Germany vs Scotland Predictions & Match Preview

Germany vs Scotland Prediction

Scotland will have the honor of facing hosts Germany at the start of the 2024 Euro. The two teams will lock horns on Friday evening at Fussball Arena Munchen. Germany enter the tie as big favourites but will their players break under the pressure on the opening day of the competition?

• Germany won three and drew one of the last four friendlies.
• Scotland won just one of the previous nine games across competitions.
• The Tartan Army shipped at least two goals in seven of their last nine matches.
• Both teams scored in each of the previous four head-to-head affairs.

Germany have been struggling to find the right form throughout last year but Julian Nagelsmann seems to have settled on his preferred personnel and system of late. The Mannschaft have managed three wins and a draw in the last four friendlies. The run involves a 2-1 victory over Greece seven days ago.

Scotland got off to an impressive start to the 2024 Euro qualifying campaign but they have drastically fallen in form in recent months. The Tartan Army have secured only a single win in the last nine games in all competitions. It came against continent’s minnows Gibraltar earlier this month in an exhibition.

Germany vs Scotland Predicted Lineups

Germany (4-2-3-1): Neuer – Kimmich, Tah. Rudiger, Mittelstadt – Andrich, Kroos – Musiala, Gundogan, Wirtz – Havertz

Scotland (3-4-2-1): Gunn – Hendry, Hanley, Tierney – Ralston, Gilmour, McGregor, Robertson – McTominay, McGinn – Adams

Germany target a comfortable win against Scotland

Everything points towards a pleasant evening for the local fans in Munich on Friday. Germany have dominated this matchup historically. They’ll go into this on the back of three straight wins over the Scots.

Julian Nagelsmann’s troops have also improved the form drastically of late. They won three and drew one of the last four exhibitions, a run that involves wins over the likes of France and the Netherlands.

Scotland have never progressed into the knockout phase at the European Championships. They lost five, drew three, and won only one (against Gibraltar) of the last nine outings across competitions.

Head coach Steve Clarke has huge problems at right-back given that neither Nathan Patterson nor Aaron Hickey are available for selection.

The hosts should get off to a bright start. We will back Germany to win by two or more goals difference at the odds of 1.90.

Expect a goal fest at Fussball Arena

Scotland have been dreadful defensively in recent months. They allowed two or more goals in seven of the last nine matches in all competitions. The run includes a 0-4 defeat to the Netherlands and a 2-2 draw to Finland in the final pre-tournament check last Friday.

This will be the music to the ears of Kai Havertz who will start up front for the Mannschaft. Havertz enjoyed a great end to the Premier League season with Arsenal.

Florian Witz and Jamal Musiala are the most exciting prospects in football right now. With such a strong firepower in the final third for Germany, we can hardly imagine a low-scoring scenario here.

Kai Havertz to net against the Tartan Army

We are backing Kai Havertz to score anytime in the Euro 2024 curtain raiser against Scotland, having net three times in the last 6 appearances for the national team.

Niclas Fullkrug is the only experienced out and out striker in the squad. Nagelsmann prefer to use Havertz as the pivot of the attack ahead of Fullkrug and is coming on the back of a productive season with Arsenal.

Steffen Schmidt- June 13, 2024

Germany vs Scotland Betting Tips

Correct Score: Germany 3-1

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12.00 Odds

Germany to win in -1.5 Asian Handicap

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1.90 Odds

Over 2.5 goals

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1.76 Odds

Kai Havertz to Score Anytime

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2.60 Odds