Germany vs Turkey prediction: WORLD: Friendly International betting tips on match 2023-11-17 19:45.
Germany continue their preparations for hosting the 2024 UEFA European Championships as they welcome Turkey to the Olympiastadion in Berlin, in what looks to be one of the most intriguing friendlies across this international break. This will be manager Julian Nagelsmann’s third match in charge of the hosts, after his side claimed victory against USA and a draw against Mexico back in October when meeting both in North America.
Despite avoiding defeat in both of those recent outings, Germany were again struck down by their Achilles heel which has come in the form of poor defensive performances. The home side have now failed to keep a single clean sheet across their last eight internationals (W2, D2, L4), falling way below their usual sky-high standards, though at least their goalscoring has helped to provide some positive results in that stint as they’ve netted at least twice in five of those fixtures.
Nagelsmann and his team could actually face Turkey in a competitive sense next summer at Euro 2024 after The Crescent-Stars qualified for the tournament with ease this time around. After picking up 16 points from an available 21 across their opening seven matches (W5, D1, L1), Vincenzo Montella’s side qualified with a match to spare after building their campaign upon a solid backline who have conceded just six times to date.
Just like his counterpart in the dugout here, Montella has also only been in charge for two matches, both of which ended in wins ‘to nil’. The Italian will now look to cause an upset with his new squad, as they try to improve on a record that has seen them win just three of the prior 21 H2Hs (D4, L14) and look to win on German soil in a H2H match for just the second time in history.
Players to watch: Germany’s Thomas Müller has hit 45 goals across 125 internationals, and if he hits a brace here, would join legendary duo Rudi Völler and Jürgen Klinsmann at fourth spot on the country’s all-time scoring list. Turkey’s Hakan Çalhanoğlu used to play in Germany and has been in red-hot form for club side Inter Milan this season, with five of his six goals coming after half-time.
Hot stat: Seven of Turkey’s last 11 international wins have come ‘to nil’.