Final recommendation: Under 2.5 goals.
Model perspective: From the model’s point of view, this game cannot simply be projected as a big scoreline based on France’s attacking talent. The total-goals assessment has to take into account the knockout-stage context, both teams’ risk appetite, game management after taking the lead, and whether the underdog is willing to open up proactively. Morocco’s style of play means they will not easily give France space for repeated waves of pressure.
Team structure: France’s strength lies in individual quality and decisive moments, while Morocco’s strengths are defensive organization, physical duels, and transition speed. If France score first, they may not necessarily keep pushing the tempo; if the first half stays tight, Morocco will be even more inclined to keep the game in a low-scoring setting. Neither of these main scenarios supports blindly backing a high-scoring game.
Handicap logic: A high-scoring game requires an early goal, an open end-to-end contest, or Morocco being forced to push forward. But from a probability distribution standpoint, paths like 1-0, 2-0, and 1-1 are very common. France winning and the match going over are not the same thing.
Analyst’s conclusion: The model does not look at names; it looks at price and match state. In this one, I would rather back a low-scoring structure than buy into the star narrative.