France v Spain Predictions & Betting Odds – 28th March 2017

Low-scoring high-profile friendly on the cards

Benzema (France)
Benzema (France) © GEPA pictures

France v Spain Betting Preview – International Friendly 28th March

There are some meaty prices up in the match outright for this high-quality friendly on Tuesday night. This is just a friendly and that’s the reason. France are a powerful side at the moment and they are cruising towards a place at Russia 2018 next summer. Spain though have shown their mettle in qualifying so far as they are holding off the challenge of Italy in their group by goal difference. France snapped a five match winless streak that they were on against Spain in their last meeting, a home friendly back in 2014. Can they repeat and stretch out their long unbeaten run of form on home soil?

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France v Spain Betting Tips

France were professional in their World Cup 2018 qualifying win over Luxembourg on the weekend. That was three points which ensured that they stay top of their group and remain red hot favourites to land the automatic qualification spot there. They continue to look strong and powerful and they can gain a lot of confidence from this high profile international friendly against the Spaniards. France won the last meeting between the two nations, banking a 1-0 home win back in 2014 against them in an international friendly. That is just a W1 D2 L3 record that they have in their last six games against Spain though. A repeat France 1-0 correct score at Bet365 is a quote of 11/2 and it is worth backing a clean sheet in this one. Both teams have scored in just one of the last six games between these, so goals have been at a premium. Les Bleus are unbeaten in seven games since their Euro 2016 Final defeat against Portugal and they are on a sixteen match (W13 D3) unbeaten run of form at home soil. Antoine Griezmann is 13/8 favourite to net for them in the match.

Like France, Spain have gone seven match unbeaten since Euro 2016 so they are going along well at the moment. There was an easy 4-1 win over Israel for them in their World Cup qualifier over the weekend and that means that they stay ahead of Italy on goal difference in that group. The Spaniards took a 1-1 draw out in Italy during the qualifying campaign and that shows that they are not a pushover, but they have generally struggled a bit on the road recently. Spain have won just two of their last six away games and just one of their last ten away games have gone over 2.5 goals. Under 2.5 goals at Bet365 in this game will return you a price of 3/5 and there is a big trend with each of the last six meetings between France and Spain going under the goal line. Spain have won just one of their last eight away games against quality opposition, losing five of those and failing to score in four of those defeats. In the anytime goalscorer market, Alvaro Morata and Diego Costa are 2/1 options for them. There is reason enough to suggest that they may be able to stick in there for a draw on Tuesday night.

France v Spain Betting Odds

France 7/5, Draw 21/10, Spain 2/1

France v Spain Predictions

Draw: It should be a good contest which will fade away because Spain aren’t going to over-exert themselves with their pressing game for 90 minutes. France will see enough of the ball to pose a big threat in the game, but at the end of the day, it is a friendly, so just settle on the draw in the match outright.