France v Poland Betting Tips [25 June 2024]

For the second straight major tournament, France and Poland are set to meet; this time at Euro 2024 in Group D. This Tuesday encounter finds the two teams in contrasting positions at the tournament. France are second and need a point to confirm their knockout spot, while Poland will not be advancing. The French haven't really sparked to life at this competition, but remain unbeaten after two matches. They opened their charge with a 1-0 win over Austria before drawing 0-0 with the Netherlands. The former world champions would be thankful for Netherlands’ controversially disallowed goal that saved them from defeat. If there’s one thing France lacked in their draw with the Netherlands, is a cutting edge in attack. A nasty collision in the opening round left skipper Kylian Mbappe with a broken nose. As a result, he had to sit out the Netherlands game. France fans will be hoping to see him back here.

As for Poland, consecutive defeats to the Netherlands and Austria have confirmed they will not be progressing. For them, this is a dead rubber affair and as they seek to finish with a win, they’ll be wary of their form against France. Poland last met France at the 2022 World Cup, and suffered a 3-1 loss. That was their 19th loss in 17 meetings with France and they haven't won any of the last nine. Poland, who needed to go through the playoffs to get here, weren’t expected to go so far in the competition. They haven't surprised many, but will be happy to give Robert Lewandowski a first start at this tournament. Coming into the game with just three clean sheets in 10 leaves questions about their ability to stop France. A 3-1 loss to Austria in their second game now means Poland have no win in regular time in their last seven Euro matches.

Poland didn’t have the start they envisioned for Euro 2024 and for the second straight time, they exit the Euros at the group stage. They may want to sign off with a win but the nature of the group they are in was always going to be tough. The opponent they face here is a formidable one, and has dominated them. The return of Robert Lewandowski could be soothing but this will be a tough reintroduction to the veteran. Our prediction for France v Poland is for France to win.