A huge game in the UEFA Nations League takes place on Monday 14th October 2024 as Belgium host France at the King Baudouin Stadium.
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When two big nations in International football take each other on it is normally an interesting watch. And with the squad pedigree of both Belgium and France this game will surely be no different.
Both teams need a win if they are to close the gap on, or potentially overtake, Italy at the top of the group.
Belgium Predicted Lineup - Koen Casteels; Maxim De Cuyper, Arthur Theate, Wout Faes, Zeno Debast; Orel Mangala, Youri Tielemans; Leandro Trossard, Charles De Ketelaere, Jérémy Doku; Loïs Openda
Belgium come into this game third place in League A Group Two having picked up four points in three games in the group. A draw in their last game against Italy is a good result however coming up against France, who in the previous international break beat them 2-0, won’t be an easy task.
Belgium have struggled on a goal scoring front recently having failed to score in four of their last seven games. What is interesting though is that two of those games were against their opponents on Monday France. They don’t tend to score against them.
If they can get the ball in the back of the net and keep France out they could be in for what will be seen as a very impressive victory.
France Predicted Lineup - Mike Maignan; Theo Hernández, William Saliba, Ibrahima Konaté, Jules Koundé; Eduardo Camavinga, Aurélien Tchouaméni; Christopher Nkunku, Michael Olise, Ousmane Dembélé; Randal Kolo Muani
France have started the group well but following a defeat to Italy in their opening match they sit second in the group on six points. However, they are just one point off the top meaning a win here could take them to first place.
France have proven how strong of a team they are over the years and this Nations League campaign has been no different. They have scored seven goals in three games - including four in their previous match against Israel.
But not only this they also keep the ball out of the net a lot of the time. Seven clean sheets in eleven is certainly an impressive record. If they can keep this up here they could glide to victory again.
Belgium and France have quite a rich history of facing one another. They have played each other 77 times.
Believe it or not, Belgium has recorded more victories than France. They have won 30 times. This to France’s 28 wins. There have also been 19 draws.
Despite this though, France has an unbelievable record against Belgium in recent years. They have won each of the last four games against them. In fact they have only lost two of the last 15 games against Belgium - this dates back as far as 1983.
In fact France have kept a clean sheet against Belgium in six of the last eight meetings. Can they do the same again here?
9th September 2024 - France 2-0 Belgium - UEFA Nations League
1st July 2024 - France 1-0 Belgium - UEFA Euro 2024
7th October 2021 - Belgium 2-3 France - UEFA Nations League
10th July 2018 - France 1-0 Belgium - FIFA World Cup
7th June 2015 - France 3-4 Belgium - International Friendly
This is bound to be a close game between two big teams. However we can’t help but feel that France have an overall edge over Belgium. This not just on recent form but also matches between the two teams in recent years as well.
France’s unbreakable defence will surely be too much for Belgium and they will fail to break them down. France will find it fairly simple to break down Belgium though.
That is why we have selected France To Win To Nil as our best value pick for this game. With odds of 17/5, £10 has the potential to return up to £44.
(Odds subject to change)
Belgium 0-2 France
France have a stronger squad and are in better form in comparison to Belgium. Their good defence will be hard to break down so expect France to win and keep a clean sheet here.
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