Belgium vs France preview
France will take on Belgium on Thursday in the second game of Nations League semi-final ties at the Allianz Stadium in Turin. After a disappointing performance in the European Championship campaign, France will be keen to chase for silverware.
Le Bleus have not been in fine form since either, enduring a frustrating pair of World Cup qualifying draws against Bosnia and Herzegovina and Ukraine.
Match facts
- Belgium have lost only a single game in their last eight matches in all competitions.
- France have picked only three wins in their last eight matches in all competitions (D4, L1).
- Le Bleus have kept three clean sheets in their last eight matches in all competitions.
- In the last five matches, both teams have produced at least two goals in all competitions.
- Belgium have kept four clean sheets in their last eight games in all competitions.
Head to head
These two teams have met eight times in all competitions, with France winning three times, losing once, and drawing the other.
Their most recent encounter was in the World Cup in 2018 where France registered a single victory thanks to Samuel Umtiti’s second-half strike.
Belgium Team News
The Red Devils have a fully fit squad, they have no missing players.
France Team News
Chelsea’s N’Golo Kante tested positive for COVID-19 at the end of last month and misses out here for France.
Belgium vs France prediction
Robert Martinez’s men have won all three of their games since Euro 2020 elimination to Italy at the quarter-final stage. Romelu Lukaku has scored in four of his last five caps for Belgium and remains the man to stop as far as France are concerned, though his form has dipped in recent weeks for Chelsea.
Our Topbets pundit is predicting Over 1.5 Markets and anytime goalscorer, Romelu Lukaku.
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Over 1.5
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