Match Preview – 20:00 Kick-Off at the Stade de France, Paris

The Stade de France plays host to an intriguing looking fixture between two of Europe’s most in form teams on Tuesday night. In their last 20 meetings in all competitions, there hasn’t been a single goalless draw between France and Spain.

France are unbeaten since losing the final of the European Championships to Portugal and have won 5 of their last 7 games in all. Les Bleus have some of the most exciting young talent in world football with the likes of Kylian M’Bappe, Ousmane Dembele, Paul Pogba, Thomas Lemar and Kingsley Coman. The future looks very bright for Didier Deschamps side. It was the more experienced players Giroud and Griezmann who helped France beat Luxemburg away 3-1 on Saturday however.

Spain have also won 5 of their last 7 games, mirroring the form of their French opponents on Tuesday night. Spain recorded a comfortable 4-1 win at home to Israel on Friday night to maintain their Group G lead on goal difference from rivals Italy.

The last time the teams met was back in 2014 when France edged out Spain 1-0 in another friendly game. Could history repeat itself on Tuesday night?

France’s recent results.

Mar 25th 2017 Luxemburg 1:3 France - WC Qualifying Group

Nov 15th 2016 France 0:0 Ivory Coast - Friendly

Nov 11th 2016 France 2:1 Sweden - WC Qualifying Group

Oct 10th 2016 Netherlands 0:1 France - WC Qualifying Group

Spain’s recent results

Mar 24th 2017 Spain 4:1 Israel - WC Qualifying Group

Nov 15th 2016 England 2:2 Spain - Friendly

Nov 12th 2016 Spain 4:0 Macedonia - WC Qualifying Group

Oct 9th 2016 Albania 0:2 Spain - WC Qualifying Group

Odds

France 7/5

Spain 43/20

Draw 43/20

(Odds taken from NetBet)

France V Spain Predictions

In this showpiece occasion, I think France have the type of players who will want to put on a show for the watching world. The home side’s pace in attacking areas might just be too much for what can be a static Spanish back line at times. France to win.

NetBet are offering odds of 5/4 for there to be over 2.5 goals in the game and with the shackles off both sides, this bet looks worth your money. Antoine Griezmann has been electric of late and the Atletico Madrid striker will be very familiar with the Spanish defenders tasked with stopping him on Tuesday. Bet365 are giving odds of 13/8 for him to score anytime.

Our Tips

Over 2.5 goals 5/4 NetBet

Grizemann to score anytime 13/8 Bet365