France vs Belgium Prediction & Picks - Euro
by Edgar Jibran | in Euro Picks
The EURO 2024 round of 16 is already offering matches that were expected to occur in final instances due to the punctual performance of the teams during the group stage, and one of the most interesting of them will be disputed next Monday, July 01st when France and Belgium collide at 10:00 am Central Time for a spot in the quarterfinals against the winner of the match between Portugal and Slovenia.
In this regard, it’s pretty evident that both national teams haven’t been near to accomplishing with the general expectation before the competition started because even when they were remarked as the huge favorites to dominate their respective groups, reality wasn’t even close after the big issues they had to qualify after only winning 1 match during the group stage.
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France vs Belgium Form
France and Belgium Latest Matches
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Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
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France against Belgium : Head to Head (H2H)
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Oct 7, 2021 - UEFA Nations League
Jul 10, 2018 - World Cup
France - Belgium: Form Analysis
Looking deeper into both teams’ performance, it can be found that France was only able to score 1 nominal goal during the group stage and it was in the last round during the 1-1 tie against Poland, so that lack of offensive efficiency must be concerning for them in the preview of one of the most complicated matches that they’ve faced during the last months, where they must avoid a new defeat as the one they suffered against Germany in March.
On the other hand, Belgium showed two different faces during the group stage, being the most interesting the one they had against Romania and Slovakia, matches in which they generated a lot of big chances to score, but their inefficiency costed them a loss against Slovakia (0-1) and a regular victory against Romania (2-0). However, they had a terrible match against Ukraine in the last round, being only able to generate 4 shots on target and looking without any productive idea on the pitch.
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France against Belgium Lineups: Starting 11
Formation : 4 - 3 - 1 - 2
Formation : 4 - 3 - 3
Missing players
E. Camavinga
ForwardK. Mbappe
T. Meunier
MidfielderA. Witsel
ForwardD. Lukebakio
France & Belgium Squad Analysis
The French head coach, Didier Deschamps must try to find the perfect variants to trustfully face the round of 16, where one of the biggest tasks will be to avoid depending on Mbappe’s individual performance, as he has been the only player taking the offensive responsibility so far, generating the own goal play during the match against Austria and scoring the penalty against Poland. Also, Upamecano committed a great mistake against the Polish squad, so Deschamps is forced to make quick decisions on which players are on the best competitive level.
Meanwhile, the Belgian head coach, Domenico Tedesco mustn’t allow having another disappointing performance as the one they had against Ukraine, so during this confrontation some players like Tielemans, Onana and De Bruyne must have more offensive freedom to generate dangerous chances with Doku and Lukaku, who must keep the French defensives and midfielders busy to cut their associations with their offensive line, being evident that Vertonghen and Castagne won’t be able to chase Mbappe and Dembele the whole match.
France - Belgium Key Points
- France accumulates 4 matches in a row without scoring more than 1 goal per match, however the last time they accomplished it was against a weak team as Luxembourg (3-0).
- Belgium has only scored in 1 out of their 3 group stages matches, streak that is exactly the same they had during the 2022 World Cup.
- France was finally able to generate more than 6 corners during their match against Poland, but they need to take advantage of those opportunities more efficiently.
- Belgium has its better performance of the competition against Romania, match in which De Bruyne and Doku played on the same side of the pitch, so Tedesco must try to repeat those tactics.
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Our France vs Belgium Prediction
To conclude, this match will be one of the most spectacular of the round of 16, but shamefully one of these teams won’t be able to keep in the competition due to the bad performance they had during the group stage, and even when the bookmakers’ odds are taking France as the favorite to win, Belgium has proved to be more dangerous than the French during large stages of the previous round, so the pick for France – Belgium is: Player To Have 2 or More Shots On Target – Romelu Lukaku!
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