Spain defeated Georgia 4-1 and advanced to the top 8, which made the Mavericks' prediction hit again steadily, and the Mavericks predicted a total of 14 goals in this European Cup, and accurately hit 10 games, with a shooting rate of 71.4%, so who else? Your likes, followers, and favorites are all great encouragement to me. Today we continue to focus on a heavyweight matchup in the round of 16 of the European Championship: France vs Belgium
Belgium
Belgium is second only to a few traditional giants in Europe and is firmly in first place among second-tier teams in Europe. But their performance at this European Championship is really unacceptable. Slovakia got off to a dark start after a hard-fought win over Romania and once again took the initiative into their own hands after a hard-fought win over Romania, and only needed a win over Ukraine in the final round of the group stage to become the top of the group, thus avoiding France in the comfortable bottom half. It's a pity that they had no advantage in the duel with Ukraine, and they even had to adopt delaying tactics in injury time to barely force their opponents to get a place in the round of 16. Such a way of qualifying made the fans who supported them feel unrecognizable.
In terms of the lineup, the Belgian team, which has many stars, is worth as much as 580 million, and although the team is full of talent, coach Tedesco's stubborn use of personnel is anxious. Up front, in particular, they have Leipzig's number one star Opponda, a talented goalscorer with a keen nose in front of goal, who has scored 24 goals in the Bundesliga this season to win the league bronze boot, and he has already proven himself in both Ligue 1 and Bundesliga. However, the Belgian national team Opponda has no way to serve the country, and he has only played 7 minutes in the three games of this European Championship. In stark contrast, Lukaku, who started every game, frequently staged "happy football", and he missed many opportunities and failed to score in 3 games.
In addition, the 37-year-old veteran Vertonghen in the back line has played the whole game in consecutive starts, and his fitness has been seriously exhausted, and it is still unknown whether he can continue to play in this game. If he can't start this game, then the Belgian midfield is like missing a needle, which will have a great impact on the team as a whole.
France
France's performance at this European Championship has also been unsatisfactory, with only one win and two draws in the group stage, thus entering the top half of the strong team. What is even more unacceptable is that the super attack group composed of stars such as Mbappe, Dembele, Griezmann, Giroud, and Thuram has only scored two goals in three games. This kind of attack is not at all comparable to Germany, which scored 10 goals, and Spain, who scored 9 goals.
This year's French team is worth a terrifying 1.23 billion, which can be described as a leader. But the mediocre performance in the group stage makes it really difficult to associate them with the favourites. This match against strong rivals Belgium will be a crucial game for coach Didier Deschamps to regain his morale. As the so-called skinny camel is bigger than a horse, Belgium wants to make a mistake in France, which is full of masters, but it still lacks a little heat, and although France's performance is not good, Belgium's state is even worse in comparison, so the probability of France winning the opponent in this game is still quite high.
Belgium's most dangerous point is Doku, who is indeed quite strong in his pace and ability to attack from the wings, and is currently top of the dribbling charts at the European Championships. And France is guarding this way, and it is Te'o who is also extremely fast, and if they can successfully contain Doku, then Belgium will be like a tiger with its teeth pulled out, to be slaughtered.
Head-to-head records:
In the last 12 meetings between the two sides, France has an overwhelming advantage of 7 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses
Summary: Optimistic that France, which is stronger on paper and slightly better in form, will win the game