Netherlands v France Betting Preview – World Cup 2018 Qualifying 10th October
This could be one of the real highlights of the round of World Cup 2018 qualifiers. Both could only manage a draw in their opening fixtures in the group, but both of them responded very well by landing 4-1 victories on Friday in their respective matches. So now these two come together, level on points and with a chance to open a significant advantage in the race for top spot. This could be a tight qualification chase too with Sweden also in the picture as well. This could be a pretty entertain affair with goals flying around and the French will be hoping to keep some winning momentum going against the Oranje.
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Netherlands v France Betting Tips
This is a real treat for Monday as we get the two heavyweights of World Cup 2018 Group A qualification going head to head for the first time. Both of them are sat on four points going into the clash as well, so this is an early chance to open up a gap of supremacy, which would be bigger for France if they were to get the away win. The Netherlands only managed a 1-1 draw with Sweden in their opening fixture, but put a 4-1 win on the board against Belarus on Friday. After their huge disappointment in Euro 2016 qualifying where they won just four of their ten games, you would imagine that the Netherlands are desperate for success in this one. This may be a game which they cannot afford to lose because the automatic qualification spot will likely go to one of these two. The Netherlands have lost their last two games against the French, both friendly games, but did win the last competitive meeting.
The bookmakers are expecting this one to be a low scoring tight affair by the looks of things. For example you have a shot of 6/5 on the game going over the 2.5 goals line, but that has happened in four of the last six clashes between the Netherlands and France, so it may be worth a flutter. In the correct score market for his game though you have a 1-1 draw as the shortest priced option at 5/1 and a 7/1 option on the 0-0 draw You are looking at a healthy even money quote on both teams to score in the match as well. The last time that these two came together was in March this year with France winning 3-2 and that followed up a win in their previous game, a home win in a 2014 friendly. France have only lost two of their last eleven games against the Netherlands now. Overall in their current form, the Netherlands have gone W3 D2 L1.
France surprisingly only managed a 0-0 draw against Belarus in their opening World Cup 2018 qualifying and punters will probably have lost some money on that failure by Les Bleus. But some order was restored with a 4-1 victory over Bulgaria on Friday, with Antoine Griezmann an Dimitri Payet both getting a goal, and Kevin Gameiro netting a couple. France do have plenty of attacking quickly in their ranks and it is a lot more and at a lot higher quality to that of what the Netherlands can field. Also at the back, France look a stronger, more versatile and solid unit than the Dutch do. Still, even with that being said, a France to win to nil wager is a big price at 14/5. They have just the one clean sheet in their last three but have scored seven goals in that sequence. Four of their last five wins over the Netherlands that France have posted have been by a one goal margin, and that is a price of 3/1 to happen again. France’s current form reads W4 D2 L0 (90 minutes).
Netherlands v France Betting Odds
France 7/5, Netherlands 2/1, Draw 11/5
Netherlands v France Predictions
France are the better of the two sides at the moment without question. They have a lot more to offer going forward, but defensively they have been struggling just a little bit and it is worth going against the bookies and looking for goals. Over 2.5 goals is value at 6/5 and there is just a tempting price of 3/1 on France to win by a one goal margin, because they should just the better of the two nations on the night.
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