Scotland vs France Prediction: French to face Scottish acid test

The top two in the 2026 Six Nations table face off on Saturday (14:10, live on BBC One) as Scotland play hosts to frontrunners France at Murrayfield.

Alex Jack provides his best bets in his Scotland vs France predictions piece, as well as all the essential team news and match odds for the encounter in Edinburgh.

Team News

Starting with Scotland, head coach Gregor Townsend has opted for a front row of Pierre Schoeman, George Turner and D'arcy Rae, with locks Gregor Brown and Scott Cummings in the engine room.

Matt Fagerson, Rory Darge and Jack Dempsey form the back row, while Ben White and Finn Russell go again in the half-backs.

Sione Tuipulotu and Huw Jones form a tried and trusted centre partnership, while the Scots have a dangerous back three of Kyle Steyn, Darcy Graham and Blair Kinghorn.

As for France, Fabian Galtie has a world-class XV at this disposal, starting with Jean-Baptiste Gros, Julien Marchand and Dorian Aldegheri in the front row.

Charles Ollivon and Mickael Guillard pair up in the second row, with François Cros, Oscar Jegou and Anthony Jelonch completing the pack.

Antoine Dupont and Matthieu Jalibert are reunited in the half-backs, with Yoram Moefana and Nicolas Depoortere the powerful centre combo.

Louis Bielle-Biarrey, Theo Attissogbe and Thomas Ramos form one of the most envied back threes in world rugby.

Scotland vs France Odds

Scotland are the 10/3 underdogs going into Saturday's clash in Edinburgh, while France are the 2/9 favourites to head back across the Channel with the win.

A draw at Murrayfield is 25/1, while France to be leading at half-time and full-time are 1/2.

Scotland +9 handicap @ 11/10

There is no doubting a monumental challenge awaits Scotland as they take on arguably one of the top two teams in the world.

France have demolished Ireland, Wales and Italy ahead of their trip to Edinburgh, but Murrayfield has not always been a happy hunting ground for Les Bleus.

Losing in the Scottish capital on three of their last five visits in the Six Nations, while winning 20-16 on their last visit, France will know they can't afford to take their foot off the gas this weekend.

Scotland have shown they can be a match for France in the past and, while a win for the hosts might be a bridge too far, the Scots with a +9 handicap gets the nod at 11/10.

Louis Bielle-Biarrey first tryscorer @ 9/2

France have shown a habit of beginning matches quickly in this year's tournament and wing Louis Bielle-Biarrey has frequently been central to those early numbers on the scoreboard.

The Bordeaux speedster opened the scoring in the championship against Ireland at Stade de France, before crossing for the second try of the match at the Principality Stadium against Wales.

Bielle-Biarrey repeated the feat by grabbing the first try in the victory over Italy in Lille, underlining his knack for striking early.

With that trend in mind, odds of 9/2 for the man in the distinctive red headgear to score the opening try on Saturday look particularly appealing.

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