France vs Morocco Prediction, Free Betting Tips & Odds

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Date: 14th December 2022
Kick-Off: 19:00 UK, 20:00 CET
Venue: Al Bayt Stadium

France are the strongest team in this World Cup and are moving towards their second title in a row on autopilot. Morocco is on the train of dreams and doesn't seem to be getting off it. Walid Regragiu's men, many of whom are the children of immigrants, are the first African national team to ever reach a World Cup semi-final.

France vs Morocco: Top Free Betting Tips

France's Le Bleus made it to the 2022 World Cup semifinals after a match that they nearly lost to dominant England. Head coach Didier Deschamps admitted in a post-match press briefing that his side got lucky against the Three Lions. But will do it differently against Morocco's Atlas Lions? It is the first meeting between France and Morocco and this preview of the 2022 World Cup semifinals had the details. Morocco took out another favourite and became the first African national team to reach the semi-finals of a World Cup. Here are our predictions.

Total Goals Prediction: Under 2.5 Goals

The performances of France and Morocco have been completely different during this World Cup. Most of France's games ended with more than 2.5 goals – four out of the five to date. On the other side, Morocco had a single over in five matches and it was against the weakest team – Canada. In all other four matches, Morocco faced favourites – Spain, Belgium, Croatia, and Portugal, and managed to keep a clean sheet in all four games. We expect a new competitive match with a low scoreline.

30 Minutes Betting Prediction: Draw

This particular market is very special and perfect for a game involving Morocco. France will be at the wheel of this match and will attack for 90 minutes but we do not expect a goal earlier than the second half. Apart from that match against Canada, Morocco has not had a goal in their games before the 40th minute and we expect them to defend well in this opening half. In other words, this market means that the result will be a draw after 30 minutes.

Correct Score Prediction: 1:0 to France

This is a difficult game to predict. Morocco are more than capable of providing a new shocker. We may see a 0:0, we may even see them beat France, or the French could potentially destroy them as well. Based on the games we saw to date, this should be an under and we still would prefer France over Morocco as a final result.

France vs Morocco: Form, Recent Games, and News

It is the first-ever encounter between France and Morocco. The African side will look to keep another clean sheet after failing to do so only once in this year's World Cup after five games. Morocco has slayed the tournament's favourites but can they pull another upset against the defending champions? We have more details in the team previews below.

France Preview

France definitely had one of the easier paths to these semi-finals and the first truly difficult match was against England in the quarter-finals. Their group was an easy one and they even managed to rest key players in the third game. It is a fact that they have not shown the best football to date and we saw their struggles against England. They definitely could have lost if Kane had not missed that penalty. We believe that France will have a difficult match against Morocco and we could even see a defeat.

Morocco Preview

On the other side, Morocco had the completely opposite experience in this World Cup to date. While France had easy opponents, Morocco had to go through four different contenders for the title – Belgium, Croatia, Spain, and Portugal. The shocking fact is that Morocco did not lose a single match – they beat Belgium and Portugal in regular time and reached draws against Croatia and Spain. Their defensive football is extremely effective. Head Coach Walid Regragui says the Atlas Lions are now the World's favourites and expects massive support from Africa and the Arab world in this semifinal clash with France.

France vs Morocco Final Analysis

In general, the match promises to be very interesting, but will there be goals in it? Morocco is the first African team to reach the semi-finals of the World Cup. So far, the only goal conceded by the Moroccans in the tournament is an own goal in the match against the Canadians in the group.

As the Moroccans showed at this tournament, you should not expect a beautiful and open game from them, and it is disastrous to play against France without looking back at your own goal. So, as in the previous two stages, we should expect that the French will have 80 percent of the possession, and Morocco will focus on defense.

How many France will score depends on France itself, and how many mistakes the defense or the Moroccan goalkeeper will make. Will the Africans themselves score? Hardly. Although the Europeans conceded in every World Cup match in Qatar, I assume that the Moroccans as a whole team will sit closer to their own penalty area and will pull to the penalty spot.

All you need to know ahead of France vs Morocco

Here you will find the latest head-t0-head record between the two teams, their recent results and the latest markets and odds.

France vs Morocco tips – Q&A

 

Which team is the favourite to win this match?

France has a huge advantage in odds ahead of this game.

Which team won the previous encounter?

France last faced Morocco in 2007 and the game ended in a 2:2 draw.

Which players will miss this game?

For now, there is no information about new injuries but this section will be updated in the coming days.