As a matter of principle I usually stay away from International Friendlies. Nonetheless, France’s odds against Belgium caught my eye, not because I believe that France are a better team, far from that, however as a matter of fact they have much more to play for.
Over the last three years Belgium produced a vast array of players who have come to form one of the best European squads. On the contrary France failed to live up to expectations, nonetheless they still possess enough individual talent to keep up with anyone.
France come from 3 defeats in a row, all against solid opposition (Spain, Uruguay and Brazil) yet without scoring a goal. People are growing impatient with Didier Deschamps whose 4 wins in 11 matches in charge are clearly not in line with expectations.
As I said, they play one of the best sides in Europe, who haven’t lost in front of their own crowd since September 2010. However I expect Wilmots to try out a couple of things, maybe giving some minutes to the less experienced members. On the other hand, France will approach this as a must win match and odds over evens with the protection on the draw is still good value. Medium-low level stakes.
Pick: 2 (AH 0)
Odds: 2.1
Bookmaker: ➾ Bet365
Stake: 5 units
Tipster: ibfm23
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