After a surprise defeat against Italy, France will be more furious against Belgium on the second matchday of Nations League. Both teams will be entering Groupama Stadium on Monday, 10 September. The Blues begin their Nations League campaign with a comfortable victory over Israel.
France to win 1.84 (21/25)
With the defeat to Italy at the start of Nations League, France lost the second consecutive game for the first time since 2015. However, the Blues confirmed three victories and two draws in Euro 2024 before losing the semi-final against Spain. France have also emerged victorious in all the previous three competitive H2Hs against Belgium. On the other hand, the Red Devils have won only against Israel and Romania in the recent five fixtures in Nations League and Euro. Hence, we predict France will return to their winning track in this game.
Both teams to score: No 2.05 (21/20)
Despite the recent poor defensive form against Spain and Italy, France should be confident against Belgium. The Blues have restricted the Red Devils from scoring in two of the recent three H2H meetings. Belgium have also failed to find the back of the net in three of the last five competitive fixtures. Meanwhile, France have rattled the net four times in the same duration. Given the dominant record against Belgium, the Blues should be in the position to keep a clean sheet in this match.
Correct score 8.50 (15/2)
Belgium have allowed only one goal to be scored in each of the previous two games. However, France’s attack wouldn’t be short of confidence over the home advantage. The Blues have thrashed 22 goals in the previous five competitive fixtures in front of their home fans, including a 14-0 victory against Gibraltar. In the H2Hs with Belgium, the French side has scored multiple goals in two of the recent four meetings. With the given numbers, we expect France to seal an easy 2-0 lead at the end of the ninety minutes in this fixture.
Team News
France
France’s lead of Bradley Barcola’s goal within just the first minute of the game against Italy was not enough to earn a single point. Federico Dimarco leveled the score for Italy in the 30th minute and Frattesi and Raspadori led their team to a 1-3 victory. Manager Didier Deschamps has a healthy squad ahead of the next game against Belgium.
Belgium
Despite a missed penalty from Lois Openda, Belgium had a lead of 3-1 against Israel to have a strong start to Nations League. Kevin De Bruyne scored a brace and Youri Tielemans made the other change to the scoreline for Belgium. There is no fitness concern in the squad but Arne Engles will miss out on the next game due to card suspension.
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