France vs Ivory Coast
25th March 2015hrs
Football – International – Friendly
Pick Home Win -2
Bookmaker Unibet
Odds: 13/5 odds taken 1255 GMT, Thursday 24 March
Didier Deschamps’ France are in friendly action on Friday when they welcome Patrice Beaumelle’s Ivory Coast to the Stade Velodrome in Marseille. Les Bleus face South Africa after this one before the third UEFA Nations League campaign gets underway in June. The current world champions will be looking for two comfortable friendly victories to extend their winning run. We have the latest odds and top tips in our betting preview.
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France Preview – Will Les Bleus make it six wins on the spin?
France have been in stunning form for the last couple of years. Didier Deschamps’ troops have lost just one game in normal time since a 2-0 reverse in Turkey in a UEFA Euro 2020 qualifier way back in June 2019.
France finished 2021 with five consecutive wins, seeing off Finland (twice), Belgium, Spain and Kazakhstan. In October, they won the UEFA Nations League, beating the Spaniards in the final. They will be looking to retain their Nations League crown in the upcoming campaign.
This may only be a friendly game, but France go into every match looking to win, and Friday will be no different. The 2018 FIFA World Cup winners will be a tough nut to crack in this one.
Ivory Coast Preview – Tough test for the Elephants
This will be Ivory Coast’s first game since losing to Egypt in the Round of 16 of the Africa Cup of Nations in January. The loss to the Egyptians was only their second defeat since October 2020.
Patrice Beaumelle’s Elephants face two of the world’s best nations in the next week. After taking on France in Marseille, Ivory Coast travel to London to play Gareth Southgate’s England at Wembley Stadium. Can they give a good account of themselves on their European tour?
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Ivory Coast would love a positive result against the world champions, but they are the big 15/2 underdogs in Marseille. Still, can they upset in-form France on Friday?
France vs Ivory Coast Betting Advice
These two nations have only ever met twice before. The last meeting was a friendly in Lens in 2016, which ended in a goalless draw. They also squared off at the Stade de la Mosson in Montpellier in August 2005, with goals from William Gallas, Zinedine Zidane and Thierry Henry giving Les Bleus a routine 3-0 home win.
Key Facts – France vs Ivory Coast Betting Tip
- France have won five fixtures in a row
- Les Bleus have suffered just one defeat in normal time since June 2019
- This will Ivory Coast’s first game since losing in last 16 of the Africa Cup of Nations
France are a formidable force these days, especially on home turf. This will be their first game against a non-European opponent since the World Cup in 2018, and they should ease past Ivory Coast. Back the home team to win -2 at 13/5.
In their last fixture on home soil, Deschamps’ troops walloped Kazakhstan 8-0, finding themselves 3-0 up at the break. Check out the tempting price of 9/4 for France to win both halves of this one.
The best betting odds for France vs Ivory Coast
France to win: 4/11 at Bet365
Draw: 15/4 at Bet365
Ivory Coast to win: 15/2 at Bet365
