Germany vs France prediction: WORLD: Friendly International betting tips on match 2023-09-11 19:00.
As the host nation of next year’s UEFA European Championship, Germany should be among the favourites for a crack at the continental crown, but the four-time World Cup winners and three-time European champions look anything like world-beaters at the moment. Their most recent low point occurred at the Volkswagen Arena on Saturday, where a 4-1 mauling by Japan extended the country’s winless run to five (D1, L4), while winning only four times in their last 17 outings (D7, L6) shows how dire the situation has become.
Ultimately, that proved too much for the DFB, who relieved Hansi Flick of his managerial duties, with Rudi Völler set to take over in the interim. Luckily, Völler doesn’t have to contend with a qualification campaign for Euro 2024, since the players themselves don’t seem convinced of their capabilities after captain İlkay Gündoğan admitted that his nations “perhaps we think we are better than we actually are.”
That’ll be music to the ears of their incoming opponents France, who might be one of the first teams to join the Germans at Euro 2024 next summer with a flawless qualification campaign thus far. Didier Deschamps’ men have made mincemeat out of a tricky-looking Euro 2024 qualification Group B that features the Netherlands, Greece, Republic of Ireland and Gibraltar, winning all five of their fixtures up to this point without conceding.
Those results have coincidentally aided in producing a perfect comparison between the visitors and their hosts, as while Germany have only won four of their last 17 games, Les Bleus have only lost four of theirs (W11, D2). France should therefore be confident of continuing their recent dominance over Germany, having avoided defeat in each of the last six H2Hs (W4, D2).
Players to watch: Germany need their more experienced members to stand up and take charge, perhaps none more so than Thomas Müller, who’s never lost in a German shirt when scoring (W28, D5). He’ll have to deal with the youthful exuberance France’s Aurélien Tchouaméni brings in defensive midfield, with the Real Madrid midfielder ultimately seeing his three goals for his country serve as either the matchwinner or the match opener.
Hot stat: Only two of France’s last nine matches has produced a goalless first half.