Germany vs Latvia Prediction & Tips
Joachim Löw’s last friendly in charge of Germany (FIFA Ranking: # 12) should see the team enter the European Championship with confidence in style, as they have not faced anyone worse classified than Latvia (# 138) since beating San Marino in June 2017. However, Germany is not going through their best moment when considering their last five games (W2, E2, P1) and they would certainly be looking to score an early goal – in each of their last six triumph scored before min. 25.
However, Germany have led at halftime scoreless in four of their last five home friendlies, so there is no reason to expect ‘Die Mannschaft’ to not start well. In fact, their last five international matches at home (W3, E1, P1) witnessed an average of one goal per game before the 15th minute, so the floodgates could open quickly – those meetings produced an average of 3.4 goals. per game in total.
With commitments also in the Baltic Cup, where Latvia is seeking their # 14 title, this match is a rare opportunity for them to face Europe’s elite – they have not faced a higher ranked team than their hosts since playing against Portugal in June 2017. However, something disturbing is that Latvia have only won once against teams currently ranked in the top 30 of the FIFA Ranking (E1, P4) since the 2018 FIFA World Cup. They have scored only four goals in those shocks.
Although they have only lost one of their last seven international matches on foreign soil (G2, E4), none of those undefeated matches was against a team with a FIFA Ranking higher than 29. Meanwhile, four of their last five away matches saw the same result at halftime and at the end of the game, despite the fact that their last four produced an average of 2.5 goals per game during the second half.
Players to watch: İlkay Gündoğan has scored between the 55th and 65th minutes in Germany’s last two international matches. For Latvia, Roberts Uldriķis is in good form – he has scored after the break in their last two games.
Highlight: Each of Germany’s last seven international matches has recorded the same result at the end of both halves.
Germany – Latvia FREE TIPS
Germany – Win @ 1.05
Both teams to score / NO @ 1.60
Over 4.5 Goals @ 1.90
