France face Belgium in the Round of 16 this afternoon. Both sides are lacking goals so far and have struggled to hit the heights they’d expect pre-tournament. Disappointingly, France only managed to score 2 goals in their 3 group stage games against – Netherlands, Poland and Austria. As for Belgium they also only managed to score 2 goals, failing to score in 2/3.
Both sides are lacking the attacking confidence they should have with the players at hand for both sides. France manager, Didier Deschamps isn’t a stranger to a more cautious approach to winning football matches. The French have been brilliant defensively, keeping 4 clean sheets in their last 5 – conceding just 1 goal. Belgium have kept 7 clean sheets in their last 9, conceding just 3 goals.
I think this game, despite all the brilliant attacking talent, will be more of a defensive showcase. I think it’ll be tight and cautious – with both sides actually looking to counter attack a lot more.
France have seen BTTS land in 6/17 games.
Belgium have seen BTTS land in 3/14 games.
TIP: Both Teams to Score NO @ 1.83
