We head into the second games of the Euro 2024 group stage this week, and on Wednesday, we see the second games from Group A take place. Hosts Germany got off to the best possible start last Friday, and they take on Hungary in this game, looking to follow up and put themselves in a great position for qualification.
Germany Form GuideA 5-1 win over Scotland on the opening night of the tournament, Germany showed no signs of any nerves by being hosts, and have so far been up there with the most impressive teams of the tournament. But of course, there's plenty more work to do, and a win here would go a long way to securing qualification to the knockout phase.
The way in which Germany created chances was a highlight of Friday's performance. Yes, Scotland were dreadful, but Germany took every opportunity put in front of them, and were clinical in front of goal, which is always a good sign to see early in any tournament.
Hungary Form GuideA defeat on the opening weekend, 2-1 against Switzerland, has left Hungary with plenty to do if they want to qualify for the knockout round. It was a tale of two halves that game, a disappointing one, followed by a really good one, despite the end result not being a good one.
I thought Hungary were poor in the first half, lacking energy, sitting too deep and unwilling to come out of the shell. But they did all of that, and more, in the second half, and had that gone on for a little longer, I think they would have got another goal, and were a little unlucky in the end.
Match PredictionI'm on the German bandwagon, and I am going to back them to record another strong win here, and pretty much wrap up a place in the knockout phase. I will back Germany on the Asian handicap line -1.5, which means they need to win by two goals or more, something I think they will do.
