World Cup: France vs Denmark – Betting analysis

Our betting analysts at Ace Football preview the World Cup round 2 game between France and Denmark and offer team news, stats, facts and the best betting suggestions for the match.

France go up against Denmark on Saturday in their second outing in the World Cup group stage.

Following the first round of the World Cup group stage, France are number one in Group D with three points, while Denmark have one point as number three. Whereas Les Bleus sit as number 4 in the FIFA world ranking, the Danes arrive on Saturday as number 10.

France are heavy favourites with the bookmakers to top their group and have enough quality in their ranks to also reach for the final of the World Cup. Denmark look well-placed among the favourites in the World Cup. Getting through the group should be a formality, and thereafter anything can happen.

World Cup table overview: France vs Denmark

France could not have wished for a better start to their World Cup campaign. They absolutely annihilated Australia and will be brimming with confidence before their upcoming match after their 4-1 win. Defensively, Denmark put up a strong performance in their opening game at World Cup against Tunisia, but offensively more is needed. Still, there have been other coming champions who opened their campaign with a goalless draw.

Team Form: France vs Denmark

France Form

France added two wins to their account in their three most recent outings, as they beat Austria by 2-0. Their next match left them empty-handed in a 2-0 defeat against Denmark, followed up by a 4-1 win against Australia. Les Bleus were able to win five of their previous 10 games across all tournaments, while drawing two of the games. They suffered defeat in three of these outings.

Denmark Form

In their last three matches, Denmark lost 2-1 against Croatia, won 2-0 against France, and drew 0-0 with Tunisia. The Danish Dynamite claimed five wins in their last 10 matches across all tournaments, while also drawing one along the way. They endured defeat in four of the games in this run.

Betting stats and facts for France and Denmark

Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between France and Denmark. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.

In-form players: France vs Denmark

Andreas Skov Olsen shows decent form right now for Denmark, as he has scored two goals in his last six games. The visitors need more from him, though, when facing France, who are strong favourites on Saturday. Siding with Olivier Giroud also looks like a nice prospect as he has scored six goals in his last six matches.

Popular markets: France vs Denmark

Full-time result

France claimed all three points five times in their last 10 matches across all tournaments, while also drawing two along the way. They endured defeat in three of the games in this run. Denmark have won five of their last 10 games, while drawing one and losing four in this series of matches.

Both teams to score

France scored the first goal of the match in five games from a possible ten. Denmark scored the opening goal in four of a possible ten games. Both teams have scored in the last 4 consecutive away games Denmark played. Of the previous 10 outings, France scored the opening goal five times, whereas their opponents were first on target in four of their last 10 games.

Total goals

France saw over 2.5 goals in four of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.8 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals appeared in five of the last ten matches that Denmark played across all tournaments. They scored 1.4 times on average in the process.

Suggested bet: France vs Denmark

The match between France and Denmark should be an interesting one to watch and play some bets on, too. Therefore, we have come up with a free betting tip for this World Cup game.