Germany welcomes France to Stadium mk in Buckinghamshire Wednesday for a 2022 Women’s Euro semifinal. Kickoff is set for 3 p.m. ET (ESPN2/ESPN+). Below, we preview the Germany vs. France odds and lines, and make our best women’s soccer picks and predictions.
Germany won its group stage games by a combined 9-0. Its toughest challenge was Spain, a game they won 2-0.
Germany drew Austria in the first round of the knockout stage, winning 2-0 and totaling 20 shots. Germany sits No. 5 in the FIFA Women’s World Rankings.
France is ranked as the 3rd-best team in the world. It’s the highest-ranked team left as No. 8 England knocked out No. 2-ranked Sweden 4-0 in the other semifinal match.
France didn’t have an overly impressive group stage. They were 2-0-1, drawing Iceland. However, in the knockout stage, they took out the No. 4-ranked Netherlands. It had 13 shots on target to the Netherlands’ 1.
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Germany vs. France odds, lines, picks and predictions
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- Money line: Germany +150 (bet $100 to win $150) | France +185 (bet $100 to win $185) | Draw +210
- Over/Under: 2.5 (O: +125 | U: -170)
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Prediction
France 2, Germany 1
Money line (ML)
BET FRANCE +185.
France, as noted, wasn’t impressive in the group stage, but it is tough to not see its dominant win over the Netherlands and assume they’ll be able to make it through Germany.
Germany doesn’t have a top-30 player per ESPN’s latest rankings of the top women’s soccer athletes. France, on the otherhand, has 3 in the top 30, 1 at each level of position (forward, midfield and defense).
That striking level of talent is going to be on full display. France has had a remarkable 21 more shots on target than its opponent in the last 3 matches.
Germany had fewer shots on target and only 30% of possession against Spain which isn’t necessarily a positive. Put it all together, and France seem like the far better option here.
Over/Under (O/U)
LEAN OVER 2.5 (+125).
Germany has scored at least 2 goals in every game.
France has scored at least 1 and 2 or more in 2 of its last 4 matches. France also had 13 shots on target and 33 total shots in its quarterfinal match against a top-5 Netherlands team.
Both teams have shown enough potential offensively to assume they’ll be able to top this total.
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