After easily securing the top spot in the table, the French Olympic team will face their first real challenge in this tournament. In the quarter-finals, they will have to face Argentina, a strong contender for the gold medal at this year’s Olympics. Both the French and Argentine teams bring many quality players to the field this time. Therefore, the match between the two teams will be extremely exciting. Let’s find out the odds and how to participate in betting for the upcoming quarter-final match.
France vs Argentina 1st half odds: Asian handicap (France -0.25), Over/Under (Over 1) France vs Argentina full match odds: Asian handicap (Argentina -0.5), Over/Under (Over 2.5)
Olympic France U23 vs Argentina U23 1st half odds
Bringing many players who are currently competing in top European tournaments to the Olympic arena, it is clear that the goal of the French U23 team this year is the gold medal on their home soil. They quickly achieved their goal with a perfect record of 3 wins in the group stage. Therefore, going into the upcoming match, France is considered by bookmakers to be the stronger team compared to their opponent.
Specifically, in the first half of the upcoming quarter-final match, the handicap odds are set at France -0.25. With such handicap odds, experts are placing their trust in the home team. Lacazette and his teammates have held the advantage 2 out of 3 times when entering halftime.
Meanwhile, Argentina often starts the game poorly. Except for the match against Iraq, in the rest of the Olympic games this time, the South American representatives have failed to score in the first half. Therefore, facing Olympic France in the upcoming match promises to be challenging for Argentina.
One of the major reasons Argentina cannot dominate their opponents is their lack of a strong midfield. This makes it easy for Argentine players to be isolated and unable to coordinate well with each other in the first half. The young men from the land of Tango can only gain the upper hand in the second half when their opponents show signs of fatigue.
Prediction for France vs Argentina odds: Choose France -0.25 HT, Over 1 for the 1st half.
Prediction for the full match between France and Argentina
Coach Thierry Henry has a wealth of quality players, especially in the attacking line. In addition to the experienced striker duo Lacazette and Mateta, Olympic France also has the dynamism and youth of Michael Olise. He is gradually proving that Bayern Munich’s €53 million investment to recruit him is completely justified.
Former Crystal Palace player is playing extremely impressively. He has contributed 1 goal and 2 assists for France in this tournament. In addition, his impressive speed has created many difficulties for his opponents. In the upcoming match, Olise will have even more opportunities. In the left wing of Argentina, Soler Barreto has not yet brought peace of mind to the fans.
The left winger of Argentina often struggles in contested situations. The 19-year-old also frequently makes it difficult for his defensive teammates. The big advantage of Soler Barreto is perhaps his ability to coordinate quite well with Thiago Almada in the attacking line.Cả hai thường xuyên tạo ra được những tình huống làm xuống cánh và tạt bóng chất lượng và không ít trong số đó đã mở ra những cơ hội để các tiền đạo bên trong ghi bàn.
After the disappointing first match, Julian Alvarez also showed his role in the remaining 2 group stage matches. The midfielder playing for Manchester City is gradually returning to his familiar attacking midfield position. He helped Argentina circulate the ball quite well. However, without playing alongside a striker who can make good wall passes and runs, the number of opportunities Alvarez has is quite low. This is also the reason why Argentina’s number 9 has not been able to score any goals in this tournament. In the focal match of the men’s Olympic football between France vs Argentina, the match preview has quite a lot of confidence in the home team. And with a handicap odds of only -0.25, of course, the upper hand is the advice from the experts. Another statistic that does not support Argentina is that in their last 2 Olympic participations, they have not been able to advance past the quarter-finals. Match preview France Argentina: Choose France -0.25 FT, Over 2.25 for the whole match.
