After their opening day defeat to the United States of America, Ghana must get a result to have a fighting chance of qualifying for the Round of 16. The Africans were the better team over the course of the match and dominated possession, creating multiple chances but could not quite finish them off. It is safe to assume they won’t have the luxury of controlling possession against the Germans and will have to play more on the counterattack. This could actually suit Kwesi Appiah’s team better as they have speed in attack and should look to threaten Germany’s full backs. Both of Germany’s fullbacks are actually centre backs playing out of position and could easily be exposed by speed.
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Germany go into this match with confidence having demolished Portugal 4-0 in their first group match. Three points here and the Germans will be nigh assured of a place in the next round.
Despite criticism about the absence of a traditional striker in the side, the trio of Thomas Muller, Mesut Ozil and Mario Gotze are fluid and intelligent footballers, more than capable of exploiting spaces in the opposition’s defense and finding the back of the net. The German midfield is also very solid as Team Captain Philip Lahm, Real Madrid midfielder Sami Khedira and Bayern Munich’s Toni Kroos dominated against the Portuguese and will expect to do the same on Saturday.
Although Germany are experts at getting past the group stages of the World Cup, they have won their second World Cup group match only once since 1994. Despite this distracting statistic, expect Die Mannschaft to overcome their African opponents on Saturday but the odds are way too short at just 1.30. By the way, a draw is priced 6.00 and a Ghana win at 11.00. I wouldn’t recommend either.
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Despite the absence of an orthodox striker in the team, Germany sure know how to score. With Thomas Muller who grabbed a hattrick against Portugal, Arsenal attacker Mesut Ozil and Bayern Munich superstar Mario Gotze leading the attack, expect the goals to go in. That said, I also expect Ghana to score. They know they cannot afford the kind of profligacy they displayed against the United States of America this time around and will do more to test Manuel Neuer. Therefore, backing both teams to score can’t be wrong at odds of 1.90. To make it more rewarding however, you could dabble into the Total Goals/ Both Teams to Score market. The odds for over 2.5 goals and both teams to score are priced at 2.20. Better value than just backing both teams to score, if you ask me.
Probable Lineups
Germany (4-3-3): Neuer; Howedes, Hummels, Mertesacker, Boateng; Khedira, Lahm, Kroos;
Ozil, Gotze, Muller
Ghana (4-3-3): Kwaserey; K. Asamoah, Boye, Mensah, Opare; Rabiu, Muntari, Atsu; A. Ayew,
Boateng, Gyan
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