World Cup: France vs Morocco – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the World Cup game between France and Morocco who meet up this coming Thursday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.

France sit at number 1 in the FIFA world ranking, while Morocco enter their match this coming Thursday as number 6.

Team form: France vs Morocco

France Form

France swept all aside in their last three matches and started off by winning 1-4 against Norway. They went on to defeat Sweden 3-0 and made it three on the spin against Paraguay in a 0-1 victory. Recently, France has had a mixed record, winning nine of their last 10 matches in all competitions, but also experiencing one defeat, while not drawing even once.

Morocco Form

In their last three matches, Morocco beat Haiti 4-2, drew 1-1 with Netherlands and beat Canada by 0-3. Morocco achieved six victories in their last 10 internationals, while drawing four and not suffering a single defeat in this period.

Betting stats for France and Morocco

Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that France and Morocco played across all tournaments.

Players on top: France vs Morocco

Ismael Saibari shows decent form right now for Morocco, as he has scored three goals in his last six games. The visitors need more from him, though, when facing France, who are strong favourites on Thursday. Siding with Kylian Mbappe also looks like a nice prospect as he has scored ten goals in his last six matches for his country.

Popular markets: France vs Morocco

Full-time result

France claimed all three points nine times in their last 10 matches across all tournaments, while also drawing zero along the way. They endured defeat in one of the games in this run. Morocco have won six of their last 10 games, while drawing four and losing zero in this series of matches. France won their last eight matches on the trot. Morocco won their last 4 matches on the bounce. Morocco are on a serious roll of now 12 away matches on the spin without defeat.

Both teams to score

France scored the first goal of the match an impressive eight times in the last ten home games. Morocco scored the opening goal in six of the last ten games. France managed to open the scoreline in no less than nine of their previous 10 games. Their opponent from Morocco performed a similar feat as they scored the opener in six of their last 10 games.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out nine times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for France, who scored an average of 2.6 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals came up in five of Morocco’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 2.3 goals in these matches. France are on a fine streak of scoring at least one goal in their last 18 matches. Morocco scored at least one goal in their last 28 matches.

Suggested bet: France vs Morocco

To sum up, the upcoming match between France and Morocco seems to be a good betting opportunity. Considering the above statements, we have come up with a betting prediction for this World Cup game.