Tunisia vs. France Betting Tips: Reigning champions tipped to win to nil
Reigning World Cup champions France have already booked their spot in the last-16 having won their opening two games (beat Australia 4-1, beat Denmark 2-1), and they will be hot favourites to make it three wins out of three when they do battle with current Group D basement boys Tunisia on Wednesday afternoon.
Below, we preview the match and have two eye-catching tips for what could be a rather one-sided affair...
France v Tunisia Tips
Didier Deschamps could arguably rest a few of his key players for France's final Group D game with Tunisia on Wednesday afternoon, but while the reigning World Cup champions are safely through to the knockout stages, they will want to keep up their winning ways in Qatar as they look to make it nine points from a possible nine.
Red-hot 8/15 favourites with William Hill to grab the win, France should comfortably dispatch of a Tunisian side that will need to beat their European rivals to stand any chance of making the last 16 and the underdogs are 6/1 with bet365 to grab a shock win, while the draw is available with the Stoke-based firm at 3/1.
A promising goalless draw against Denmark in their opening match gave Tunisia some hope, but a drab display against Australia saw them run out meek 1-0 losers and it's hard to see them notch their first goal of the tournament against France. Deschamps' men may have conceded in both games so far, but Tunisia only managed one shot on target during their Danish draw, while they hit the target four times in the second half of their Australia defeat but failed to hit the back of the net.
So, with that in mind and thinking they are going to find it hard to get the ball off France for large parts of the game and it's hard to see them netting in the 90 minutes, so rather than backing the 8/15 for a France win then why not snap up the 7/5 with Betfred for France to win to nil.
Unsurprisingly, the focal point for all the positive France play is Kylian Mbappe, who has already netted two goals in the tournament so far, and the PSG forward has been a real attacking threat throughout the tournament. His goals along with those of AC Milan star Olivier Giroud have catapulted France to two wins and Tunisia will find it tough to deal with that pairing, should Deschamps unleash them from the start.
Add into that Antoine Griezmann, who's been the unsung hero so far for the French, then the Tunisian backline could be having a sleepless night on Tuesday evening ahead of Wednesday's game. Some talented stars remain on the bench, and they will be hungry to show what they have to offer and against a mediocre Tunisian side then it could be worth getting stuck into the -2 France in the handicap betting at 9/2 with William Hill.
With six goals already in the tournament, France have shown their prowess in the attacking third and with Tunisian toothless in front of goal then the French could run out easy 3-0 or 4-0 winners. With Tunisia needing a win to stand any chance of qualification they will need to attack in numbers at time and that could leave them open at the back, and the pace of Mbappe could tear the Tunisian defence apart, so back an easy French win.