A day after the previous Group D kick-off, the evening fixture for the 17th June sees Austria, in their 4th ever Euros qualification ever, take on France, two-times Champions who will be looking to add a third to their trophy cabinet by the time the final rolls around in July. ‘Das Team’ lost just one of their qualifying fixtures to Belgium, and secured a 6-1 victory in their most recent friendly against Turkey, while ‘Les Bleus’ also lost only one game, to Germany, but registered a huge 14-0 win against Gibraltar back in November that is sure to strike fear into any opponents they might face. So let’s have a look at what the Austria vs France betting odds are saying about the game and who is likely to emerge victorious at the end of the 90 minutes.
A quick look at the Euro 2024 latest betting odds at BetVictor, at the current time of writing, has Austria as the wildcard, with odds of 6/1* where a £10 bet would return £70. France, the clear favourites, are at 2/5*, meaning a £10 wager would pay out just £14. For those think they can cancel each other out, the odds on a draw are at 7/2*, so the same £10 stake would pay £45 if correct. With France sitting 2nd in the FIFA rankings and sit 2nd in the odds to win the Euros behind England, the Austrian team are 25th in the ranks, and have beaten France just once in their last 10 head-to-heads, a 3-1 victory back in 2008, so this may be an uphill battle.
As Austria’s coach, Ralf Rangnick, will hope captain David Alaba can put his recent injury to one side and make up for the surprising omission of their top-capped and second highest-goalscoring player, Marko Arnautović, France’s own coach,Didier Deschamps will call on the incredible Kylian Mbappé in the absence of injured Antoine Griezmann and the retired Hugo Lloris, to wreak havoc alongside top national goalscorer Olivier Giroud and help them through the difficult Group D games. While Austria have a strong team to contend with, the sheer power of France’s own players and their astounding 14-0 victory last year have us predicting that they will walk away with all three points when the two teams meet on the 17th June.
To see the latest odds on all the Austria vs France betting markets we offer, have a look at our Euro 2024 fixture page today, or read on to see what other predictions we have made ahead as all 24 qualified teams go head to head, to see who will become the latest Euros football champions this summer.
