France v Belgium betting tips, predictions, lineups and free bets (International Friendly - 7.6.2015)

Sunday, 07 June 2015 12:40
Written by Simon Bettarini

Euro 2016 hosts France face Belgium in what promises to be a very interesting international friendly match on Sunday night. This article contains our FRANCE v BELGIUM match preview, betting tips, predictions, probable line-ups, odds, bookie offers and no deposit free bets!

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FRANCE v BELGIUM BETTING PREVIEW

Les Blues have lost just one of eight fixtures since being eliminated from the World Cup - a 3-1 reverse at the hands of Brazil back in March. Deschamp's men recovered from that 3-1 loss by seeing off Denmark 2-0 three days later in their last match.

Champions League involved players - Evra, Pogba and Mathieu - will not take part in this match. Midfielders Guilavogui and Schneiderlin will also miss the clash. Deschamps could hand an international debut to Rennes attacker Paul-Georges Ntep. Giroud, Lacazette and Griezmann will be the offensive threats.

Belgium will use this friendly as warm-up for their crucial Euro 2016 qualification tie against Wales in Cardiff next weekend. They have won 5 and drawn 3 of their 8 fixtures this season and are in a strong position to top their Euro 2016 qualification pool. Last time out Marouane Fellaini's ninth-minute goal was enough for the Red Devils to win impressively in Israel. That was their seventh game unbeaten since their exit in the quarter-finals of the World Cup

The Belgians are without key stoppers Kompany and Vermaelen, and midfielder Defour. Elsewhere, Wilmots has no new problems and should start Premier League regulars Courtois, Vertonghen, Hazard, Fellaini, Alderweireld and Christian Benteke.

France have won 8 and drawn 6 of the 18 previous matches that they have played against Belgium in both competitive and non-competitive contexts. 5 of these sides’ last 6 meetings have ended under 2.5 goals.