The action kicks off shorty before 3 p.m. ET as France and Italy face off in an International Friendly taking place in Parma at the Stadio Ennio Tardini.

These clubs matchup so well you have to go all the way back to 2000 in order to decide who has the head-to-head advantage.

Coming into Wednesday's matchup, the teams have been dead locked when facing each other. They are 2-2-2 against each other in their last six matches. 

Prediction
This match, fans predicted on Goal.com ,  will go in favor of the Italians. A whopping 63 percent believe Italian will win and defeat the French. Meanwhile, 22 percent of fans think the French will walk off the pitch with the victory.

Of these 63 fans predicting an Italian win, 20 percent believe it will end 2-1 and another 16 percent of these fans see a 2-0 shutout of the French. 

Nine percent of those in favor of the French foresee a 2-1 victory for the team.

Red Hot
The Italians come into this match with a better record over their last five games. According to Goal.com, in their last five matches, Italy defeated Denmark and Armenia 3-1, Malta 2-0 and finished in a 2-2 draw against Bulgaria in the World Cup Qualifiers. Their only loss came against England, 2-1, in an International Friendly.

Not So Red Hot
France comes into this match 2-2-1. They had a dtraw with Spain in the World Cup Qualifiers, right after losing to Japan 1-0 in a Friendly. They defeated Belarus and Finland in the World Cup Qualifiers right after drawing with Uruguay 0-0 in their Friendly. 

Click here to watch live stream of Italy vs. France in this Friendly matchup between two European powerhouses.