Azerbaijan vs France prediction: EUROPE: World Cup – Qualification betting tips on match 2025-11-15 17:00.
[p]FIFA World Cup qualification (WCQ) has already been secured for two-time winners France, who are looking to round off this campaign in positive fashion when they travel to take on Azerbaijan.[/p]
[p]Match News and Current Form[/p]
[p]Solely pride is on the line on matchday six for Azerbaijan, whose wait to reach a first-ever major tournament as an independent nation has been extended by going winless in Group D (D1, L4). That forms part of a wider 15-match run without a victory that stretches back to June 2024 (D3, L12), and another failure here would mark a second successive WCQ cycle without a win. Reasons for optimism are therefore slim despite home advantage here, with Azerbaijan winless in eight games on their own soil (D2, L6) and three of their last four home defeats coming without reply.[/p]
[p]A second-half blitz secured France’s place at next summer’s finals, thrashing Ukraine 4-0 with all four goals coming after half-time, including two from captain Kylian Mbappé to take his overall career goal tally to 400! Les Bleus are now looking to go unbeaten for a second consecutive WCQ cycle, yet despite netting 2+ goals in four of their last five games away from French soil, Didier Deschamps’ men have returned just two wins in that period (D1, L2), so they could potentially be vulnerable here with qualification already in the bag.[/p]
[p]Head-to-Head History[/p]
[p]France have won all three prior H2Hs by a whopping 15-0 combined scoreline, winning the reverse fixture 3-0 in October.[/p]
[p]Hot Stats and Streaks[/p]
[p]Azerbaijan haven’t scored more than once in any of their last 15 games.[/p]
[p]Each of the last five home goals Azerbaijan have conceded came before the hour mark.[/p]
[p]France have attempted 20+ shots in each of their last four games.[/p]
[p]Ten of France’s 15 H2H goals came after half-time.[/p]
[p]Key Players to Watch and Missing Players[/p]
[p]Michael Olise has emerged as one of France’s main attacking threats, as he’s been involved in six goals in his last eight caps (G4, A2), with three of those strikes coming after the break. Toral Bayramov could be a candidate for an Azerbaijan goal given that three of his four international strikes have come in competitive action, but he’s been booked three times since last netting for them.[/p]
[p]Eduardo Camavinga left the France camp after their victory over Ukraine, while Jules Koundé and Manu Koné miss out through suspension. Rustam Ahmadzada is absent for Azerbaijan for the same reason.[/p]
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[p]Betting Analysis[/p]
[p]While the pressure is off the visitors, Azerbaijan’s lack of strength means backing France to win without conceding appears highly likely to return a profit.[/p]
[p][i]Author: Ryan Fisher[/i][/p]