On Tuesday, France will play Morocco in round 16 of the FIFA Women’s World Cup. The two sides will meet at the Hindmarsh Stadium in Australia.
It’s been a memorable World Cup for Morocco, who have made the last 16 in their first-ever appearance in the competition. The Atlas Lionesses did so by securing a second-place finish in Group H. They’ll hope to cause another upset against France, who won Group F.
The winner of the France-Morocco contest will face either Australia or Denmark in the quarter-finals.
Form: France vs Morocco
France Form
France have reason to be confident, having gained seven points from their last three matches. They began with a 0-0 draw against Jamaica, followed by a 2-1 win against Brazil and a 3-6 victory over Panama. France won seven of their previous 10 international matches, drawing two games and losing one.
In their three World Cup games, France have scored eight goals, leaving them with a scoring average of 2.7 goals. They’ve conceded 1.3 goals on average, having given up four goals and kept one clean sheet.
Morocco Form
Morocco’s last three matches resulted in a 6-0 loss against Germany, a 0-1 victory over South Korea, and a 1-0 win against Colombia. In their last 10 international matches, Morocco won four, drew two, and lost four.
Morocco have scored just two goals in their three World Cup games, leaving with a scoring average of 0.6 goals. That said, they’ve conceded just one goal, leading them to two clean sheets.
France vs Morocco Stats
- France have won with BTTS in 2 of their 3 World Cup games.
- France have seen Over 2.5 goals in 2 of their 3 World Cup games.
- France have taken a half-time lead in 2 of their 3 World Cup games.
- Morocco have won 2 of their 3 World Cup games to nil.
- Morocco have been in front at half-time in 2 of their 3 World Cup games.
- Morocco have seen Under 1.5 goals in their last 2 World Cup games.
World Cup standings overview: France vs Morocco
France vs Morocco H2H
Topscorer
With a hat-trick in her last World Cup game, France is counting on Kadidiatou Diani to lead the charge. But don’t count out Morocco’s secret weapon, Anissa Lahmari, who has already scored a goal in this tournament.
WIN – DRAW – WIN
OVER – UNDER
Over 2.5 goals went down in two of France’s three World Cup games. The total averaged 4.0 goals per game. As for Morocco, only one of their three World Cup matches went Over 2.5 goals, despite a total average of 2.7 goals.
BTTS & FIRST TO SCORE
France have scored the first goal in one of their three World Cup games, while Morocco did so twice. The latter has kept two clean sheets, while France managed one.