France v Greece: Take 2/1 shot in Euro qualifier

• Mavropanos 1+ shot in 7 of last 9 for Greece

• Tchouameni hit 6 shots on Friday night

• Bet Bet Builder shots double at 2/1

France v Greece
Monday 19 June, 19:45
Live on Viaplay Sports Online

We'll kick off a new week by combining an old trend with a potentially new one.

It's the shots market we're turning to for this Euro 2024 qualifier, one between two sides with 100% records in Group B so far.

World Cup runners-up France are obvious favourites but they may not get things all their own way against a team who have two wins from two in the current campaign to add to a Nations League campaign from last year which brought five wins out of six and promotion to League B.

Leg 1: Konstantinos Mavropanos 1+ shot

Expect them to try to frustrate France and look to nick a goal somewhere.
That somewhere may well be a set-piece situation from which Konstantinos Mavropanos is a massive threat.

The centre-back proved that against Ireland on Friday when he managed two efforts on goal. He's now hit 1+ shot in seven of his last nine appearances for Greece.

That adds to a highly-impressive record for his club - Mavropanos landed the 1+ shot bet in 24 of his 26 Bundesliga starts for Stuttgart this season.

Leg 2: Aurelien Tchouameni 2+ shots

Despite the improved level of opposition, I'll happily put Mavropanos down for a shot in this game and will double him up with home midfielder Aurelien Tchouameni, who is backed for 2+ shots.

Tchouameni is, admittedly, known for his role as a defensive midfielder but when teams sit deep, we saw on Friday how he's prepared to come forward and try his luck from around the box.

He managed six shots against Gibraltar the other day and while Greece are a considerably better side, they can be expected to sit in and try to deny the likes of Kylian Mbappe space to run into.

That will bring the French midfielders into play in this market and it's not hard to see Tchouameni bidding to replicate his Friday role - one he received plenty of praise for - and pushing forward to try his luck from range.

Four of his shots against Gibraltar came from outside the box, while two were headers, including one from a set-piece.

The Real Madrid man landed this against Denmark at the World Cup and also ticked the 2+ box in three of last year's six Nations League matches, which all came against better opponents than the Greeks.

The two shots selections produce a Bet Builder of 2/1 which can hopefully get the week off to a winning start.

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