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 2 days ago

        2 points for winning it though.

      4. Ziro
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 2 days ago

        There is assist for pen.

      5. Parm
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        10 years, 2 days ago

        Technically not an assist. Screw you all.

      6. Moore FPL
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 2 days ago

        Nooooo 🙁

  11. Zero
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 2 days ago

    Giroud, Payet and Stanciu. Almost a higher score than my GW1 of the season

    1. Ziro
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 2 days ago

      This. 😀

    2. ktongue
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 2 days ago

      Nice. Do you think you'd transfer the captaincy though after Giroud getting a yellow card?

  12. Junior ⚽
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 2 days ago

    NOO Didn't get Stanciu
    Those of you who made me change!
    🙁
    Why did I get Dzemaili over him

    1. Every Dog Has Its Day
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 2 days ago

      lol mug

      1. Junior ⚽
        • 10 Years
        10 years, 2 days ago

        cheers

        1. Every Dog Has Its Day
          • 11 Years
          10 years, 2 days ago

          don't blame others

          1. Junior ⚽
            • 10 Years
            10 years, 2 days ago

            Im not..
            It was my decision

    2. Fifa las vegas
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 2 days ago

      It's a different bloody one! You wouldn't have gotten points even if you did get Stanciu.

    3. Spectrum-FFS Doubles Champ
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 2 days ago

      No one made you change, people can give advice but ultimately its your decision

    4. Junior ⚽
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 2 days ago

      I'm not blaming anyone chil

  13. Fifa las vegas
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 2 days ago

    Griezmann!? My fantasy is gong to pits...

  14. Swift
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 2 days ago

    Griezmann off hurting his owners.

    1. Every Dog Has Its Day
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 2 days ago

      Hey! 🙂

      Ain't spoken to you in a while, did you join the forum league?

      1. Swift
        • 10 Years
        10 years, 2 days ago

        Yes I did! I don't moderate for EA anymore, so I don't log on much anymore.

  15. EmreCan Hustle
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 2 days ago

    Are there baps in Euro fantasy?

    1. Jairzinho
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 2 days ago

      No

      1. EmreCan Hustle
        • 13 Years
        10 years, 2 days ago

        Cheers.
        A lot of people here talking about baps.

  16. KOLASINA(C)
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 2 days ago

    Stanciu assist going to be given?

    1. 420king
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 2 days ago

      no he gets 2 pts for penalty won

    2. OPTA FPL
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 2 days ago

      No

  17. TJ_777
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 2 days ago

    anyone else interested in sapunaru? likely to play md 2 and 3. One romanias best players imo

  18. SilkySkills
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 2 days ago

    Giroud is the main man

    1. Fifa las vegas
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 2 days ago

      It actually looks that way tbh. Griezmann needs games to be more open, Romanians are very tight and persistent!

  19. Lallana_
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 2 days ago

    Stanciu hype. Don't have him though!

    Shame for Rami.

  20. ★Kuntheman★
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 2 days ago

    Always pick donkeys over top class strikers.

  21. Eden Hazardous
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 2 days ago

    Giroud over Griezmann sucessssss

  22. OPTA FPL
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 2 days ago

    No assist is awarded to a player winning a penalty or a free-kick.

    1. KOLASINA(C)
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 2 days ago

      That's stupid.

    2. 420king
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 2 days ago

      Earning a penalty 2

      1. 420king
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 2 days ago

        pts that is

    3. Ziro
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 2 days ago

      2 points for earning pen.

    4. King H
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 2 days ago

      Your joking right. ( spits dummy out )

    5. Forza
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 2 days ago

      2 points is good enough!

    6. La Vida Latte
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      10 years, 2 days ago

      2 points for earning a penalty

    7. Davidinho
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 2 days ago

      No assist but you get 2 points for earning a penalty, that's the way I read it anyway. Assist and earning a penalty are two seperate things under their rules

  23. ★Kuntheman★
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 2 days ago

    Giroud mate just shoot and we'd get the Payet assist.

    Looks like a pen to me though

  24. Jay_
      10 years, 2 days ago

      Giroud yc

      1. OPTA FPL
        • 14 Years
        10 years, 2 days ago

        Lol captain switch

    • VS10_
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 2 days ago

      Giroud, don't get sent off.

    • ★Kuntheman★
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 2 days ago

      Donkey YC. 🙁

    • Ziro
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 2 days ago

      Donkey YC

    • Bøwstring The Carp
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 2 days ago

      Giroud YC

      All going diddies up now 😕

    • SilkySkills
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 2 days ago

      Nooooo

    • Captain Vantastic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 2 days ago

      Brace yourselves Stanciu stick or twist questions are coming

      1. King H
        • 14 Years
        10 years, 2 days ago

        I have de bruyne to come in so i will be twisting 😉