France - Netherlands: our prediction

France is clearly the favorite (odds 1.30). Over the last 10 matches, they have an 80% win rate and win 80% of the time when favored. No information on major injuries is available to challenge this superiority. Victory in ordinary time is the most likely scenario.

The proposed total (55.5) is high for handball. France, the favorite, could control the pace. Form statistics do not show a consistent explosive offensive trend for either team. A controlled match, potentially defensive in the group stage of a major tournament, favors a total goal count below this line.