Prediction for the Euro 2024 match France vs Belgium: Les Bleus and the Red Devils
France vs Belgium football commentary, 23:00 on 01/07 EURO 2024 - Force information, expected lineup, form, confrontation history Both France and Belgium are having difficulties on the attack, showing a pale face throughout the group stage. How to improve scoring performance and activate attacking stars? That is the question that both teams face in this important match.
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- The forces between France and Belgium are considered to be equal in strength. However, France is more appreciated.
- Belgium has 30 wins, 26 defeats and 19 draws, scoring a total of 162 goals and conceding 131 goals. This shows that they are lacking stability.
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Evaluation of the forces of 2 teams France and Belgium
The match between France vs Belgium in the EURO 2024 round promises to be very dramatic, but both teams are facing many serious problems.
Evaluation of the forces of 2 teams France and Belgium
France team
Despite owning an attack of top stars such as Dembele, Coman, Griezmann and Kylian Mbappe, only scored 2 goals throughout the group stage, with one goal coming from an own goal and one goal from a penalty. This makes France one of the teams with the least effective attack in the tournament, even though they are the runners-up in the world.
Belgium team
Belgium is also not much better when only scoring 2 goals in 3 group stage matches, although they previously had an impressive performance in the qualifying round with 22 goals. The two teams have finished a total of 48 times but have only 2 goals, with a successful completion rate of only 4.2%, making them two of the three teams to take advantage of the worst chances from the beginning of the tournament, along with Serbia.
Both France vs Belgium need to improve their attacking ability if they want to go further in the tournament. The next match will be an opportunity for the two teams to prove their bravery and reaffirm their position in the European arena.
How is France vs Belgium performing?
The performance of both France vs Belgium in recent times shows that one thing in common is remarkable stability. Since the defeat at the 2022 World Cup, when Belgium was eliminated after losing to Morocco, they have only lost 1 match in their last 18 appearances. France, after the defeat in the final against Argentina in Qatar, also only received 2 more losses in all competitions.
How is France vs Belgium performing?
- However, France has a slight advantage when winning Belgium in the last 2 confrontations and has not lost to Belgium since 2017. Considering the overall history of the confrontation, France has won Belgium 10 times and lost only 5 matches.
- In the EURO arena, Belgium seems to bring good luck to France. In the last meeting in 1984, France won Belgium 5-0 with a hat-trick by Michel Platini. Platini's record for the most goals scored in a EURO group stage still exists today. That year, France was crowned European champion.
- With these historical advantages, France is predicted to be able to surpass Belgium, but they first need to solve the problem of the attack's scoring performance.
Details of the head-to-head record between the 2 teams
The history of the confrontation between France vs Belgium has recorded 75 matches, with surprising results when Belgium won more. Belgium has 30 wins, 26 defeats and 19 draws, scoring a total of 162 goals and conceding 131 goals.
- The most recent match between the two teams was dramatic, when Belgium led 2-0 after the first half, but France came back to score 3 goals in the second half to win 3-2 in the semi-finals of the Nations League on October 7, 2021.
- Didier Deschamps' team also beat Belgium 1-0 in the semi-finals of the 2018 World Cup, with the only goal scored by Samuel Umtiti. The 4-3 friendly victory at the Stade de France in 2015 was Belgium's only victory in the last six matches against France (drew 2, lost 3) and was one of only two victories in the last 13 meetings with France (drawn 4, lost 7). This means that for the past 9 years, Belgium has not been able to win against France.
- Before the 2018 World Cup semifinals, the two teams met in the 1986 World Cup, when France won 4-2 after extra time in the third-place match.
- France won the biggest Euro against Belgium 5–0 in 1984, when Michel Platini scored a hat-trick and Alain Giresse and Luis Fernandez also scored. France and Belgium drew 3-3 in Brussels on May 1, 1904, which was the first official international match for both teams.
- Historically, the French team has gone through 8 penalty shootouts with a record of 3 wins and 5 losses. France's three wins included 4-3 against Brazil (1986 World Cup quarterfinals), 5-4 against the Netherlands (Euro 1996 quarterfinals), and 4-3 against Italy (1998 World Cup quarterfinals). France's five defeats include 4-5 against West Germany (1982 World Cup semi-finals), 5-6 against the Czech Republic (1996 Euro semi-finals), 3-5 against Italy (2006 World Cup final), 4-5 against Switzerland (Euro 2020 round of 16), and 2-4 against Argentina (2022 World Cup final).
- Meanwhile, Belgium only experienced one penalty shootout and they beat Spain 5-4 in the quarterfinals of the 1986 World Cup.
Football odds between France vs Belgium
- Asian handicap: France handicap 1/2 left (France -0.5 left)
Verdict: France is more appreciated with a handicap of 1/2 left. However, Belgium possesses many outstanding individuals and is fully capable of creating surprises.
- Over/Under Handicap: 2 1/4 Left
Verdict: Both teams have solid defenses and their scoring performance has not been high recently. Therefore, the possibility of the match having many goals (explosion) is not high.
- Prediction: France to win 1-0
Predict which team will win this match
Based on the performance of the 2 teams and the analytical data in the whole article, France has the upper hand.
Detailed prediction of France vs Belgium match (01/07)
Result: France won 1-0
Scoring chances:
- France: 50%
- Belgium: 30%
- Draw: 20%
Goals:
- France: Mbappe (pen)
- Belgium: No
Penalty card:
- France: 2
- Belgium: 2
Reason for prediction:
- France has a solid defense and a higher scoring performance than Belgium.
- Belgium is struggling to create scoring chances.
- The match will be tense and fierce, but France is more likely to win.
Expected lineup
- France squad: Maignan, Pavard, Konate, William Saliba, Theo Hernandez, Rabiot, Tchouameni, N'Golo Kante, Griezmann, Bradley Barcola, Mbappe, Marcus Thuram.
- They will be 2016: Castels, Witsel,88888,8888,88, Watchtower, Meunier, Timothy Castagne, Amadou Onana, DeAnna, Tielemans, Doku, Trossard, City.
Final verdicts
The match between France and Belgium at Euro 2024 promises to be a top-notch competition between two strong teams and rich in traditions of European football. Les Bleus and the Red Devils not only bring bright stars to the field, but also the perfect combination of sharp tactics and uncompromising competitive spirit. Participate in betting at V9Bet bookmaker now for a chance to predict the winning team.
