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Great game expected here in the Euro 2015 qualifiers between the top 2 teams in group 10. Both Iceland and France won all their matches so far, but the hosts have played 4 games while the visitors have 1 game in hand.
Iceland surprised everybody in the last 2 years. The senior team is mounting a serious bid to qualify for the World Cup, while the U21 side performed impressively in the qualifying group so far. Iceland reformed its football system, upgraded the juvenile sector and implemented a style of play that is visible in all the national team age levels. The hosts are playing offensive, fast paced football. Iceland U21 scored 10 times in 4 games so far in the qualies. The team relies mostly on domestic players.
After some rather poor showings in the last years, France looks and is a totally different team under Willy Sagnol. The visiting side has immense talent with a lot of players being regulars for top clubs in Ligue 1 or Spain. Les Bleus are playing free-flowing football, scoring 11 times in 3 games and are one of the most pleasant teams to watch at this age level. France will go 1st in the standings with a win here.
Team news & lineups
Iceland does not have notable injury or suspension worries. France has big squad problems in defense, with Landre, Umtiti and Zouma all missing, the last two being usual regulars in the first 11.
Iceland: Runarsson – Omarsson, Ingason, Gudjonsson, Magnusson – Palsson, Thorarinsson – Bodvarsson, Emilsson, Traustason – Atlason
France: Boucher – Sidibe, Rose, Laporte, Digne – Imbula, Kondogbia – Martial, Thauvin, Ntep – Benzia
The two teams played a total of 7 matches in this group and 6 of them produced at least 3 goals. With both sides playing offensive football, it`s hard to look beyond the over 2,5 bet here. The only visible downside that I can see is the fact that the game has high stakes with the first place in the standings up for grabs, but you really can`t see any of these two teams entering the pitch with a defensive mindset. I`m giving France an edge because of the superior quality they have, but I will go with goals here. France`s defensive absentees should also make an important difference and help us win this bet. No more than an usual game played by the two teams will surely produce a very high number of goalscoring chances. My pick for this one is Iceland – France 1-2.
Pick: over 2,5 goals
Odds: 1.67 @ Pinnacle
Stake: 8
Possible profit: 5.36
Event date: 14 October
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