France vs Luxembourg prediction: WORLD: Friendly International betting tips on match 2024-06-04 19:00.
[p]With the start of Euro 2024 just weeks away, France will look to round off their preparations for the continental showpiece in style and show why they’re still a nation to be feared this summer. The 2018 world champions will be out to avenge their loss to Argentina in the 2022 World Cup final, while a massively disappointing Round of 16 exit at Euro 2020 and a defeat in the final of Euro 2016 will also serve as motivation. [/p]
[p]All those achievements have come under the tutelage of manager Didier Deschamps, who famously donned the captain’s armband the last time Les Bleus won the European Championship in 2000. They’ll stretch their legs before the tournament commences with this international friendly against Luxembourg at the Stade Saint-Symphorien in Metz before welcoming Canada to the Matmut Atlantique in Bordeaux – and they’ll hope both will see them extend their impressive home-soil record of seven wins from their last eight such matches (L1). [/p]
[p]Luxembourg unfortunately have the all too familiar feeling of missing out on summertime football, after a heartbreaking 2-0 loss to Georgia in the Euro 2024 qualification playoff semi-final ended their bid for a place in their first-ever major tournament. FIFA’s #87th ranked nation gave an impressive account of themselves to get that far though, having finished above higher-ranked opposition Iceland and Bosnia & Herzegovina in Group J during Euro qualification. [/p]
[p]The Red Lions are seemingly never afraid to test themselves against Europe’s best, and they’ll be out to prove just that when they take on Belgium after this fixture against France. Despite their courage, their H2H record vs the French does not make for pretty reading, since they’ve lost 16 of the 18 prior encounters (W1, D1), and have scored only once in the last seven. [/p]
[p]Players to watch: Olivier Giroud will call it quits on his international career after the Euros, and he’ll be eager to get his farewell tour off to a great start since he scored a brace the last time France beat Luxembourg. The away side will unsurprisingly turn to their all-time top scorer Gerson Rodrigues for inspiration, especially since they’ve avoided defeat the last 12 times he’s scored for his nation (W8, D4). [/p]
[p]Hot stat: There have been eight goals scored within the first 15 minutes in France’s last ten games. [/p]