Panama vs France Prediction: Les Blues will be motivated to wrap it up before the break to avoid a second-half drama

On Wednesday, France will play their final game against Panama at the Allianz Stadium. Les Blues will be confident of advancing to the knockout phase, while Panama's hope of making it out of the group was cut short following their defeat against Jamaica.

FRANCE

FIFA Ranking: 5th

Les Blues remain unbeaten after picking up four points from a possible six in this tournament. Their first game ended in a disappointing (0-0) stalemate against Jamaica; however, Les Blues bounced back with a convincing victory over Brazil. France left it late to secure the maximum point when Wendie Renard scored from a corner to restore a (2-1) lead for her team. France sits at the top of the table with four points, the same as Jamaica, and only a win will make them retain their spot.

Les Blues have been outstanding in this tournament despite their opening game performance, and we are confident they’ll wrap it all up before the break against Panama.

Possible Starting Eleven: Pauline; Lakrar, Almeida, Wendie, Sakina, Grace, Sandie, Kenza, Diani, Le Sommer, Selma Bacha.

PANAMA

FIFA Ranking: 52nd

Panama were overwhelmed by one of the most difficult teams in the competition when Brazil scored four times to obtain the maximum points. Ignacio Quintana players who came into this tournament with the least experienced squads, with no player having more than nineteen caps to their name, were lucky to have conceded just four goals.

Las Canaleras team bowed to another defeat against Jamaica in their second game. Panama failed to score for the second consecutive game even though they had four shots on target.

Panama will be lucky to register a goal in this tournament as they bow out after two games without a breakthrough.

Possible Starting Eleven; Bailey; Castillo, Natis, Pinzon, Baltrip-Reyes, Jaen; Mills, Montenegro, Gonzalez, Cox; Riley.

Expert Betting Tips

Panama's last two games ended in a defeat, and after being completely overmatched against Brazil, conceding over thirty shots, we can’t see them pulling a surprise stunt here. On the other hand, France was fantastic against a solid Brazilian team, and we expect them to finish the game before the break here; bet on halftime over 1.5 goals for 1.80.

From a talent perspective, this encounter will be a one-sided match as we expect France to have much more bite in the final third than they did in their opening game; bet on both halves over 1.5 goals for 2.40.

We expect France to score from a penalty for 2.50.

Good luck!