<h1>Spain vs France Betting Tips: Spanish Look Value Here</h1> <p>Spain and France will meet in the semi-finals of the UEFA Nations League on Friday (05:00 am AEST) in Stuttgart.</p> <p>Who will book their place in the final against either Germany or Portugal?</p> <p><strong>Key Info&nbsp;</strong></p> <p>It’s important that punters note that this game is being played at a neutral venue in Stuttgart, so there’s no home advantage to be had.</p> <p>Spain, the EURO 2024 champions, are also defending the Nations League title that they won in 2023, when they defeated Croatia in the final on penalties.</p> <p>France, the prior Nations League champions in 2021, will be keen to get their hands back on the trophy.</p> <p><strong>Team Form</strong></p> <p>Spain have continued in fine form since their jubilant celebrations last summer: they’re W5 D3 L0 since that fateful final in Berlin.</p> <p>France, who lost to Spain in the semi-finals at EURO 2024, have experienced more patchy form since, with defeats to Italy and Croatia and a home draw with an Israel side they really ought to have beaten.</p> <p><strong>Tactics and Lineups</strong></p> <p>Both of these teams have players missing through injury, although Spain are perhaps less hampered by those issues.</p> <p>Luiz de la Fuente will deploy his preferred 4-2-3-1 shape, with Lamine Yamal and Dani Olmo – central to Barcelona’s La Liga triumph – the key attacking pieces behind the experienced Alvaro Morata.</p> <p>France, meanwhile, have genuine problems in defence. It’s thought that William Saliba, Dayot Upamecano and Jules Kounde will all miss out on Friday, while the seven Frenchmen that featured in the Champions League final may or may not be involved.</p> <p>That will likely mean that Michael Olise, so impressive in Bayern’s return to Bundesliga dominance, will be asked to step up alongside Kylian Mbappe.</p> <p><strong>Spain vs France Betting Angles</strong></p> <p>These end-of-season internationals can be a real problem for coaches at the end of a long campaign, and given the potential absentees you would suggest that the <a href="https://www.sportsbet.com.au/betting/soccer/uefa-competitions/uefa-nations-league-a/spain-v-france-9067884">Spain vs France betting odds</a> are right to make the Spaniards favourites.</p> <p>The feeling is that France will be hampered by injuries and missing players, whereas the Spaniards continue to go from strength to strength – and so<strong> Spain are perhaps value to win this game in 90 minutes or qualify for the final </strong>by any means.</p> <p>Central to their hopes will be Lamine Yamal, the precocious 17-year-old who is in the Ballon d’Or discussion. He’d love to put in a big performance here, while his recent form – four goals in seven La Liga and Champions League games – suggests that<strong> backing Yamal in the goal and shot markets</strong> could be a consideration.</p> <p>France really could be struggling with missing central defenders, forcing Didier Deschamps to turn to Plan C or even Plan D. To that end, perhaps<strong> backing Spain to score over 1.5 goals</strong> has legs?</p>