Germany vs Belgium prediction: WORLD: Friendly International betting tips on match 2023-03-27 18:45.
Germany manager Hansi Flick might feel his decision to leave out some big names was justified as his new-look side breezed to a 2-0 win over Peru, but they now face a sterner test against Belgium. He’ll have to shuffle his line-up again though after Kai Havertz and Nico Schlotterbeck left the squad through illness and injury respectively as they bid to achieve a national record 14 friendly matches undefeated (W8, D5).
A strong start to 2023 should give the German camp plenty of confidence after they made it 11 home friendlies without defeat (W7, D4), and another run they’ll want to continue is not losing a home H2H as Germany/West Germany since 1910 (W8, D1). As their last three home fixtures all saw scoring within the first 20 minutes, a lively start could help them extend that remarkable record ahead of their build up to hosting Euro 2024.
But if there’s anyone who can guide Belgium to a rare win over Germany, it could be Domenico Tedesco whose time in charge started perfectly when they beat Sweden 3-0 to open their European Championship qualifying campaign on Friday. Having spent the majority of his coaching career in Germany, most recently with Schalke and RB Leipzig, he’ll be very familiar with his opponents.
As they’ve only lost one of their last six away fixtures (W2, D3), the Red Devils have travelled well either side of their disastrous FIFA World Cup campaign in Qatar. Like their hosts, they face personnel challenges as injured goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois has returned to Real Madrid and won’t feature here, depriving the Belgians of a huge chunk of experience at the back.
Players to watch: Niclas FĂĽllkrug netted both of Germany’s goals against Peru, meaning three of his last four goals for club and country came before the 35th minute, but Romelu Lukaku went one better, scoring all three for Belgium against Sweden – three of his last four international strikes arrived between the 30th and 50th minute.
Hot stat: Belgium received under two yellow cards in four of their last five matches.