France vs Australia: prediction for the World Cup match

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22 November 11:00 UTC

France will take on Australia in the World Cup Group D opener. Title holders managed to secure a narrow win over the Aussies in the previous tournament, will the favourite record another victory on November 22? The answer is in our prediction.

France vs Australia Prediction and Betting Tips (22.11.2022)

Command Analysis

France

France national team had no problems in the qualifying campaign for the current World Cup, beating 2nd-placed Ukraine by a solid margin. However, Didier Deschamps' men were less successful in the Nations League, finishing just 3rd in the group. Team suffered three defeats in six matches and ended up behind Croatia and Denmark.

A number of key players won't be able to help France in the upcoming tournament, including N'Golo Kante and Paul Pogba. But the biggest blow for the current champions is the injury of Karim Benzema, who recently won the World Golden Ball. But the Tricolors still have a number of world class players in the squad, who have the ability to take the top spot in the group.

Australia

Australia had a difficult path to the World Cup, they beat Peru on penalties in the final qualifier. After that, Graham Arnold's men had two friendly games against New Zealand, beating the opponent on both occasions (1:0 and 2:0).

But Aussies are rarely successful in prestigious competitions, so they are probably the main underdog of Group D. The Socceroos might be able to put up a fight, but it will be tough for them to snatch a play-off spot, given the level of opposition.

Trends

СтавкаCorrect score 2:0

France secured two of four latest victories by that score

5.45

СтавкаFrance to score in the second half

In five latest games team scored three goals after half-time

1.32

Ставка1st half: total under 1.5 goals

This bet played in all four latest matches of Australia

1.49

Tip and bets

1.9Handicap (-1.5) on France

Even without some key players France have ambitions to keep the World Cup title. Team is considered the favorite of Group D and will try to get a winning start to the tournament. The Tricolors are much stronger than the opponent, so the Socceroos should brace themselves for a tough encounter.

Australia may be the strongest team in their region, but opponents are much better in the World Cup, so team's poor results are not surprising. In our opinion, world champions will meet no resistance in this game.

Our prediction - Asian handicap (-1.5) on France

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3.98France to win by two goals

But Australia won't give the points away cheaply, they will try to put up a strong defensive performance and look for their chance on counter-attacks. Frenchmen were far from impressive in the Nations League, so we might see an uninspiring performance from France in the first match of the tournament. However, difference on class is too obvious, so France should be able to get a two-goal victory here.

Our second bet is on France to win by two goals

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