Euro 2012 Spain v France Betting Preview from the Donbass Arena, Donetsk on Saturday 23rd June 2012.
The whole game can be seen Live on ITV1 High Definition with a scheduled 19:45pm (BST) Kick Off Time.
Hello and thank’s stopping by to view our Spain v France Betting Preview where we have also provided you with the latest Team News, Head to Head Statistics, Lineups, Predictions, Tips, Odds, Free Bets and Money Back Specials associated with the match.
Spain were very close to going out of this tournament in their game against Croatia, but a couple of changes by coach Vicente Del Bosque made the difference and a world class lob over the Croatian defence by Cesc Fabregas resulted in Jesus Navas to score the only goal of the game and with it this quarter final show down against France.
France were brought down to earth with a bit of a bump in their final group qualification game against Sweden, where they were comfortably beaten 2-0 and that defeat will certainly have had an impact to their confidence on all the French players preparing for this game.
Spain v France Team News
Spain Team News
Cesc Fabregas could again make a late appearance, but will start on the bench and Fernando Torres looks likely to again lead the attack up front at the expense of Fernando Llorente who is yet to be given a chance to prove himself.
Probable Line Up [4-4-1-1]: Casillas, Arbeloa, Ramos, Pique, Alba, Busquets, Alonso, Silva, Xavi, Iniesta, Torres.
France Team News
Philippe Mexes picked up his second booking against Sweden and as such is suspended for this game, Laurent Koscielny will come into to replace him.
Franck Ribery and Samir Nasri both missed training with the team midweek and are obvious doubts for this game and Yohan Cabaye will again miss out as he continues to recover from a thigh injury.
Probable Line Up [4-5-1]: Lloris, Debuchy, Koscielny, Rami, Clichy, M’Vila, Diarra, Ribery, Nasri, Menez, Benzema.
Spain v France Head to Head Statistics
Saturday evening’s game at the Donbass Arena will become the 31st meeting between the two nations over the years and all the results of those previous matches can be seen in our head to head statistics preview shown below.
- Spain Victories : 13
- Draws : 6
- France Victories : 11
The last game between the two countries was back in the 2006 World Cup in which France beat Spain 3-1, goals coming from Ribery, Viera and Zidane for France and David Villa for Spain.
