Belgium vs France prediction and betting tips on October 14, 2024
Game Prediction
A match between the national teams of Belgium and France will take place in the 4th round of the UEFA Nations League on October 14, 2024. Only a victory in this meeting leaves each team with a real chance to compete for the overall group win.
Belgium vs France: key statistics and trends
- Belgium has lost 2 out of 4 previous matches.
- France has won in regulation time only in the second of 5 previous games.
- The most common score between the teams is a 0-0 draw (3 times).
- Belgium wins the first half in 42% of matches, France – in 50% of meetings.
Our prediction for the match Belgium vs France
The teams once again met each other in the summer, at the Euro. There, both teams disappointed in many ways at the group stage. “The Red Devils” even started with a defeat made by the Slovaks, then got 4 points due to a victory over the Romanians and a draw with Ukraine. “Les Bleus” shared points with the national teams of the Netherlands and Poland after a minimal victory over Austria. And everything was decided by an own goal scored by Vertonghen in the head-to-head battle in the 1/8 finals. Then Deschamps’ charges knocked out Portugal on penalties after a 0-0 draw, but lost to Spain in the semi-finals.
Speaking about the Nations League, “the Gallic Roosters” surprised with a home failure in the battle against Italy. Still, then they were able to rehabilitate themselves, hosting the Belgians. They started with a confident victory over the outsider, Israel, but lost to the hosts with a 0-2 score in Lyon.
Both teams were left without leaders in October. Courtois initially announced before the start of the cycle that he would not play under the leadership of Tedesco, which left him without the Euro, and Vertonghen left after the championship. This month, Lukaku and De Bruyne asked not to call themselves up. At the same time, not only injured van Huizen was not called up, but also Meunier, Saelemakers, Vermeeren, Witsel, Duranville and Ferreira-Carrasco. In such conditions, the team, losing with a 0-2 score by the middle of the second half in the away battle with Italy, ended up with a draw. Griezmann suddenly decided to end his international career at “Les Bleus”, joining Giroud in this regard, and Mbappé was given time to recover from a minor injury. Ferland Mendy is in the infirmary. Pavard, Lucas Hernandez, Kante, Rabiot and Coman are also absent. They had the opportunity to train in October in the game with Israel. It all ended, as expected, with a 4-1 rout.
Belgium vs France: possible starting line-ups
Belgium (possible line-up): Casteels - De Cuyper, Theate, Faes, Debast – Mangala, Tielemans, Trossard, De Ketelaere, Doku – Openda.
France (possible line-up): Maignan – Theo, Saliba, Konate, Kounde – Camavinga, Tchouaméni, Olise, Nkunku, Dembélé – Kolo Mouani.
Previous head-to-head matches: Belgium vs France
“The Gallic Roosters” won their fourth consecutive head-to-head match in September.
Free prediction for the match Belgium vs France
There is no favourite here, but the guests clearly spent less energy on Friday. We bet on their victory with “a 0 goal handicap” (odd: 1.72).