Germany – Latvia : Preview & Prediction
Germany and Latvia face at Merkur Spiel‑Arena, in a friendly. This will be the 2nd of the year for Germany, after the previous one against Denmark. In the case of Latvia, this will be their 1st friendly match of the year. There is no record of official clashes between these two teams in the last 3 years. The last match was on 19‑06‑2004 and ended with the final score: Latvia (0‑0) Germany. In this match, the home factor may play an important role, as Germany has significant differences in the results achieved at home and as a visitor.
This is the 2nd friendly match of the year for the home team, after the friendly against Denmark, which ended with the final score: Germany (1‑1) Denmark. Curiously, this is a team that presents more positive results away than at home, since in the last 30 matches they register 8 wins, 2 draws and 5 losses in away matches, with 21 goals scored and 21 conceded, against 6 wins, 7 draws and 2 defeats at home, with 41 goals scored and 21 conceded. Germany has won 5, tied 4 and lost 1 of their last 10 home matches. Defensive consistency hasn’t been their best feature, as they have conceded goals in 7 of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored goals in 9 of the last 10 matches. In their matches there is a tendency towards goals, as in 12 of their last 13 home matches there were Over 1.5 goals and in 10 of the last 13 there were Over 2.5 goals. In 15 matches, they have turned the score around in 2 of the 5 matches they have conceded the first goal.
Germany enters this game with a tie, in 1×1, against Denmark, in a preparatory game for the next official games: the only goal of the team was signed by Florian Neuhaus. Coach Joachim Löw usually plays a very offensive tactical system, upright in 3-4-3, with Serge Gnabry, Thomas Müller and Leroy Sané being the men responsible for tormenting the opponent’s defensive line. Note that Germany has enormous competence in counterattacks. There are no weightless absences for this game.
The away team plays its first friendly match of the year, having played 2 friendlies last year, with the following final scores: San Marino (0‑3) Latvia and Montenegro (1‑1) Latvia. This is a team little affected by the home factor, that is, they have similar results at home and away, since in the last 30 matches they register 2 wins, 6 draws and 7 losses in away matches, with a total of 17 goals scored and 25 conceded. At home, they won 3 wins, 4 draws and 8 defeats, with a total of 9 goals scored and 25 conceded. In their last match, for the Baltic Cup, they won at home against Lithuania by (3‑1). In the last 10 away matches Latvia has won 2, tied 4 and lost 4. Defensive consistency hasn’t been their best feature, as they have conceded goals in 8 of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored consistently, as scored goals in 8 of the last 10 games. There is a tendency to have goals in their away games, as 9 of the last 10 matches they played ended with Over 1.5 goals. In 15 matches, they have never been able to turn the score around in the 6 matches they have conceded the first goal.
Latvia enters this match after a 3-1 win against Lithuania, in a preparatory game for the next official matches: the team’s goals were scored by Davis Ikaunieks, Roberts Savalnieks and Roberts Uldrikis. In this game against Germany, coach Dainis Kazakevics must maintain a more defensive team, with successive counterattacks, looking in most occasions for striker Roberts Uldrikis. All players are available for this game.
Germany – Latvia : Betting Tips
Germany – Win Odds: 1.05
Both teams to score / NO – Odds: 1.70
Over 2.5 Goals – Odds: 1.30
