EURO 2020 Round of 16: England vs. Germany Betting Preview, Odds, Prediction

The football classic awaits us in the EURO 2020 Round of 16 as England meets Germany at Wembley. This is the place where Three Lions achieved their greatest success, winning the World Cup in 1966, beating Germany in the finals. However, exactly 30 years later, Die Mannschaft lifted the European title, so we might say that Wembley revokes nice memories for both sides. However, this match will be all but nice, as two nemeses, two fierce rivals clash once again. It is going to be another contest labeled as historical, which is something normal when these football powerhouses meet.

Preview

England (+160) didn’t concede during the group stage, but they haven’t been that impressive on the other side of the pitch. Two goals from Raheem Sterling was all this team produced in the first three matches, which is, in our opinion, way too low, especially for a favorite that aims to win the title here.

Southgate’s side looked pale, to be honest. We can argue about the statistics all we want, but overall, England’s performances were way below the expected. Yes, they have nine matches without a defeat and eight wins during that span, but we aren’t impressed with how this team plays.

Albions’ most recent matches were all low-scoring affairs, with five of them ending with just one or no goals. As we saw already, Southgate’s tactic is to protect his own net and only then attack.

Germany (+175) is the team that oscillated the most during this championship. At first, they lost to France in the opener, 0-1. After that, they would roll over Portugal, the reigning champions, before escaping death in the last round against Hungary.

Their fans were on edge in that last game, because Hungary had the lead on two occasions, and if it weren’t for Leon Goretzka‘s late goal, Joachim Low‘s side would deliver another shocking exit from one major championship.

Though, we need to say that results aren’t showing Germany’s dominance in all those matches. They always controlled the tempo and the rhythm, constantly attacking but without a proper finish. The lack of one typical target man creates problems for Low, and we are regularly mentioning this since the tournament started. We need to add that Germany kept clean sheets just once in the past six games, which is one more issue they need to take care of.

Latest News

Mason Mount and Ben Chilwell will be ready for the match against Germany because their isolation ends on June 28.

Ilkay Gundogan picked up an injury against Hungary, and he already had one before, meaning that he might be doubtful for the match at Wembley. Thomas Muller should be available as well.

Head to Head Games

We won’t go too far into the past but focus on more recent games. Since 2013, England and Germany played four times, with Die Mannschaft winning two, England triumphing on one occasion, and one match closing with a draw.

Prediction

Even though this game takes place in England, despite Albion’s home-court advantage, we sincerely doubt their capabilities to beat Germany. We are aware that the Low’s side isn’t as constant nor strong as before, but after watching England’s pale and mediocre performances during the group stage, we simply can’t back up their win here. Our suggestion would be to go with a double chance, draw or Germany, with the odds currently sitting at -200.

 

Here are the betting previews for other EURO 2020 Round of 16 games:

• Italy vs. Austria 
• Wales vs. Denmark
• Netherlands vs. Czech Republic 
• Belgium vs. Portugal
• Croatia vs. Spain
• France vs. Switzerland
• Sweden vs. Ukraine

Also, here you can find more info about the upcoming men’s Olympic football tournament in Tokyo.