Our prediction for this Nations League match:
France
Match Time & Date:
16/10/2018
02:45 PM
Prediction: 2-1
Germany
All eyes will be on Stade de France when France and Germany face each other in the UEFA Nations League derby. Les Tricolores head into the match following a 2-2 draw with Iceland in a friendly, whilst Joachim Low’s troops aim to bounce back from a heavy 3-0 loss to Netherlands. France are a real force to be reckoned with at home and seeing that coach Didier Deschamps is going to field the best possible side in Tuesday’s football match, we believe that there is a big value in betting on the hosts. The Germans failed to impress at the 2018 FIFA World Cup finals and considering that they continue to struggle, we predict that the visitors are going to return home empty-handed. A man to watch in the home team will be French rising star Kylian Mbappe, who has been scoring goals for fun in Ligue 1 of late.
Highlighted Player (Antoine Griezmann):
Anthony Griezmann is a French forward born on 21st March 1991 in Macon, and he is widely regarded as one of Europe’s most exciting footballers at the moment. The pacey striker started showing his potential shortly after coming through Real Sociedad’s youth academy and he went on to score 46 goals in 179 league appearances for La Real. Excellent displays in Spanish la Liga saw him become a target for a number of top clubs, but he eventually choose to sign for Atletico Madrid, and that proved to be a very good decision.
Griezmann continued the rich vein of form at Vicente Calderon, scoring some important goals as los Colchoneros enjoyed domestic and European success, while also becoming a key member of the France national team.
Playing as a winger or second striker, Griezmann possesses impressive technical skills, he is a strong finisher and still finds time to work hard for his side, so no wonder he is widely regarded as one of the leading forwards on the continent. He won the U19 European Championship with France and is tipped to lead Les Bleus to glory on senior level as well.
Highlighted Team (Germany):
Competing for major honours since 1900, Germany are now one of the leading national teams in the history of football, boasting no fewer than seven titles in their trophy cabinet. Oddly enough, die Mannschaft have won the four World Cups in regular intervals, having finished as champions in 1954, 1974, 1990 and 2014, while lifting European Championship trophies in 1972, 1980 and 1996.
And having also lost seven major finals, it is fair to say that Germany have challenged for the trophy at almost every single major tournament since 1954. There have been too many world-class players to count that have represented Germany so far, but it is Lothar Matthaus who holds the record for most caps, having featured in 150 matches, whereas Miroslav Klose is the top goalscorer with 71 goals in 137 outings.
Franz Beckenbauer, Gerd Muller, Rudi Voller, Jurgen Klinsmann and Karl-Heinz Rummenigge have all had important roles to play in the past, whereas the new generation has seen Philipp Lahm, Manuel Neuer, Mesut Ozil and Thomas Muller strut their stuff on international stage.
Real Madrid
Real Sociedad
