Germany and Spain meet at Mercedes ‑ Benz ‑ Arena, in a match for this stage of the UEFA Nations League (League A). There is only 1 direct confrontation in the last 3 years between these two teams, on 03-23-2018, which ended with a draw by (1‑1). Attention to the home factor, since Germany tends to achieve different results at home and abroad.
Germany :
The home team will make its debut in this edition of the competition, since they did not have to play any of the qualifying rounds prior to this group stage. This is a team that curiously has been stronger on the road than in their home games, since in the last 30 games they have registered 9 wins, 2 draws and 4 losses as a visitor; against 7 wins, 5 draws and 3 losses in her stadium. In their last match, for the European Championship Qualification, they beat Northern Ireland at home by (6‑1). In their last 10 home games, Germany has recorded 5 wins, 4 draws and 1 loss. Her attack has scored regularly, as she has always scored at least one goal in the last 10 games. In their home matches there is a tendency for goals, since 9 of the last 10 matches have ended with Over 1.5 goals and 8 out of 10 have ended with Over 2.5 goals. In 15 games, she came back in 2 of the 4 games in which she suffered the first goal. There is 1 period that stands out in the last 10 home matches for all competitions: they have conceded 5 of their 11 goals between minutes (76′ ‑ 90 ‘).
Germany enters this match with a 6-1 win over Northern Ireland, thus adding the third victory in a row, all at stake counting for the qualifying round for EURO 2020: the team’s goals were signed by Brandt, Gnabry ( 3) and Goretzka. In this first match to count for the League of Nations, Mr. Joachim Löw must maintain his level of play, that is, organize his pupils in 4-3-3, favoring a more supported style of play. For this game, the German lord can count on the usual players.
Spain :
The visiting team had direct access to this group stage, which is why they will play their first match in this edition of the competition. This is a team little affected by the home factor, that is, it presents similar results at home and away, since in the last 30 games it has recorded 9 wins, 5 draws and 1 loss as a visitor, with 36 goals scored and 16 suffered; against 11 victories, 3 draws and 1 defeat in his stadium, with 51 goals scored and 9 suffered. The team comes to this match after a home win against Romania by (5‑0). In the last 8 away matches played for all competitions, Spain won 5, drew 2 and lost 1. Their attack has scored regularly, as they have always scored at least one goal in the last 10 matches. There is a tendency to have goals in their away matches, since 8 of the last 8 matches they have played have ended with Over 1.5 goals. This is a team that does not usually find it difficult to open the scoring: they scored the first goal in 12 of the last 15 games, of these 12 they reached the break with a lead in 9 and managed to maintain the advantage until the end of the 90 ‘in 11 .
Spain comes to this match with a 5-0 victory against Romania, thus adding the second consecutive victory in official matches: the team’s goals were sealed by Mikel Oyarzabal, Gerard Moreno (2), Fabián Ruiz and Adrian Rus (Own goal door). In this game against Germany, captain Luis Enrique should keep the team 4-3-3 with Gerard Moreno, Ferran Torres and Rodrigo being the most offensive referents of the team. On the other hand, the great weapon of this Spanish team is the midfielder Thiago, a very competent player in the creation of the offensive process. There are no major absences for this game.
