France vs Belgium Prediction: 9/9/2024

The French team faced Italy on Friday evening at the Parc des Princes in the first match of the new Nations League A campaign. Deschamps’ squad aimed to start strong to reassure fans after their disappointing exit in the Euro semifinals against eventual champions Spain. This French side has a fresh look, with new players bringing renewed energy. Meanwhile, Belgium has been struggling against France for over six years, including a painful semifinal loss in the 2018 World Cup in Russia.

France has become something of a nemesis for Belgium, having defeated them in the 2021 Nations League semifinals in Italy, despite Belgium leading 2-0 at halftime before losing 3-2. Another setback came this summer in the Euro Round of 16, with Belgium losing 1-0 due to a late goal from Kolo Muani. Belgium began their Nations League campaign with a home match against newly promoted Israel.

In 15 of Belgium’s last 18 league games, at least one of the teams has kept a clean sheet, and both of last season’s meetings with France ended goalless. Similarly, eight of France’s last 15 home games have also seen a clean sheet, so fans expecting a high-scoring match might be disappointed.

 

Prediction

Before their last UEFA Nations League match, France had been in impressive form at home, winning 13 of their last 18 games across all competitions. Belgium, on the other hand, has had mixed results recently, with three wins, four draws, and three losses from their last ten matches.

Prediction: France 0-0 Belgium