Netherlands vs France Prediction & Match Preview

Netherlands vs France Prediction

Leipzig Stadion will host a proper European blockbuster between the Netherlands and France in the second round of Group D on Friday evening.

The top spot in the section is up for grabs as the two outfits picked up victories on the opening day of the competition.

• Netherlands conceded seven shots on target in a 2-1 win over Lewandowski-less Poland.
• France won three and drew one of the last four matches in all competitions.
• France put six goals past the Netherlands in two wins in the 2024 Euro qualifying campaign.
• Kylian Mbappe scored 8 goals at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.

The Netherlands found a way to complete a comeback after conceding an early opener against Poland on Sunday.

Super-sub Wout Weghorst did the job for his national team once again, much like he did by scoring a late equalizer in the 2022 World Cup quarter-final against latter champions Argentina.

France struggled a lot to deliver up front against Austria. Luckily for their fans, Austria’s own goal made the difference in the game as Maximilian Wober turned Kylian Mbappe’s cross into his net late in the first half of the affair.

Netherlands vs France Predicted Lineups and Team News

All eyes will be on Kylian Mbappe who fractured his nose during the opening win over Austria.

The latest reports suggest that the injury does not require surgery. The French superstar should feature with a protective mask as we expect to see him in the starting lineup on Friday night.

As for Ronald Koeman, he might refresh his team for this match as they likes of Donyell Malen, Wout Weghorst, and Jeremie Frimpong brought Oranje the new energy after coming on from the bench in the match against Poland.

Netherlands (4-3-3): Verbruggen – Dumfries, de Vrij, van Dijk, Ake Schouten, Reijnders, Veerman – Simons, Depay, Gakpo

France (4-3-3): Maignan – Kounde, Upamecano, Saliba, Hernandez – Griezmann, Kante, Rabiot – Dembele, Mbappe, Thuram

Les Bleus to have too much for Oranje

Netherlands got the opening win over Poland but they were too vulnerable at the back on the occasion.

The fact that Poland fired seven shots on target in the 90 minutes of the first-round match is worrying for Ronald Koeman, especially since the Poles were without their talismanic striker Robert Lewandowski on the occasion.

France have one of the deadliest attacking lines on the continent, led by Kylian Mbappe. These two teams faced each other during the qualifying campaign and France pout six goals in two wins over the Netherlands.

The value is big with the 2.25 odds offered for France to claim the spoils on Friday evening in Leipzig.

Masked Kylian Mbappe to thrive against the leaky Dutch defence

Kylian Mbappe has been France’s top scorer in pretty much all competitions bar European Championships in recent years.

The new Real Madrid forward delivered eight goals at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. He also topped the team’s scoring charts in the 2024 Euro qualifications with 9 goals in 10 matches.

However, Kylian Mbappe is yet to score his maiden goal at the European Championships. We will back him to do so on Friday against the Netherlands at the attractive 2.50 odds.

Steffen Schmidt- June 18, 2024

Netherlands vs France Betting Tips

France to win

OK

2.25 Odds

Kylian Mbappe to score anytime

OK

2.50 Odds

Correct Score: France 3-1

OK

19.00 Odds