Germany vs Sweden Today’s Soccer Prediction
Germany
Considered the greatest favorites of the Russian World title alongside Brazil, the Germans lost that status when they were beaten 1-0 by the Mexicans in their opening match. More than the result, the performance and relationship crisis between some players and coach Joachim Low that was revealed in the country press ended up causing this instability in the market of hunches in Germany in bets for the champion of the 2018 World Cup of Russia .
Within the four lines, the greatest pessimism was generated by the fact that Germany did not create a real number of chances to score compatible with the wide domain that had in possession of the ball. Striker Timo Werner was a dim figure and the team improved a bit just at the end of the second half when coach Joachim Low put veteran and great center forward Mario Gomez to use the strategy of throwing high balls into the area.
Off the field, German newspapers reported on controversy between athletes and coach behind the scenes. Hints of this were already occurring before the Russian Cup, but intensified after Low left out of the final list of squad for the world young Leroy Sané. The defeat in front of the Mexicans made more laundry wash out.
At least Low at first showed signs that he was not shaken. He said he intends to keep the plans drawn. In addition, it is not the first time that Germany faces a crisis like this in the middle of a World Cup. Before, he proved to be able to overcome such problems.
The players invited by Germany for the World Cup were:
Goalkeepers: Kevin Trapp (Paris Saint-Germain-FRA), Manuel Neuer (Bayern Munich-ALE) and Marc-André Ter Stegen (Barcelona-ESP);
Defenders: Antonio Rudiger (Chelsea-ING), Jerome Boateng (Bayern Munich), Jonas Hector (ALE), Joshua Kimmich (Bayern Munich), Marvin Plattenhardt (Hertha Berlin ALE), Mats Hummels Bayern Munich-ALE), Matthias Ginter (Borussia Mönchengladbach-ALE) and Niklas Sule (Bayern Munich-ALE);
Socks: Ilkay Gundogan (Manchester City-ING), Julian Brandt (Bayer Leverkusen-ALE), Julian Draxler (Paris Saint-Germain-FRA), Leon Goretzka (Schalke 04-ALE), Mesut Ozil (Juventus-ITA), Sebastian Rudy (Bayern Munich-ALE) and Toni Kroos (Real Madrid-ESP);
Attackers: Marco Reus (Borussia Dortmund-ALE), Mario Gomez (Stuttgart-ALE), Thomas Müller (Bayern Munich-ALE) and Timo Werner (RB Leipzig-ALE).
Sweden
The discreet style that led the Swedes to leave out of the 2018 World Cup favorites Russia like Holland and Italy was repeated in their debut match. Without taking a lot of defensive risks, the European team hammered the South Korean defense to a penalty and secure a 1-0 win.
With the obligation fulfilled, the Swedish pragmatists won a kind of ‘bonus game’ on Saturday. According to initial predictions, they knew the spot would be disputed with Mexico in the final round. Regardless of the outcome of the games scheduled for this Saturday for the second round of Group F, this will happen. Thus, what they achieve against the Germans will be considered a profit.
The squad for Sweden for the World Cup in Russia were:
Goalkeepers: Robin Olsen (Copenhagen-DIN), Kristoffer Nordfeldt (Swansea-GAL) and Karl-Johan Johnsson (Guingamp-FRA);
Defenders: Andreas Granqvist (Krasnodar-RUS), Victor Lindelof (Manchester United-ING), Mikael Lustig (Celtic-ESC), Ludwig Augustinsson (Werder Bremen- ALE), Pontus Jansson ITA), Filip Helander (Bologna-ITA) and Martin Olsson (Swansea-GAL);
Socks: Sebastian Larsson (Hull City-ING), Gustav Svensson (Seattle Sounders-USA), Albin Ekdal (Hamburg-ALE), Emil Forsberg (RB Leipzig-ALE), Viktor Claesson (Krasnodar- FRA), Marcus Rohden (Crotone-ITA) and Oscar Hiljemark (Genoa-ITA);
Attackers: Marcus Berg (Al Ain-UAE), John Guidetti (Alavés-ESP), Isaac Kiese-Thelin (Waslan Beeveren-BEL) and Ola Toivonen (Toulouse-FRA).
Soccer Prediction of the Day Germany vs Sweden
To expect two weak performances followed by Germany is to minimize German potential. Thus, the hunch in the success of the team’s four-time world champion is the best option for bets in the confrontation with Sweden.
Prediction Today: Germany wins
Odds: 1.44
