Germany vs. England: preview and betting tips

England were supposed to warm up for the following clashes with Germany and Italy in their first Nations League match, only to leave the Puskás Arena with an ignominious defeat after Gareth Southgate’s men failed to score a goal. They will now try to get back into the game at the Allianz Arena, where they will face another storming atmosphere.

Germany are unbeaten since Hans Flick’s arrival, but his team’s first two tests and last two matches ended in 1-1 draws (Netherlands and Italy).

Against the Italians, however, our neighbours played quite a good game and will certainly want to continue that on Tuesday. On the other hand, the English will want to forget the defeat in Budapest very quickly.

The fact that it was Kane and co. who drove them out of last year’s European Championship in the eighth round will certainly play a part in the upcoming match. And the statistics are relentless in this case – revenge is sweet in most cases!

The desire for revenge, a quality team and coach, together with the home environment make Germany favourites to win. However, the odds of 2.22 suggest that virtually no one is going to underestimate the English, this is a big match that always has a charge, which is confirmed by the statistics from the last duels.

Germany have beaten their Tuesday opponents only once in the last 4 duels and only 3 goals have been scored in the last three.

Probable line-ups:

Germany:: Neuer; Raum, Süle, Rüdiger, Kehrer; Goretzka, Kimmich, Musiala; Havertz, Müller, Gnabry

England:: Pickford; Walker, Stones, Maguire; James, Phillips, Rice, Saka; Sterling, Kane, Grealish

Prediction:

Many servers and experts believe that goals will be scored. With odds around 2.1, it is certainly tempting, but the last duels between the teams have been really scarce on goals. However, it is time for the fans to see goals and I personally believe so too, as both teams need to win after previous failures, England especially!

However, I would be more inclined to bet on Germany not losing to England, although a draw is quite realistic in this case, which can be insured by the Asian handicap.

Source: Whoscored, UEFA