Germany v Portugal

This has to be one of the most highly anticipated group matches of Euro 2012 and it is easy to see why with the runners up from Euro 2008 taking on the runners up from Euro 2004.

Germany are the second favourites to win Euro 2012 and arguably play the most exciting football out of all the teams at Euro 2012 whilst Portugal are also an attacking side. A loss for either side will be a huge dent to their qualification hopes.

Germany v Portugal Match Odds

Betting on the result of each match is usually the most popular market, with this being a close game decent odds are available on all outcomes.

Germany v Portugal

Full Time Result

	Odds	Bookie
Germany	1.83
Draw	3.60
Portugal	5.00

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Head To Head Record

Games Played	Germany Wins	Draws	Portugal Wins
8	4	3	1

Recent Meetings

Date	Competition/Venue	Team	Result	Team
20/06/2000	Euro 2000/Rotterdam	Portugal	0:2 (0:2)	Portugal
08/07/2006	World Cup/Stuttgart	Germany	3-1 (0-0)	Portugal
19/06/2008	Euro 2008/Basel	Portugal	2-3 (1-2)	Germany

BACK GERMANY TO BEAT PORTUGAL

Germany are a scary side, they have an amazing attacking threat and won all ten Euro 2012 qualifying matches (the only team to win ten). It took world champions Spain to knock them out of the World Cup in the Semi Final and it also took Spain to knock them out of Euro 2008 in the Semi Final and they are simply a very good side. Portugal seem to do better aqainst the better teams but at the end of the day they failed to win four out of ten qualifiers and didn't play a team near the class of Germany. The fact that on paper this is such a competitive match just makes Germany even better value.

Germany v Portugal Asian Handicap Odds

Asian Handicap is available on all games and offers slight twist on match betting, one team is usually given a lead to level the playing field.

Germany v Portugal

Asian Hcap

	Odds	Bookie
Portugal 0.5	1.98

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BACK GERMANY -0.5

Germany are not a certainty to win this matchcomfortably enough for this bet to be a winner but Germany are a lot more consistent than Portugal so it seems easier to rely on Portugal underperforming than playing up to their best. If Portugal don't bring their best game they could find themselves on the end of a hiding with Germany's attacking talents so it could be worth a small bet on Germany -0.5.

Germany v Portugal Goals Odds

A look at how many goals are likely to go in and the best bets surrounding those goals.

Germany v Portugal

Total Goals

	Odds	Bookie
Over 2.5	1.92
Under 2.5	1.95

Correct Score

	Odds	Bookie
Draw #1-1	7.00
Germany #1-0	7.50
Germany #2-1	8.50
Germany #2-0	9.00

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Germany Recent Competitive Results

Date	Home Team	Result	Away Team
25/03/2011	Germany	4-0 (1-0)	Kazakhstan
03/06/2011	Austria	1-2 (0-1)	Germany
07/06/2011	Azerbaijan	1-3 (0-2)	Germany
02/09/2011	Germany	6-2 (3-1)	Austria
07/10/2011	Turkey	1-3 (0-1)	Germany
11/10/2011	Germany	3-1 (2-0)	Belgium

Portugal Recent Competitive Results

Date	Home Team	Result	Away Team
04/06/2011	Portugal	1-0 (0-0)	Norway
02/09/2011	Cyprus	0-4 (0-1)	Portugal
07/10/2011	Portugal	5-3 (3-0)	Iceland
11/10/2011	Denmark	2-1 (1-0)	Portugal
07/10/2011	Bosnia Herzegovina	0-0 (0-0)	Portugal
11/10/2011	Portugal	6-2 (2-1)	Bosnia Herzegovina

BACK 2-1 GERMANY AND OVER 2.5 GOALS

Both of these teams have traditions of being attacking sides and this was reflected in qualifying with both teams scoring and conceding a relatively large amount of goals. Nine of Germany's ten qualifiers had over 2.5 goals whilst seven of Portugal's had over 2.5 goals. The teams scored a combined 61 goals in ten games and over 2.5 goals looks extremely likely. As for the scoreline, Germany only kept four clean sheets in qualifying despite dominating their group and they conceded exactly one goal in half of their matches. Portugal conceded on average 1.4 goals a game in qualifying and they didn't play anyone as strong as Germany so Germany should score at least two goals. If Germany are 2-1 they may be wary of looking for a third knowing what a big win this could be so 2-1 looks the most likely of the scorelines.

Germany v Portugal Player Betting

A look at all the best bets that involve the players from Germany and Portugal, the most popular of which are the goalscorer odds.

Germany v Portugal Goalscorer Stats

Player	Games (Sub)	Goals	Games Scored In	First Goals	Last Goals	Pens Scored
Miroslav Klose (Ger)	6	7	6	5	4	0
Cristiano Ronaldo (Por)	8	7	5	2	3	1
Mario Gomez (Ger)	4 (2)	6	5	2	1	0
Mesut Ozil (Ger)	9	6	4	2	0	0
Helder Postiga (Por)	6 (2)	5	4	1	3	0
Nani (Por)	10	5	3	2	0	0
Thomas Muller (Ger)	10	3	2	0	0	0
Andre Schurrle (Ger)	1 (4)	3	3	0	1	0
Lukas Podolski (Ger)	9	3	3	0	1	0

Germany v Portugal Bookings Stats

Below are all the players who were booked more than once or sent off during qualifying for each team.

Player	Games (Sub)	Yellow Cards	First Yellow Card Of Game	Red Cards
Helder Postiga (Por)	6 (2)	2	0	0
Ruben Micael (Por)	1 (4)	2	0	0

Germany v Portugal Team News

Team news will be added closer to kick off.

BACK MARIO GOMEZ TO SCORE ANYTIME AGAINST PORTUGAL

It's entirely possible Portugal could score the first goal in this match as we expect them to score so backing in the anytime goalscorer betting looks safer than trying to pick the first goalscorer. Presuming Mario Gomez gets the nod to start up front over Miroslav Klose he looks the most likely player on the pitch to score in this match, in qualifying Gomez started just four matches and made a further two substitute's appearances but still found time to score six goals in five different matches. Gomez is great in the six yard box and will take the majoroty of chances that go his way and it's hard to not see him getting at least a few chances in this match.

Germany v Portugal Half Time Odds

The half time betting markets allow you to bet on what the result will be at half time, either on its own or together with the full time result. This can help to maximise profit from a game when you have studied the form carefully.

Germany v Portugal

Half Time Result

	Odds	Bookie
Draw	2.25
Germany	2.50
Portugal	4.75

Half Time / Full Time

	Odds	Bookie
Germany - Germany	3.00
Draw - Germany	4.75
Draw - Draw	6.00
Portugal - Portugal	7.50

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Team	Games	HT Wins	HT Draws	HT Losses	1st Half Goals	2nd Half Goals
Germany	10	8	2	0	14	20
Portugal	10	5	3	2	12	15

BACK DRAW/GERMANY IN THE HALF TIME/FULL TIME BETTING

If both teams are going to score and Germany are going to win there is a great chance that this game will be a draw at half time before Germany win it at full time. The half time score can be 0-0 or 1-1 at half time and since Germany were still drawing two qualifying matches at half time against much weaker opposition it is not difficult to see them drawing this game at half time, especially as Portugal were drawing three of their matches at half time in qualifying. Germany scored 20 second half goals in qualifying compared to 14 first half goals so it will be no surprise to see them go on and win the game if the match is all square at half time.

Germany v Portugal Best Bet

Not many first round matches in the group stage will have over 2.5 goals but not many will feature two of the highest scoring qualifiers and with 61 goals between them in qualifying it is difficult to see there being fewer than three goals in this match. There will be masses of attacking talent on the pitch and this game could even end up over 3.5 goals but over 2.5 goals looks a safe enough bet at decent odds.