Euro 2024: Spain vs Germany - Match Preview, Odds, and Predictions

In a thrilling quarterfinal matchup at Stuttgart Arena on Friday afternoon, Spain and Germany will square off in the 2024 European Championship.

It had been eight years since Germany had won a significant tournament in the knockout stage, but they finally did it. Since their 2008 championship run, Spain has not had a better start to a European Championship.

Spain x Germany Team News

The starting eleven that Luis de la Fuente prefers is obvious to everybody. Three of the four games have used eleven players, with Aymeric Laporte appearing in the second game. Spain had already secured first place, so they rested the other ten players for their match against Albania.

Laporte and all ten players were back in the starting lineup against Georgia. When they play Germany, we anticipate seeing that starting eleven from Spain. Alvaro Morata, Inaki Williams, and Lamine Yamal will continue to form the starting lineup.

From the starting lineup that tied with Switzerland to the one that beat Denmark, Julian Nagelsmann made three substitutions. Nico Schlotterbeck started in place of Jonathan Tah, who was suspended, Maximilian Mittelstadt was subbed out for David Raum at left-back, and Leroy Sane was preferred to Florian Wirtz. Sane created issues for Denmark, but dropping him from the starting lineup was a daring move that paid well.

Wirtz may once again have to settle for a supporting position, even if Tah is likely to return in place of Schlotterback.

Head To Head And Previous Matches

In the round of 16, Germany was having trouble breaking a tie with Denmark. It was a stroke of fate that Joachim Andersen had a goal from the second half disallowed for offside minutes before he gave up a penalty.

Thanks to goals from Kai Havertz and Jamal Musiala, Germany was quickly ahead, who put the game out of reach for the visitors. The midfielder for Bayern Munich has scored three goals so far this season, tying him for the lead in the competition.

Georgia got off to a slow start in their round of 16 match against Spain. Despite giving up an early goal, Luis de la Fuente's team responded magnificently.

In response, La Roja scored four goals in the net for Georgia. The formidable Spaniards aimed for Dani Olmo, Nico Williams, Fabian Ruiz, and Rodri on Sunday evening.

Over the previous 12 months, they have truly excelled. Of their last ten games in all competitions, Rangnick's side has only lost once.

As for Turkey, Vincenzo Montella's players will know that they face a severe task here, even if the Crescent Stars have amassed six points from their last three Group F games. 

Having ended their pre-tournament preparations with a 2-1 loss to Poland, the former AC Milan manager has seen his team win only two of their last eight games in all competitions. Turkey, who suffered a routine 3-0 loss to Group F champions 

Portugal, on June 22, will also be concerned about their most recent encounter with Tuesday's opponents. The Crescent Stars will be keen to perform better here after suffering a notorious 6-1 loss in a friendly match against Austria in Vienna during the March International break.

Our Predictions

Both teams are to score @ 1.73 on Sky247.ng

Germany just avoided defeat at the hands of Denmark thanks to a goal that video assistant referees harshly disallowed. Despite this setback, Die Mannschaft showed improvement during the encounter and scored nine goals out of fourteen attempts.

That degree of precision is encouraging because scoring against Spain, a team that has been superb at giving their opponents little chance will need it. In their 1-0 group stage loss to La Roja, Georgia managed only four shots, all of which missed the goal. Italy had the exact pitiful total.

Nonetheless, Germany should be able to score enough goals against Spain because of their superior offensive skill compared to other teams, particularly Italy, who had a disastrous performance against Switzerland in the round of 16.

But preventing them entry might be a whole different ballgame. Germans, who struggled at times against Denmark, might be troubled by Spain's quartet of dangerous goal-getters—Alvaro Morata, Nico Williams, Fabian Ruiz, and Lamine Yamal—who showed dominance against Georgia.

Particularly impressive in Germany so far is Ruiz, who has scored twice and assisted on the other in only three games; he is a heavy favourite to score against the hosts on Friday.

Spain to win @ 2.62 on Sky247.ng

At this point in the competition, only Spain has a spotless record. La Furia Roja has swept the 2024 European Championship. They accomplished it spectacularly, playing fantastic offensive football under Luis de la Fuente.

While Germany has been remarkable in the tournament, they have recently shown some weaknesses. They were fortunate to escape specific issues in their last-16 match against Denmark and almost averted a loss in their group-stage final against Switzerland. With 2.62 odds, it's an excellent bet to support Spain to win.

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