France v Iraq · priced about right
France v Iraq
The line on France v Iraq is doing its job: the price is already absorbing the same reads the model is using. Pass.
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Squad
Nothing's surfaced on either squad this week — no absences, no bans.
France should win, and the price already says so. The model has France at 85%, the market at 88%. Strong favourites priced shorter than the model rates them is where we get Picks; the reverse — both numbers landing in the same place — is where we get a Pass. We'll check again near kickoff when the confirmed eleven and any fitness news land; until then, the price reads fair.
Price across venues
The number that matters is the true price — what you actually pay once each venue's margin, fee, spread, or commission is folded in. The cheapest true price wins.
France
| Venue | Odds | True price |
|---|---|---|
| PinnacleSportsbookEU | 1.10 | 90.9% |
| Betfair Exchange (UK)ExchangeUK | 1.12 | 89.5% |
| Betfair Exchange (EU)ExchangeEU | 1.12 | 89.5% |
| William HillSportsbookUK | 1.11 | 90.1% |
| Sky BetSportsbookUK | 1.11 | 90.1% |
| PolymarketPrediction marketGLOBAL | — | 88.2% |
| KalshiBestPrediction market | — | 87.5% |
Sharp consensus fair value 86.2%
Draw
| Venue | Odds | True price |
|---|---|---|
| PinnacleSportsbookEU | 8.70 | 11.5% |
| Betfair Exchange (UK)ExchangeUK | 10.00 | 10.2% |
| Betfair Exchange (EU)ExchangeEU | 10.00 | 10.2% |
| William HillSportsbookUK | 8.50 | 11.8% |
| Sky BetSportsbookUK | 8.50 | 11.8% |
| PolymarketPrediction marketGLOBAL | — | 9.8% |
| KalshiBestPrediction market | — | 9.0% |
Sharp consensus fair value 10.0%
Iraq
| Venue | Odds | True price |
|---|---|---|
| PinnacleSportsbookEU | 22.71 | 4.4% |
| Betfair Exchange (UK)ExchangeUK | 29.00 | 3.5% |
| Betfair Exchange (EU)ExchangeEU | 29.00 | 3.5% |
| William HillSportsbookUK | 26.00 | 3.8% |
| Sky BetSportsbookUK | 17.00 | 5.9% |
| PolymarketPrediction marketGLOBAL | — | 5.0% |
| KalshiBestPrediction market | — | 3.5% |
Sharp consensus fair value 3.8%
The drivers
- The market is absorbing the same reads the model is weighing; nothing to chase.
- Pass for now. The engine republishes hourly inside T-24h and after major news.
- Model puts France at 85%, the draw at 10%, Iraq at 5% — close to the market on each side.
Sources
- Yahoo Sports (soccer) · 22 May 2026
Newcomer Robin Risser has been handed the number 2