France vs Moldova
France is not tired of chasing the top of Group H to welcome the 9th week of qualifying. They will face an easy opponent, Moldova, who currently inhabit the position of caretaker. The clash was held at the Stade de France.
France is currently lining up the runner-up with a record set against Turkey. This condition occurred after they lost in the second week, then in the middle of last month they were held 1-1 at home. Senol Gunes’ squad managed to maximize the only shot on target in the match, while the remaining eight attempts the host all failed to score. This draw also makes them both pocketed 19 points, a difference of four points from Iceland in third place.
N’Golo Kante finally appeared with Chelsea last weekend and will likely start tomorrow’s match. Meanwhile, veteran goalkeeper Steve Mandanda will return to fill the post left by Hugo Lloris who has been injured for a long time. Olivier Giroud also remains a mainstay on the front lines even though he has never appeared with Chelsea this season.
The match against Moldova should be an easy task, it has been proven when Les Blues won 1-4 in the first round. After all, the rival will also arrive with a bad record after always losing for 5 consecutive matches, conceding 14 times without scoring a single goal. Statistics as bad as this would certainly be good news for France, because last month’s results helped them bagged 21 goals and conceded only 5 times so far. Chances are the host will win again.
Our Prediction: 1
Odds: 1.02