France vs Peru FIFA World Cup 2018 – Lineups, Predictions & Stats Preview 21 June 2018
France Probable Lineups and Stats
Matchday 1 for France ended in a France win of 2-1 over Australia. Placing them first in Group C. Coach Didier Deschamps fielded a very strong starting 11. As pundits say, you do not change a winning team. For matchday two against Peru, France will start with the same starting team. Hugo Lloris, Benjamin Pavard, Raphael Varane, Samuel Umtiti, Lucas, Tolisso, Paul Labile Pogba, Ngolo Kante, Ousmane Dembele, Kalyan Mbappe, Antoine Griezmann will all probably retain their spots in the starting team. The substitute bench will remain too mostly unchanged.
In their matchday 1, France had six of their thirteen shots on target. They enjoyed possession of 51% with five corner kicks. Their goalkeeper was barely tested the whole game. Umutiti rewarded their opponents a penalty by handling the ball in the box. They completed 423 out of their 484 passes a whopping 87% pass completion rate. One of their players was booked.
Peru Probable Lineups and Stats
Peru lost 0-1 to Denmark on matchday 1. Putting them last in their group. In their match, they lost a penalty. They enjoyed possession of 52%. 6 of their 18 shots were on target. Their goalkeeper made two terrific saves. 334 of their 394 passes were on target that translates to 84%. One of their players was shown a yellow card.
Coach Gareca R.will be under pressure in selection as this match will decide their fate. Matchday 2 will be more stringent than matchday 1 and Peru will have to be on their best. The probable starting 11 will consist of; Pedro Gallese, Luis Advincula, Rodriguez, Ramos, Miguel Trauco, Yoshimar Yotún, Paolo Guerrero, André Carillo, Christian Cueva, Edison Flores, and Jefferson Farfan. Renato Tapia will probably be relegated to the bench. The other bench players will remain the same.
France v Peru – Head to Head
France and Peru have never met in a competitive match. However, France are holders of the World Cup title 1998. They also were finalists in the hardly contested final against Italy, where they lost. Peru has never won the World Cup and they have been away from the World Cup for 36 years. The furthest they have been in the World Cup is the group stages. France enters Matchday 2 as favourites but Peru will try to sit back and put up a good match.
[/showmore]Expert Tip
All in all, we are going to predict that France wins this game. Unfortunately, we are not getting a good enough odds to bet on France to win the 2nd round of Group C and as a result, we should not be betting on the final result. France has won eight of the previous 10 clashes at the FIFA World Cup. There have been under 2.5 goals scored in Peru’s last 5 encounters in this competition, while France has won with a 1 goal margin of the previous 3 games at the FIFA World Cup. The best bet for this game is under 2.5 goals. Peru are solid in the defensive while ”Les Blues” look like they are struggling to create goals. This seems like a great pick for betting.
Interesting Facts and Information
- France haven’t lost in their last 5 games.
- France wins 1st half in 75% of their matches, Peru in 33% of their matches.
- France’s recent performance is better than Peru’s.
- In World Cup, France has better performance than Peru.
- France scores 2 goals when playing at home and Peru scores 1.33 goals when playing away (on average).
- Peru has a streak of 2 matches with 0 scored goals.
- When France leads 1-0 at home, they win in 85% of their matches.
- When Peru leads 0-1 away, they win in 100% of their matches.
- When France is down 0-1 home, they win 0% of their matches.
- France have scored at least one goal for 10 consecutive matches.
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