France vs Chile prediction: WORLD: Friendly International betting tips on match 2024-03-25 20:00.
[p]France’s only two losses since the 2022 World Cup final (W8, D1) have now come at the hands of Germany following a surprise 2-0 defeat in Lyon at the weekend. They should therefore welcome a fresh opposition in what is currently scheduled to be their final friendly before Euro 2024, especially when they’re taking on a South American side they haven’t met since 2011, Chile. [/p]
[p]The host nation are looking to extend a four-game winning streak in the port city of Marseille, which should give head coach Didier Deschamps some belief his side can bounce back from defeat to Germany, after which he claimed his team were “lacking in many areas”, blaming more than just the absence of the injured Antoine Griezmann. Deschamps is therefore expected to strengthen the team with the return of Mike Maignan in goal and the pairing of William Saliba and Ibrahima Konaté in front of him.[/p]
[p]Chile made the short trip over from Parma in Italy, where they comfortably disposed of Albania (3-0) to win away from Chilean soil for the first time in 13 attempts (D3, L9 including neutral venues). That includes a FIFA World Cup qualification campaign that has so far been disastrous and has them on track to miss football’s biggest event for a third straight time even despite the expansion to 48 nations.[/p]
[p]But last week’s friendly victory was their first outing under new manager Ricardo Gareca, who most famously took Peru to the final four of two separate Copa Américas. Gareca was “satisfied” but knows they have to “improve a lot” against France, particularly as they don’t have much time to establish on-field consistency ahead of June’s Copa América. A winless record of D2, L6 as a pre-match outsider since a February 2022 win in Bolivia further underlines their recent struggles against strong opposition.[/p]
[p]Players to watch: French defender ThĂ©o Hernandez recorded a goal and three assists in his last seven starts for AC Milan, whilst Chile’s VĂctor Dávila has directly contributed to seven goals (G4, A3) in his last eight matches for club or country including winter break friendlies for CSKA Moscow. [/p]
[p]Hot stat: Just one of Chile’s last ten matches saw both teams score on the day. [/p]