Germany will be looking to end their recent run of poor results as they host France in a friendly on Tuesday. With the Germans out of sorts at the moment and are without a permanent manager, France appear to be well poised to capitalise on their problems.
As hosts of next year’s European Championship, Germany have not been involved in the qualifying campaign, only playing friendlies to keep fit. However, the results have been atrocious as they are winless in their last five matches, suffering four defeats in that run.
Germany head into Tuesday’s friendly off the back of a humiliating 4-1 defeat to Japan in a friendly last Saturday. That result was the final nail in the coming for Hansi Flick, who has been sacked after failing to get the best out of a talented squad.
While the overall performances and results have been thoroughly abysmal, defending appears to be the major problem for Germany. They are without a clean sheet in their last five matches across all competitions, conceding 14 goals in that run.
In contrast to the Germans and their problems, France have been ticking like a well old machine in recent times. They have breezed through the European Championship qualifiers, winning all five of their matches and are on course to become one of the first teams to book a place in next year’s tournament.
France travel to the Signal Iduna Park off the back of a 2-0 victory over Republic of Ireland in a qualifying fixture last week. They were untroubled for much of the encounter with goals in each half from Aurelien Tchouameni and Marcus Thuram giving them the win.
While France have plenty of attacking quality, it is their defensive displays that have caught the eye in recent times. Didier Deschamps’ men have kept clean sheets in their last five matches across all competitions.
How the bookies view it
France have the upper hand among the bookies and are priced at 5/4 by Coral to claim the win. Germany are considered outsiders at home at 21/10 with Unibet while a draw is set at 14/5 by bet365.
Head to head
France have a 15-10 advantage with seven draws from 32 previous matches against Germany. The most recent meeting between both teams was a Euro 2020 fixture which ended 1-0 in favour of the French.
Players to watch
France have plenty of quality going forward, although most of their attacking plays usually involves Kylian Mbappe and Antoine Griezmann. A goal for Mbappe is valued at 6/4 by William Hill while Paddy Power is offering odds of 11/4 on Griezmann in the same market.
The French are just as solid at the back and have not conceded in their last five matches across all competitions. Dayot Upamecano, Jules Kounde and Benjamin Pavard are options in defence and can lead the visitors to a clean sheet at 5/2 with Ladbrokes.
Anything else catch the eye?
France have won to nil in their last five matches and could be set for a similar outcome at 7/2 with Paddy Power. Given the quality in their attacks, they are likely to score multiple goals and can be backed in the -1 handicap market at 7/2 with Paddy Power.
The French have scored in both halves in two of their last three matches and Tuesday’s clash can be tipped to follow a similar pattern at 11/5 Paddy Power.
This International Friendly match between Germany and France will be played on Sep 12, 2023 and kick off at 20:00. Check below for our tipsters best Germany vs France prediction. You may also visit our dedicated betting previews section for the most up to date previews.
