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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. Swift
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Oh Evra.

  2. Parm
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

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

    +1 for winning the pen, mind.

  3. ★Kuntheman★
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Damn. No Rami CS. 🙁

  4. Messiah Hazard
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

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

    1. ktongue
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 6 months 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?

  5. TJ_777
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    good thing no one owns stancu

    1. Leaf
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      They all deleted their team after he missed those sitters

  6. Somalion
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Just one more, Romania.

  7. Ziro
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Got the wrong Stan. 🙁

    1. Moin
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Ouch.

  8. ★Kuntheman★
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Coman for Griezmann

  9. Moin
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Knew France wouldn't keep a CS 😎

  10. VS10_
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Griezmann off, very disappointing from him.

    1. Moin
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      He was horrible today

  11. Moore FPL
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Stanciu assist
    Payet & Giroud (c)

    1. Parm
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      No assists for pens.

      1. Eden Hazardous
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        2 points tho

      2. 420king
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        2 pts tho, good enough

      3. Forza
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        2 points for winning it though.

      4. Ziro
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        There is assist for pen.

      5. Parm
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        Technically not an assist. Screw you all.

      6. Moore FPL
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        Nooooo 🙁

  12. Zero
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

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

    1. Ziro
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      This. 😀

    2. ktongue
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

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

  13. Junior ⚽
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 6 months 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
      9 years, 6 months ago

      lol mug

      1. Junior ⚽
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        cheers

        1. Every Dog Has Its Day
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 6 months ago

          don't blame others

          1. Junior ⚽
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 6 months ago

            Im not..
            It was my decision

    2. Fifa las vegas
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 6 months 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
      9 years, 6 months ago

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

    4. Junior ⚽
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      I'm not blaming anyone chil

  14. Fifa las vegas
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

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

  15. Swift
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Griezmann off hurting his owners.

    1. Every Dog Has Its Day
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Hey! 🙂

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

      1. Swift
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

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

  16. EmreCan Hustle
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Are there baps in Euro fantasy?

    1. Jairzinho
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      No

      1. EmreCan Hustle
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        Cheers.
        A lot of people here talking about baps.

  17. KOLASINA(C)
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Stanciu assist going to be given?

    1. 420king
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      no he gets 2 pts for penalty won

    2. OPTA FPL
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      No

  18. TJ_777
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

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

  19. SilkySkills
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Giroud is the main man

    1. Fifa las vegas
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

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

  20. Lallana_
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Stanciu hype. Don't have him though!

    Shame for Rami.

  21. ★Kuntheman★
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Always pick donkeys over top class strikers.

  22. Eden Hazardous
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Giroud over Griezmann sucessssss

  23. OPTA FPL
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

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

    1. KOLASINA(C)
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      That's stupid.

    2. 420king
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Earning a penalty 2

      1. 420king
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        pts that is

    3. Ziro
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      2 points for earning pen.

    4. King H
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Your joking right. ( spits dummy out )

    5. Forza
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      2 points is good enough!

    6. La Vida Latte
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      2 points for earning a penalty

    7. Davidinho
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 6 months 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

  24. ★Kuntheman★
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

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

    Looks like a pen to me though

  25. Jay_
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Giroud yc

      1. OPTA FPL
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        Lol captain switch

    • VS10_
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Giroud, don't get sent off.

    • ★Kuntheman★
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Donkey YC. 🙁

    • Ziro
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Donkey YC

    • Bøwstring The Carp
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Giroud YC

      All going diddies up now 😕

    • SilkySkills
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Nooooo