Analysis of the opening match of the European Championship Germany vs Scotland, the host refused to cause an upset, and the three veterans became the key

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2024-06-14 17:09Published in Shanxi

Saturday, June 15 at 01:30 The opening ceremony of the European Championship will begin, and the opening match will start at 3 am, with the host Germany taking on Scotland, because of the disparity in the quality of the two teams, so all parties believe that the German team has a good chance of getting off to a good start. The European Championship in Germany will be held from June 15 to July 15, and the fierce battle will also be a football feast.

The Germany vs Scotland match is also likely to end in a draw, also because the home team dropped points in the first game of the last World Cup, and there have been some defensive problems in the previous two European Championships, but it is still good for the team to sit at home in this Cup. The data shows that Germany have a record in the last four and round of 16 in the last two European Championships, so the team still needs to avoid an upset in the group stage.

Germany still have three veterans in their squad for this tournament, including Muller, Kroos and Neuer, who were involved in the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, and who are still likely to start and will be key figures in the outcome of the game. Although Neuer also had some mistakes to worry about before, the concentration in the big game must be higher, and the German defense will try to avoid mistakes as much as possible, so the German team will concede at most one goal in this game, and may even keep a clean sheet against the opponent.

In the recent warm-up match, Germany narrowly beat Greece 2-1. Neuer's fatal save error in the first half saw Masoulas open the scoring, but fortunately Kai Havertz and Gross scored in succession, with the latter volleying home Greece in the 89th minute. Germany's record in two friendlies before the European Championship was one win and one draw, and the team still has some problems to solve in the main game.

Germany's performance in the 2022 World Cup was terrible, even if they won Costa Rica 4-2, but because Japan beat Spain 2-1, Germany finally missed the round of 16 of the Qatar World Cup, which is also a tragedy that must be avoided again. On the positive side, coach Phil Krueger has also developed a more appropriate tactical plan, so the German team only needs to fly on both wings, and the middle high striker can increase the efficiency of the attack, and the familiar German tank will also achieve better results. Many people think that the Scotland team is a fish belly team, but in fact, this team will still cause problems for the hosts, after all, the opening players will be more cautious and work harder at the same time.

Scotland had knocked out Norway in the previous qualifiers, with Erling Haaland and Odegaard at the heart of the team, so no team can underestimate Scotland's ability to chill. It is worth mentioning that Scotland also won 2-0 against Spain after that, McTominay is the absolute core of the team, the players have also been trained in Manchester United, and the strength is also steadily improving, and the German defense needs to limit his play in this game.

In terms of statistics and historical records, the host German team is dominant, the team is currently ranked 16th in the world, and the total value of the players is 831 million euros, in addition to the three veterans, there are also big players like Wirtz and Musiala, who are worth 130 million and 120 million euros, so the opening game will depend on the performance of these two.

The Scottish team, ranked 39th in the world, has a total value of 207 million euros, and the team has been playing in a 3-4-3 formation, guarding tightly and seizing counter-attacking opportunities, and the German defence must not make mistakes. In terms of the historical record of the two teams, the German team has won 8 wins, 4 losses and 5 draws in 17 meetings, and has won all the last three games against Scotland.

The other two opponents in Group A of this European Championship are Hungary and Switzerland, and the German team is the strongest, but if you want to advance smoothly, you still need to get off to a good start to reduce the pressure, after all, the previous upset has broken the hearts of German fans, and the home game must win. The German team has Wirtz, Gundo, Kroos, Pavlovich, Musiala, Sane and other big generals in the midfield, and the forward line is Onduff, Havertz, Phil Kruger, Bayer, Muller, and then it depends on the manager's arrangement for the starters, predicting the score of 1-0 and 2-1.

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