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Spain vs Germany: prediction for the 2022 FIFA World Cup match
Spain confidently won their first game against Costa Rica, while Germany suffered an upset at the hands of Japan. Who will win on Sunday? Here's our prediction.
Command Analysis
Spain
SpainLuis Enrique led his team to success in the first World Cup game and immediately became one of the main candidates for the role of head coach at Manchester United. The victory against Costa Rica was the highest-scoring victory of the Spanish national team at World Cups. That was also the first victory of Furia Roja in the opening game since 2006 World Cup.
Enrique was criticized for his choice of players before the World Cup, as he only kept one player (Sergio Busquets) from the legendary 2010 team in his squad. Last year, Spain were among the favourites at Euro-2020, but they only made it to the semifinals. In the semifinals match, Spain lost to the eventual champions, Italy.
Guillamon remains sidelined with a knee injury.
Germany
GermanyGermany national team suffered a shocking defeat to Japan (1:2) in the first World Cup game and must beat or draw Spain to retain a chance of qualifying for the playoffs. The two sides have recently met, and Spain crushed Germany with a score of 6:0. For the German side, that was their biggest defeat since 1931.
That was one of the last games of Joachim Löw as head coach of Germany. Hansi Flick used to be Löw's assistant, and now it is up to him to avoid going home after the group stage, which is exactly what happened to Germany at the last World Cup.
The DFB-Team were excellent in the qualifying matches, but then delivered a disappointing performance in the Nations League. In the first World Cup game, Germany lost to Japan after taking the lead and winning the first half - the last time it happened to the team was back in 1978.
Trends
СтавкаGoals in both halves - yes
In 3 of Spain's last 4 games, goals were scored in both halves.
СтавкаDraw in one of the halves - no
In 3 of the last 6 games of Spain, this bet won.
СтавкаCorners: total under 9.5
In 3 of the last 5 games of Spain, there were 9 corners or fewer.
СтавкаCorrect score 2:1
Spain won the last game between the two teams.
Tip and bets
Both team will be highly motivated, so we expect an exciting game with many attacks and scoring chances on both ends of the field. But Spain are in better team form and physical shape, so we will give them an edge here.
Our prediction — Spain to win
Spain have already proved that they are a force to be reckoned win. We believe they will deliver a great performance, however, don't think they will be able to crush Germany like they crushed Costa Rica. We will bet on a one-goal victory for Enrique's men.
Second bet — Spain to win by 1 goal
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