Ukraine – France Tip World Cup Qualifier, Matchday 1 on Friday, 09/05/25 at 8:45 p.m.
You certainly can’t go wrong with a Bet-at-home registration, but this Friday I still opted for the slightly better Ukraine France odds offered by a competitor: NEO.bet.
The German bookmaker is offering me 1.80 for a Ukraine France tip involving a goal from Kylian Mbappe! I’m jumping on that without hesitation!
My Ukraine vs. France prediction: Mbappe will score!
Here are the reasons for my prediction:
- Mbappe is in impressive form right now!
- Ukraine has conceded 8 goals in its last 3 games!
- Kylian Mbappe will probably be the lone striker!
The Real Madrid player has scored 18 goals in his last 15 appearances. The wonder striker has been scoring plenty of goals, and not just for Los Blancos: during the last international break in June, he collected 2 points in 2 games!
In my opinion, there is no other player more likely to score in Wroclaw than the clinical Mbappe! France are the clear favorites, and not just against Ukraine
Ukraine vs. France AI predictions:
ChatGPT has not failed to notice that Michael Olise has become one of the most dangerous offensive players in the world since he moved from Crystal Palace to Bayern Munich.
As part of its Ukraine vs. France prediction, it’s probably no coincidence that the AI assistant suggests “Olise to score,” which promises you odds of around 3.05 at a German betting provider if successful! As a sports betting fan, you can definitely go for it!
Predicted chance of winning:
| Ukraine win |
Draw |
France win |
| 11.6% |
19.7% |
68.7% |
Since June 2024, Belgium has been the only nation to manage a clean sheet against the Eastern Europeans. Consequently, I am very much in favor of the second AI suggestion, Both teams to score. Especially since the odds of 2.05 on average represent a fairly positive expected value.
Last but not least, the AI assistant also recommends a France win at odds of 1.40 on average. I consider this to be a largely safe suggestion, but from a betting perspective, it is only worthwhile as an additional condition on a combination bet slip.
What you need to know about Ukraine vs. France betting
- Ukraine recently defeated Belgium 3-1 in Spain and has won 10 of its last 20 competitive games.
- Michael Olise scores an average of 0.5 goals and 0.45 assists per 90 minutes – top 2% in Europe.
- Nine French players have lower goal rates than Artem Dovbyk.
- France’s 7-1 win over Ukraine in 2020 was their heaviest defeat ever.
- Kylian Mbappé has scored 18 times in his last 15 games, including goals and assists against Germany and Spain.
