EUROPEAN heavyweights France and Germany square off in a friendly fixture at the Groupama Stadium on Saturday night.
This contest will see both nations begin their respective build-ups for Euro 2024, which the Germans will of course play host to later this year.
France, who finished as runners-up at the 2022 World Cup final, are currently 4/1 second favourites in the outright betting to secure European glory at this summer's showpiece.
Didier Deschamps star-studded side were almost flawless during their qualification campaign, racking up seven wins and one draw en-route to topping Group B.
Germany, in contrast, have not been involved in a competitive fixture since suffering a shock early exit from the 2022 World Cup.
Now under the management of Julian Nagelsmann, Die Mannschaft ended 2023 with back-to-back friendly losses against both Turkey and Austria respectively.
Outright Betting
France, who have won their last six matches on home soil, are 17/20 favourites on UniBet.
Germany defeated France when the pair met in a friendly fixture last September but the same outcome here is as big as 3/1 (Bet 365) while the draw can be backed at 14/5 (Bet 365).
Betting Angles
France will have their backers at the above-mentioned price but I'm going to opt for an alternative angle of attack via the Total Team Goals market.
We can back Les Bleus to score two or more goals at 4/5 on Bet 365 and that looks like a sensible option to take on Saturday night.
France boss Didier Deschamps has an array of impressive attacking firepower at his disposal, as evidenced by the fact that his side were the second-highest scoring nation during Euro 2024 qualification.
What's more, France have scored two goals or more in a sizable 14 of their last 17 matches across all competitions, including each of their last four.
Germany, on the other hand, are very much a team in transition, and that can be attributed to their prolonged period of poor and inconsistent form.
Since being eliminated from the 2022 World Cup, the Germans have won just three of their subsequent 11 friendly fixtures, posting just one clean sheet in the process.
In fact, when digging a bit deeper, it can be seen that Die Mannschaft have leaked multiple goals in a noteworthy seven of those 11 exhibition encounters.
With all that in mind, backing a France side that is stacked with attacking talent of the highest calibre to strike twice looks worthy of support at 4/5 on Bet 365.
This International Friendly match between France and Germany will be played on Mar 23, 2024 and kick off at 20:00. Check below for our tipsters best France vs Germany prediction. You may also visit our dedicated betting previews section for the most up to date previews.
