France vs Gibraltar Prediction (18.11.2023)

We’re back with the final international break of 2023 as we continue down the road to UEFA Euro 2024. It’s safe to say that things are really starting to heat up in pretty much every group as nations qualify and make their push to reach the playoffs. Today, we’ll be taking a look at what should be an intriguing battle between France and Gibraltar.

Les Bleus fought hard to keep hold of their position as world champions but in Qatar, they wound up falling at the final hurdle. The next step in their journey takes them to the Euros, a competition that hasn’t been great to them in recent years. They still have one of the best squads in world football, though, so you can imagine they’ll be feeling somewhat confident.

October saw more success come the way of the French as they beat the Dutch 2-1 in a crucial group fixture. From there, they went head to head with Scotland in a friendly, pulling out a comfortable 4-1 victory in the process.

As a national team that is barely a decade old, it shouldn’t come as much of a surprise that Gibraltar are underdogs. It happens in just about every game they partake in and, really, so it should. They don’t really have the resources necessary to make this kind of operation work right now but in truth, it’s all about baby steps, which is why it’ll be exciting to see how things continue to develop.

Gibraltar’s main aim is to not get embarrassed and from there, do everything in their power to pick up a positive result. They failed to do so in October, unfortunately, slipping to a 4-0 friendly defeat against Wales before being beaten by the same scoreline at home to Ireland.

The smart money, and we’d guess everyone’s money is going to be on France winning this game, and that much feels like a given. However, we also think they’re going to try and make a real statement here, which is why we’re going to back over 2.5 goals scored.