France vs Belgium: betting odds 9 Sep 2024

Betting tips 9 Sep 2024

Memories of their Euro last-16 match are still fresh, where France only took the lead in the 85th minute. In the first round of the Nations League, their missed opportunities came back to haunt them. Belgium could capitalise on this.

The match at the Parc des Princes began magnificently and ended disastrously for France. Bradley Barcola took advantage of a sluggish Giovanni Di Lorenzo and scored within just 13 seconds of the game! However, Italy's goals were even more spectacular—a shot from Federico Dimarco that was unstoppable at the end of the first half and two swift attacks in the second half. No matter how much the French side besieged the goal in the final minutes, they couldn't salvage the game. Judging by the statistics, they didn’t deserve more than a single goal, with 1.05 xG and 3 shots on target. This is reminiscent of their Euro match against Belgium, where they had nearly identical stats: 1.06 xG and 2 shots on target, and the only goal came from an own goal back then.

Euro 2024 also left Belgian fans with less-than-pleasant memories. However, they enjoyed a strong start in the first round of the Nations League against Israel. Their opponents have just been promoted to the top division and clearly can't cope with the high level of this group. The Belgian side increased the pressure as the match progressed. Of 25 shots, 16 came in the second half (with 6 on target out of 8). Belgium's xG was 3.61, and they could have scored a fourth goal, but Loïs Openda missed a penalty, hitting the goalkeeper.

France should be wary of Belgium. They know how to defend, conceding only two goals in four matches at the Euros. They also have occasional issues with finishing. Predicting the outcome here is difficult since both teams often play evenly in head-to-head encounters. For instance, before the 1:0 match at the last Euros, France won 3:2 in the 2020/21 Nations League finals, and in the 2018 World Cup semi-finals in Russia, it was once again 1:0. We believe that taking a total under bet is necessary because the French coaching staff should learn from their match against Italy, but they are unlikely to score many themselves.

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Nations League: previous matches in the tournament

France
06.09.24
France
Italy
L
Belgium
06.09.24
Belgium
Israel
W

H2H: France — Belgium

EURO 2024 2024
01.07.24
France
Belgium
Nations League 2020-2021
07.10.21
Belgium
France
World Cup 2018
10.07.18
France
Belgium
1
:
0
Friendlies 2015-2016
06.06.15
France
Belgium
3
:
4
Friendlies 2013-2014
14.08.13
Belgium
France
0
:
0
Friendlies 2011-2012
15.11.11
France
Belgium
0
:
0

Group stage

League A. Group 2
Team
Played
Matches played
W
D
L
Goals
Goals
Points
Points
1
France
  1:3 2:0 0:0 6 4 1 1
12:6
13
2
Italy
1:3   2:2 4:1 6 4 1 1
13:8
13
3
Belgium
1:2 0:1   3:1 6 1 1 4
6:9
4
4
Israel
1:4 1:2 1:0   6 1 1 4
5:13
4

Team lineups

France

Didier Deschamps
coach
Player Matches Goals
In squad
Mike Maignan
gk. 22 -13
Alphonse Areola
gk. 5 -3
Brice Samba
gk. 3 -4
Lucas Digne
df. 46 0
Jules Kounde
df. 34 0
Theo Hernandez
df. 33 2
Dayot Upamecano
df. 25 2
William Saliba
df. 21 0
Ibrahima Konaté
df. 17 0
Jonathan Clauss
df. 14 2
Loïc Badé
df. 0 0
N'Golo Kanté
mf. 61 2
Youssouf Fofana
mf. 22 3
Matteo Guendouzi
mf. 7 1
Kouadio Koné
mf. 1 0
Antoine Griezmann
fw. 135 44
Kylian Mbappé
fw. 84 48
Ousmane Dembélé
fw. 49 5
Marcus Thuram
fw. 25 2
Randal Kolo
fw. 21 4
Bradley Laurent Barcola
fw. 5 1
Michael Akpovie Olise
fw. 1 0
Belgium

Domenico Tedesco
coach
Player Matches Goals
In squad
Koen Casteels
gk. 15 -8
Matz Sels
gk. 8 -5
Thomas Kaminski
gk. 1 0
Thomas Meunier
df. 66 8
Timothy Castagne
df. 48 2
Wout Faes
df. 20 0
Arthur Nicolas Theate
df. 19 0
Zeno Koen Debast
df. 11 0
Maxim De Cuyper
df. 3 0
Koni De Winter
df. 1 0
Kevin De Bruyne
mf. 106 30
Youri Tielemans
mf. 71 9
Orel Mangala
mf. 19 0
Amadou Ba Zeund Georges Mvom Onana
mf. 18 0
Charles Marc S. De Ketelaere
mf. 17 2
Arthur Denis Vermeeren
mf. 4 0
Arne Engels
mf. 1 0
Jérémy Doku
fw. 27 2
Loïs Openda
fw. 21 2
Dodi Lukebakio
fw. 19 2
Saint-Cyr Johan Bakayoko
fw. 15 1
Alexis Saelemaekers
fw. 12 1
Julien Dienda M. Duranville
fw. 1 0

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