World Cup: Spain vs Germany – Match preview and betting tip

Our betting analysts at Ace Football preview the World Cup round 2 game between Spain and Germany and offer team news, stats, facts and the best betting suggestions for the match.

Spain are getting ready to clash with Germany on Sunday at Al Bayt Stadium. The match is played as one of the games in round two of the group stage at the World Cup.

Spain sit as number one with three points following their opening Group E match, with Germany having zero points as number three. Die Mannschaft arrive at their next away match as number 11 in the FIFA world ranking. Meanwhile, Spain are looking ahead to the game as number 7 in the standings.

Both teams are heavily expected to progress into the knockout round of the World Cup and compete for the top spot in Group E. They can also lay claim to a place in the final if all goes according to plan.

Position in the World Cup standings: Spain vs Germany

Spain could not have wished for a better start to their World Cup campaign. They absolutely annihilated Costa Rica and will be brimming with confidence before their upcoming match after their 7-0 win. Germany ended up with a narrow 2-1 defeat in their opening game in the World Cup group against Japan. It forces them to come up with something in their upcoming match if they are to play a serious role in Group E.

Team form: Spain vs Germany

Spain Form

In the previous three matches, Spain lost 1-2 against Switzerland, before beating Portugal 0-1 and then Costa Rica 7-0. La Roja were able to win seven of their previous 10 games across all tournaments, while drawing two of the games. They suffered defeat in one of these outings.

Germany Form

In their last three matches, Germany drew 3-3 with England, won 0-1 against Oman, and lost 1-2 against Japan. Die Mannschaft claimed three wins in their last 10 matches across all tournaments, while also drawing five along the way. They endured defeat in two of the games in this run.

Betting stats and facts for Spain and Germany

Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Spain and Germany played across all tournaments.

In-form players: Spain vs Germany

Looking at the market for a goalscorer, it seems a good idea to side with Alvaro Morata, who is performing well for Spain. He found the back of the net two times in his most recent outings. He’ll be out to add more goals against Germany. The visitors will be looking to Ilkay Gundogan to find the net once again after managing three goals for Germany in recent matches.

Popular betting markets: Spain vs Germany

Full-time result

In their last 10 matches across all tournaments, Spain won seven times, drew two and lost one time. Germany claimed three wins, drew five times and lost two in their last 10 games across all tournaments. Germany have hit a nice vein of form on the road, having not lost any of their last 9 away games.

Both teams to score

Spain scored the first goal of the game an impressive eight times out of the last ten games. Germany scored the opening goal in seven of the last ten games. Die Mannschaft managed two wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches.

Total goals

Spain saw over 2.5 goals in six of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 2.5 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in three of Germany’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.6 goals in these matches. Spain managed to score at least once in their previous 22 matches.

Betting tip: Spain vs Germany

The match between Spain and Germany should be an interesting one to watch and play some bets on, too. Therefore, we have come up with a free betting tip for this World Cup game.