PREDICTION GERMANY VS PORTUGAL

PREDICTION GERMANY VS PORTUGAL, European Championship, Group B. Two strengths of European football will kill each other on the second day, the Germans as one of the pre-eminent in this Grub will face one of the black horse, Portugal.


Germans always win over Portugal in the last two meetings the two teams at Euro 2008 and World Cup 2006. In the third place playoff at the 2006 World Cup, Germany defeated Portugal 3-1. Germany returned to win the two teams clash in the quarterfinals of Euro 2008, with the score 3-2.

This game will be the 17th match for both teams. Germany against Portugal was a record winning eight times, five times a draw and three defeats.

The two teams first met on February 27, 1936 in a friendly match in Lisbon. Furthermore, Portugal swallow four defeats from five meetings before finally won his first, in the face of West Germany with a score of 1-0 in 1983 in Lisbon. Portugal also had had three fights with the East German records two victories and one defeat.

Recorded only Germany and Spain who won 100 percent victory in Euro 2012 qualifiers. Germany finished as winners of Group A.

Portugal has to go through the play-off to advance to the finals of Euro 2012 after finishing as runner-up in Group H qualifying under Denmark. On the play-off against Bosnia-Herzegovina, Portugal win 6-2 on aggregate.

In qualifying, Portugal star Cristiano Ronaldo recorded most shots on target with 23 shots, and produced seven goals.

Germany into Euro 2012 preparations valued less than the maximum in the last three friendlies. After a 1-2 defeat of France, Germany unexpectedly fell from the Swiss 3-5. Germany got up and beat Israel 2-0.

Portugal failed to win in his last three friendly matches, with two draws and one defeat. Last Portugal defeated Turkey 1-3.

Germany striker Miroslav Klose took just five goals to equal Gerd Muller's record as the all-time top scorer of Germany. Klose has so far collected 63 goals in 116 appearances.

Germany is currently sitting in the rank-3 FIFA rankings, while Portugal fell to-10.

Head 2 Head GERMANY VS PORTUGAL:
June 20, 2008: Portugal 2-3 Germany (Euro 2008)
July 9, 2006: Germany 3-1 Portugal (World Cup 2006)

Last 5 matches Germany:
June 1, 2012: Germany 2-0 Israel (friendship)
May 26, 2012: Switzerland 5-3 Germany (friendship)
March 1, 2012: Germany 1-2 France (friendship)
November 16, 2011: Germany 3-0 Netherlands (friendship)
November 12, 2011: Ukraine 3-3 Germany (friendship)

Last 5 matches Portugal:
June 3, 2012: Portugal 1-3 Turkey (friendly)
May 26, 2012: Portugal 0-0 Macedonian (friendship)
March 1, 2012: Poland 0-0 Portugal (friendly)
November 16, 2011: Bosnia 6-2 Portugal (Euro 2012 Play-off)
November 12, 2011: Bosnia 0-0 Portugal (Euro 2012 Play-off)

Prediction Germany vs Portugal, starting XI:
Germany: Neuer, Lahm, Boateng, Mertesacker, Badstuber, Schweinsteiger, Khedira, Ozil, Muller, Podolski, Gomez.
Coach: Joachim Loew (Germany).

Portugal: Rui Patricio, Pepe, Bruno Alves, Coentrao, Pereira, Meireles, Veloso, Moutinho, Nani, Ronaldo, Postiga.
Coach: Paulo Bento (Portugal).