Belgium will be without a couple of star players
France looked excellent in their 4-1 win over Israel
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Tip: Belgium v France | Odds |
France Win Full-Time Result | @2.40 |
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Belgium barely snatched a point against Italy despite having one-man advantage on Thursday. France are on a two-game winning streak and I will back them to add one more to the tally against inconsistent hosts.
Belgium have lost 2 of their last 4 matches.
Belgium have lost their last 4 matches against France.
France have won their last 2 matches.
Head to Head
France have a 12-5 advantage against Belgium with 6 draws in 23 matches.
They last met in September, the game being won by France 2-0.
Belgium Form
Domenico Tedesco’s side had a successful start to the new edition of UEFA Nations League, beating Israel 3-1 with Kevin De Bruyne scoring a brace, Youri Tielemans also on target.
They were outplayed and defeated in the second round by France 2-0, ending the match with 0.82-2.70 expected goals, 55% possession and 9-25 shots.
Things were looking bad for the Red Devils on Thursday, being behind two goals against Italy after 24 minutes, but recovered with Leandro Trossard’s and Maxim De Cuyper’s goals to win a point (2-2).
Belgium Squad & Team News
Pos. | Player | Caps | Goals | Club |
GK | Koen Casteels | 16 | 0 | Al Qadsiah |
GK | Ortwin De Wolf | 0 | 0 | KV Mechelen |
GK | Maarten Vandevoordt | 0 | 0 | Leipzig |
DF | Timothy Castagne | 49 | 2 | Fulham |
DF | Wout Faes | 21 | 0 | Leicester City |
DF | Arthur Theate | 20 | 0 | Eintracht Frankfurt |
DF | Zeno Debast | 12 | 0 | Sporting CP |
DF | Sebastiaan Bornauw | 4 | 0 | Wolfsburg |
DF | Maxim De Cuyper | 3 | 0 | Club Brugge |
DF | Koni De Winter | 1 | 0 | Genoa |
DF | Matte Smets | 0 | 0 | Genk |
MF | Youri Tielemans | 72 | 9 | Aston Villa |
MF | Orel Mangala | 20 | 0 | Everton |
MF | Charles De Ketelaere | 18 | 2 | Atalanta |
MF | Aster Vranckx | 7 | 0 | Wolfsburg |
MF | Arne Engels | 1 | 0 | Celtic |
MF | Malick Fofana | 0 | 0 | Lyon |
FW | Leandro Trossard | 37 | 9 | Arsenal |
FW | Jérémy Doku | 28 | 2 | Manchester City |
FW | Loïs Openda | 22 | 2 | Leipzig |
FW | Dodi Lukebakio | 20 | 2 | Sevilla |
FW | Johan Bakayoko | 16 | 1 | PSV Eindhoven |
FW | Cyril Ngonge | 0 | 0 | Napoli |
Thibaut Courtois won't be playing for the national team under Domenico Tedesco.
Kevin De Bruyne and Romelu Lukaku were granted permission to skip two Nations League games due to busy schedules with Man City and Napoli.
Matz Sels and Amadou Onana are injured.
Jan Verthongen retired from the national team after Euro 2024.
Thomas Meunier and Yannick Carrasco were not called up.
France Form
France had a horrible start to the new edition of UEFA Nations League, suffering a 3-1 home defeat against Italy despite gaining a lead with Bradley Barcola scoring in the first minute.
Les Bleus recovered and won their second round match three days later against Belgium, Randal Kolo Muani breaking the deadlock in 29th minute, Ousmane Dembele doubling the lead in second half.
Didier Deschamps’ side looked fantastic on Thursday in the third round, claiming a 4-1 victory against Israel with Eduardo Camavinga, Christopher Nkunku, Matteo Guendouzi and Barcola finding the net.
They are currently 2nd on the table with six points, one point behind the leaders Italy.
France Squad & Team News
Pos. | Player | Caps | Goals | Club |
GK | Mike Maignan | 24 | 0 | AC Milan |
GK | Alphonse Areola | 5 | 0 | West Ham United |
GK | Brice Samba | 3 | 0 | Lens |
DF | Lucas Digne | 47 | 0 | Aston Villa |
DF | Jules Koundé | 36 | 0 | Barcelona |
DF | Théo Hernandez | 34 | 2 | AC Milan |
DF | William Saliba | 23 | 0 | Arsenal |
DF | Ibrahima Konaté | 17 | 0 | Liverpool |
DF | Jonathan Clauss | 14 | 2 | Nice |
DF | Wesley Fofana | 1 | 0 | Chelsea |
DF | Loïc Badé | 0 | 0 | Sevilla |
MF | Aurélien Tchouaméni | 36 | 3 | Real Madrid |
MF | Youssouf Fofana | 23 | 3 | AC Milan |
MF | Eduardo Camavinga | 21 | 1 | Real Madrid |
MF | Mattéo Guendouzi | 9 | 1 | Lazio |
MF | Warren Zaïre-Emery | 4 | 1 | Paris Saint-Germain |
MF | Manu Koné | 2 | 0 | Roma |
FW | Ousmane Dembélé | 51 | 6 | Paris Saint-Germain |
FW | Marcus Thuram | 26 | 2 | Inter Milan |
FW | Randal Kolo Muani | 23 | 6 | Paris Saint-Germain |
FW | Christopher Nkunku | 10 | 0 | Chelsea |
FW | Bradley Barcola | 7 | 1 | Paris Saint-Germain |
FW | Michael Olise | 2 | 0 | Bayern Munich |
It was announced Kylian Mbappe will miss this and upcoming match against Belgium.
Olivier Giroud and Antoine Griezmann recently retired from the national team.
Dayot Upamecano and Ferland Mendy are injured.
N'Golo Kante was in the squad in September matches, didn't make it to the list this time.
Sevilla's Loic Bade could make his debut for the national team.