Will the DHB team book their place in the semifinals?
The last match day of the main round at Euro 2026 is coming up! After world champions Denmark, the DHB team now faces another hot contender in the Handball European Championship winner odds with the “Equipe Tricolore”!
No other team has scored more goals than Les Bleus! However, the French recently suffered a surprise defeat against Spain, which means they are now under more pressure than the German team.
France must win to advance to the semifinals, while a draw will suffice for the German handball players. For the match between Germany and France, the prediction is now that the reigning European champions will triumph by a maximum of two goals.
In addition, we see sufficient value in the odds for more than 5.5 goals by Renārs Uščins. The Latvian-born backcourt player scored the most goals for the German team at last year’s World Cup and is once again the most successful scorer at the current 2026 European Handball Championship with 32 goals in six games.
Admittedly, his shooting percentages fluctuate quite a bit, but he still exceeded the selected limit in four of the last five games! Given the predominantly stable defensive performances of Gislason’s team, we do not expect another goal fest from the French this time around.
In light of this, the odds on less than 32.5 goals being scored by them in the match between Germany and France are also worth considering. So far, the Germans have only conceded a maximum of 31 goals and an average of 29.6 goals to their opponents in six European Championship games!
Germany – France Head-to-head comparison / H2H record
The last direct duel between Germany and France took place in 2024 in the quarterfinals of the Olympic Games in Paris. At that time, the Germans won by a narrow margin of 35:34 after extra time. However, it was also the DHB’s only victory in the last seven competitive games against their neighbors (1-1-5).
For the next match between Germany and France, the odds once again point to a victory for the European champions.
Germany – France Tip
Germany missed out on early qualification for the semi-finals due to their recent defeat against Denmark, but a draw against their upcoming opponents in the final game of the main round would now be enough to achieve this goal. We also believe that the DHB team will improve on their performance against the Danes.
With Lukas Zerbe from Kiel and Lukas Mertens from SC Magdeburg, two important players who were missing against Denmark are available again. We also expect Andreas Wolff to be back in goal for longer after initially sitting on the bench against Denmark.
With 60 saves, he has made the most saves in the tournament. In view of the above points, the betting odds for Germany not losing by more than two goals in the showdown between Germany and France are recommended. This is also supported by the fact that the French recently disappointed with a defeat against Spain and are under greater pressure as a result of their defeat against the Iberians.
