Germany take on Scotland in the round 1 match of UEFA Euro-2024 in group A. The match will be played on Friday, June 14th at Allianz Arena (Munich).
It has been exactly 10 years since the Bundesmannschaft achieved their last big success, when they won the World Cup in Brazil in 2014. While they also secured the Confederations Cup, they have struggled in more significant tournaments. In the World Cups of 2018 and 2022, under Hansi Flick, they failed to progress beyond the group stage! Although Hansi retained his position initially, he was eventually dismissed due to poor results in friendlies. His replacement with Julian Nagelsmann didn't bring immediate improvements, leading to further disappointments in the autumn. Learning from these lessons, Julian made significant changes to the squad, which paid off. In March, they managed to defeat France and the Netherlands. However, their performance in the June friendlies was less impressive. They ended in a 0-0 draw against Ukraine and narrowly beat Greece 2-1, with a last-minute goal by Pascal Groß.
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Scotland will try to show that they can perform better in official matches than in friendlies. The Tartan Army played in the last Euros, albeit through the Nations League quota. Their achievements in that tournament were limited to a 0-0 draw with England. They were eliminated by Ukraine in the World Cup qualification playoffs but got their revenge by winning their Nations League group over the yellow-blues. The Scots started their qualification campaign for the next Euros impressively, including a victory over Spain, securing an early spot in the continental championship. However, they seemed to relax after that, failing to win more matches. This trend continued into the next year, starting with a 0-4 loss to the Netherlands and a 0-1 defeat by Northern Ireland in March. Summer friendlies also didn't go well for Steve Clarke's side. They managed to break a winless streak against Gibraltar, but only with a 0-0 draw, and they squandered a two-goal lead to draw with Finland in Glasgow.
Scotland has won only 1 of their 9 head-to-head matches. Germany has claimed victory in 6, including all of the last three encounters. Germany (Bundesmannschaft) should lay the foundation for overall success. Expect a win for them with a handicap of -1.5 goals.
Prediction for the match: Germany to win with -1.5 handicap.
