France won 1-0 in June 2023 and 1-0 in November 2006 in the last two matches against Greece.
Greece enter their upcoming game placed as number 51 in the FIFA world ranking. There is a bit of a gap to opponents France, who enter the game ranked number 2 in the world.
It would be unexpected if Greece managed to move past the qualifying group stage, given their status as big outsiders too see the next stage. The bookmakers have heavily favoured France to win their group. It would be shocking if they fail to qualify with ease, thus not meeting expectations.
Greece vs France Prediction
Greece Form
In their last three matches, Greece beat Gibraltar by 5-0 and Ireland by 0-2, before losing against Netherlands by 0-1. Greece claimed three wins in their previous six internationals. They drew zero and lost three games while scoring nine goals to five against.
France Form
In their last three matches, France first beat Netherlands 1-2, then Scotland by 4-1 and finally Gibraltar by 14-0. France picked up five wins in their six most recent internationals, while scoring 24 and conceding four goals. They also drew zero draws as well as being defeated one defeat times.
Neither France nor Greece score many goals, but they are decent at keeping things tight at the back, and we don't see a goal fest happening at OPAP Arena.
France scored at least one goal in their last 13 matches.
Greece vs France Stats
- In 18 of the last 20 Greece home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Greece have not lost 18 of the last 20 home matches
- In 9 of the last 10 Greece matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Greece have won 3 of the last 4 matches without conceding a goal
- Greece have won 6 of the last 8 home matches while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- France have scored in the last 13 matches in a row
- France have scored in 22 of the last 24 away matches
- France have won 11 of the last 13 matches
- In 11 of the last 12 France away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- France have not lost 11 of the last 13 matches
Greece vs France Team News
More than a handful of players could be forced out of the next match for France, who are looking at four players nursing various problems. Youssouf Fofana, Olivier Giroud, Ousmane Dembele and Randal Kolo Muani can't be called upon by France, as they are all sidelined with a suspension.
Warren Zaire-Emery, Eduardo Camavinga, Ibrahima Konate and Mike Maignan all face a spell on the sidelines for France due to various injuries.
Greece vs France H2H
The latest match between Greece and France was a close affair with France grapping a small 1-0 away win. Greece picked up one win in their previous three matches against France, while the latter claimed two wins in these, with the remaining finishing a draw. The bookies best betting odds on a draw at full-time are at 3/1.
Greece vs France Results
Greece vs France Betting Tips
The most productive European Championship scorer for Greece is Giorgos Masouras, having scored three goals recently. The home side will be counting on him to give another great performance in their upcoming match. On the other hand, France will be relying on Kylian Mbappe, who has netted seven European Championship goals in his most recent games.
Greece racked up six wins from a possible 10 across all tournaments at OPAP Arena, drew two and lost two. France won four of their previous 10 away, drew three and lost three times. Greece won seven times in their last 10 European Championship matches. Visitors France claimed seven wins in their previous 10 league matches.
In Greece's last ten games, there have been over 2.5 goals in five of them. They managed to average 1.5 goals goals per match across all tournaments. Over 2.5 goals came out as a winning bet in seven of the previous ten outings for France, who were on target an average of 3.5 times times per game.
