England vs France prediction for Saturday’s Qatar 2022 World Cup quarter-final clash at Al Bayt Stadium in Al Khor. This match is scheduled to start at 19:00 UK time. Read of for our free prediction betting tips and preview.
Bookmaker Ratings Prediction One: France to Win – 2.49
Bookmaker Ratings Prediction Two: Over 1.5 Goals – 1.33
France to Win
France are showing great form in the World Cup and won three of their four games in Qatar. According to the statistics, Les Bleus are the favorites by 40% to win as opposed to England who have a 30% chance of winning. In the last five h2h meetings, France won three times, England once, and one game ended in a draw.
Over 1.5 Goals
In the four games played in the World Cup by England and France, six of the eight total matches produced over 1.5 goals. In addition, the stats of the last ten fixtures of both teams indicate that there is a 70% chance that this game will see two or more goals.
England
The World Cup quarter-finals conclude with a heavyweight clash between old rivals England and France and although they first squared off in 1923, this is just their third meeting at a World Cup and the first since 1982. England won both of those meetings by a two-goal margin, but with just one win across the last eight H2Hs.
The emergence of Bellingham and the performances of Phil Foden and Bukayo Sako have pushed England on from last summer’s tournament and ahead of the quarter-finals, no team has managed to better England’s 12 goals scored in this World Cup. However, manager Southgate knows that those goals mean nothing yet as he insists England must find their “highest possible level” for this clash.
France
France booked their last-eight spot thanks to a 3-1 win over Poland, with Kylian Mbappé bagging a brilliant brace to extend his lead in the Golden Boot standings. France have dealt very well with the absence of Karim Benzema, Paul Pogba and N’golo Kanté among others, with Olivier Giroud stepping up to become the all-time leading scorer for Les Bleus (52 goals) with his opener against the Poles.
A 1-0 group-stage defeat to Tunisia showed the reigning World champions are fallible though, particularly if they suffer any more injuries. Manager Didier Deschamps will be hoping whoever he has available will do the business here as they bid to make it six World Cup knockout wins in a row.
The bookmakers are favoring France to win this game based on the latest meetings between the two teams and France’s solid performances in Qatar. We will back Didier Deschamps’ team to reach the semi-finals.
England scored at least a goal in three of their four World Cup games in Qatar. The Three Lions are averaging 3.00 goals per game. With odds of 1.56 at 1XBet, we predict England to score one or more goals.
Kylian Mbappe is doubtful according to reports from the French camp. In addition, Benzema and L. Fernandez are out.
On England’s side, Stones and Wilson are doubtful while Sterling and White returned to England for personal reasons.
Who won the last meeting between these clubs?
France beat England 3-2 in a friendly on 13/06/2017.
Where will this match be played?
Saturday’s game will be played at Al Bayt Stadium in Al Khor.
Which bookmaker has the best odds for this fixture?
We recommend checking out the odds at 1XBet for England vs France.