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Kevin On Soccer
Episode 1
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France's offensive efficiency and their ability to whip the ball in will be too much for Morocco, the law of averages will prevail once again, and France will make it to their second straight World Cup final.
Prediction: France 2, Morocco 0
Let's now compare the defenses.
Morocco's defensive luck is about to run out.
How they kept their goals against to 0 with 4.7 expected goals against is beyond me, but it stops today. They did concede 1 goal to Canada, but it was an own goal.
Expected goals and xG/90 are also big advantages for #LesBleus, but those will only be influential to the result of the game if they can apply the following strategy; Give Morocco the ball, and let them beat themselves by overextending their amazing defensive block.
Morocco is vulnerable in the outside channels, they were beaten respectively 27 and 20 times in the left and right channels vs POR. Mbappé and co. could have a feast day around the box, and that is where the game could be won for France.
Let's start by comparing the offenses.
A clear advantage to France.
France can create more SCA, and is able to find space on the flanks to whip the ball in. An average of 20 crosses per game.