The Euro 24 Championship kicks off on June 14th with this match between Germany and one of the rank outsiders of the competition, Scotland.
The question on everyone’s lips is, can the mighty Germans beat a spirited and resilient Scottish side or can the Scots pull off what would be considered to be the shock of the tournament in this much-anticipated opener?
Odds and Predictions
Whatever way you look at this game, it is difficult to see past a convincing victory for Germany, which is actually our main prediction.
The odds for the German win are a very tight 1.28 so most punters will be looking elsewhere for value, so with that in mind, we are giving you another option through a Bet Builder for this game for our extra tip.
The Bet Builder consists of two selections.
‘Over 2 goals’ and ‘both teams to score – no’.
We can see Scotland holding out for the first 20 minutes and then the floodgates opening for Germany, so over 2 goals in the match seems likely.
With odds of 4.33 with Bet365, let’s hope this bet gets the tournament off to a profitable start for us.
As for Scotland scoring, we would consider that to be highly unlikely so our head to head predictions for this game is Germany 3 – 0 Scotland.
Comparison and Statistics from Past Meetings Between the Teams
Germany and Scotland have faced each other 17 times over the years and the H2H results have not been as one-sided as you might have first thought.
Germany has won eight of these matches, Scotland has won four, with five of the matches ending up as a stalemate.
The teams have met four times in previous European Championship matches and the table below details the last five matches between these teams.
| Past Meetings | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07 Sep 2015 | scotland | 2-3 | germany | Euro 2016 Qualifier |
| 07 Sep 2014 | germany | 2-1 | scotland | Euro 2016 Qualifier |
| 10 Sep 2003 | germany | 2-1 | scotland | Euro 2004 Qualifier |
| 07 Jul 2003 | scotland | 1-1 | germany | Euro 2004 Qualifier |
| 28 Apr 1999 | germany | 0-1 | scotland | Friendly Game |
Expected Line Ups
Germany are expected to start off with an attacking line-up, especially in midfield.
Germany (4-5-1): Manuel Neuer; Joshua Kimmich, Antonio Rudiger, Jonathan Tah, Maximilian Mittelstadt; Robert Andrich, Toni Kroos, Ilkay Gundogan, Jamal Musiala, Florian Wirtz; Kai Havertz.
Scotland will opt for a more defensive line up in the hope that McGinn and McTominay are able to influence the game from midfield, as they do for their respective clubs, Villa and Man U.
Scotland (3-4-3): Angus Gunn; Ryan Porteous, Jack Hendry, Kieran Tierney; Anthony Ralston, Billy Gilmour, Callum McGregor, Andy Robertson; Scott McTominay, John McGinn, Che Adams.
How Far Will These Teams Progress in the Tournament?
Most pundits will agree that Germany will be a dominant force in this tournament but will the weight of the nation’s expectations weigh them down?
We expect Germany to reach the semi-finals of Euro 24 where they will eventually go out on penalties (hopefully to England).
As for Scotland, it has been a great achievement for them to reach the Euro 24 finals but we fully expect them to finish bottom of their group and exit the tournament at the first hurdle.
