Spain v France Betting Tips [9 July 2024]

Spain takes on France in the first of the Euro 2024 semi-finals, a match scheduled for this Tuesday. The two nations, former European champions, are bidding to add on their combined five titles. Here we assess the stats and offer a prediction for the clash. Spain continued with their impressive run at the competition with a remarkable 2-1 win over host nation Germany in the quarters. They did have to go all the way to extra time for the first time in the tournament. La Roja retained their record as the only team that has won all matches at Euro 2024 so far. This is the run they will want to impose on France, one of the most solid sides at the competition. With their win over Germany, Spain have now won each of their last eight matches. They had substitute Mikel Merino to thank for his goal in the 119th minute.

France, on the other hand, had to go all the way to penalties before overcoming Portugal in the quarters. They will hope their recent run against Spain continues here, having won two of their last three meetings. The last time these two met at the Euros was in 2012, with Spain winning that quarter-final encounter. France will definitely want to avoid a repeat here. They haven't had a tournament as spectacular as Spain’s but France can draw confidence from their defensive solidity. They’ve only conceded once in this competition and it was from a penalty. Coming here on five clean sheets in six matches gives an impression they will have what it takes to handle this Spanish side. Their matches against Spain aren’t popular for high scores; only one in the last eight had more than two goals.

Spain and France have been some of the most solid teams defensively at Euro 2024. Here they face off in a match that comes with high stakes and they’ll be fired up for it after key wins in the quarters. Their bigger chunk of their previous meetings were highlighted by low scores. It has also been rare to have both teams scoring in their recent meetings. With the expected emphasis on defence here too, we expect a low-scoring encounter. Our prediction for Spain v France is for the game to have under 2.5 goals.