 |
England v Germany Odds
Betting, Odds and Analysis on England v Germany
|
 |
England v Germany Odds and Betting Guide
This site looks at the past matches between England and Germany, the history, stats and trends from matches between the teams. Each time there is an England v Germany match we will also look at all the England Germany odds and betting opportunities on the match.
England v Germany Past Results and Scores
For the purposes of clarity in these stats, Englands score is placed first in all games. For the result - this is the winner of the match including extra time and penalties where applicable. For friendlies or non knockout matches this can be a draw.
| Date | Venue | Score | Competition | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/5/1930 | Berlin | 3-3 | Friendly | Draw | |
| 04/12/1935 | London | 3-0 | Friendly | England | |
| 14/05/1938 | Berlin | 6-3 | Friendly | England | |
| 01/12/1954 | London | 3-1 | Friendly | England | |
| 26/05/1956 | Berlin | 3-1 | Friendly | England | |
| 12/05/1965 | Nuremberg | 1-0 | Friendly | England | |
| 23/02/1966 | London | 1-0 | Friendly | England | |
| 30/07/1966 | London | 4-2(AET) | World Cup | England | |
| 01/06/1968 | Hanover | 0-1 | Friendly | Germany | |
| 14/06/1970 | Mexico | 2-3(AET) | World Cup | Germany | |
| 29/04/1972 | London | 1-3 | Euros | Germany | |
| 13/05/1972 | Berlin | 0-0 | Euros | Draw | |
| 13/05/1982 | Spain | 0-0 | World Cup | Draw | |
| 12/06/1985 | Mexico City | 3-0 | Azteca 2000 | England | |
| 09/09/1987 | Dusseldorf | 1-3 | Friendly | Germany | |
| 04/06/1990 | Italy | 1-1(AET) | World Cup | Germany (3-4 Pens) | |
| 11/09/1991 | London | 0-1 | Friendly | Germany | |
| 19/06/1993 | Detroit | 1-2 | US Cup | Germany | |
| 26/06/1996 | London | 1-1(AET) | Euros | Germany(5-6 Pens) | |
| 17/06/2000 | Charleroi | 1-0 | Euros | England | |
| 07/10/2000 | London | 0-1 | World Cup Q | Germany | |
| 01/09/2001 | Munich | 5-1 | World Cup Q | England | |
| 22/08/2007 | London | 1-2 | Friendly | Germany | |
| 19/11/2008 | Berlin | 2-1 | Friendly | England |
For the table above, please note that Euros = European Championship and World Cup Q = World Cup Qualifier. Pens = Penalty Shoot Out.
England v Germany Statistics
Of the twenty-seven games between 1930 and 2008, England have won twelve, Germany have won twelve (although two of those were following a penalty shootout!) and there have been three draws. It really couldnt be any closer!
However, Germany supporters will point to the fact that England have won just four of the sixteen encounters following Englands historic win in the 1966 World Cup Final.
England v Germany Head To Heads in Tournaments
Lets take a closer look at the games that really matter, games in the European Championships and World Cups.England have played Germany ten times between the 1966 World Cup Final and World Cup qualifying in 1992 and in these most important of games between the two countries the scores looks like this:
England = Three wins
Germany = Five wins (Two after penalty shoot-out)
Draws = Two
So, slight preference for the Germans on this stat but only three wins a piece when not resorting to penalty kicks.
England v Germany Rivalry
Every English football fan is aware of the rivalry that exists between England and Germany but how did this rivalry start?
Most people accept that the rivalry began as a result of Englands victory in the 1966 World Cup and the German discontent that Englands final two goals should not have been allowed. The first, a shot from Geoff Hurst that bounced down from the crossbar and, in the linesmans opinion, over the line, was hotly contested by the German players and still causes much difference of opinion to its validity to this day. The fourth goal, which England fans see as ending any argument, is also disputed by a number of German players and fans because the laws of the game say that Geoff Hurst’s famous they thinks its all over goal should have been disallowed because spectators were on the pitch. This questioning of Englands finest hour on the football field undoubtedly left a deal of resentment towards the German football team and this was further compounded when Germany knocked England out of the 1970 World Cup.
In the heat of Mexico in 1970 the quarter-final saw the finalists from four years before square up again and this time England raced into a 2-0 lead and looked to be coasting into the semi-finals. Then a horrendous blunder from reserve goalkeeper Peter Bonetti and the bizarre substitution of Bobby Charlton by Alf Ramsey gave Germany a lift and German striker Uwe Seeler managed to force extra-time. After that the momentum was with Germany and then star German forward Gerd Muller scored a third goal to send England back home.
Conspiracy theories of attempts to discredit captain Bobby Moore and a suspicious case of food poisoning for star keeper Gordon Bank fanned the English fans feeling of being hard done by and the Germans became the fall guys as they had sent their team home.
Its very easy to cite the opposition of the countries in two World Wars as part of the rivalry between the teams but its hard to imagine how many people today could still see that as an issue. The World Cups of 1966 and 1970 seem a far more likely starting point for the footballing rivalry that has moved on through the eighties and nineties most notably in two horrendously painful penalty shootout defeats for England in the 1990 World Cup and the 1996 European Championships. Penalty misses from Stuart Pearce and Chris Waddle are forever etched into the memory from 1990 and Gareth Southgate added his name to an unhappy band with his miss in 1996.
The fact that England have been on the receiving end of the painful losses since 1966 probably means the rivalry has more resonance with the English fans than the Germans (who have another fierce rivalry with the Dutch) but this does not mean that both sides are not 100% aware that games between England and Germany are a very special occasion. Anyone considering having a gamble on any match between England and Germany should remember there is usually very little between the two teams in the England v Germany Odds as there is such a history of close games.
Top England v Germany Matches
These are the all time classic England vs Germany matches!World Cup Final, 1966
England 4 Germany 2
Even the youngest of England fans will know all about this game. Hat-tricks, goal disputes, pitch invasions, extra-time and probably the best captain in World Cup history.
World Cup Semi-Final, 1990
England 1 Germany 1 (AET, Germany win 4-3 on penalties)Bobby Robson had worked wonders and somehow England were in the Semi-Final. Draws with Holland and Republic of Ireland and a win over Egypt had been enough for England to top their Group and then extra –time nail biters against Belgium and Cameroon had seen England line up against Germany who had been fairly comfortable in beating Holland and Czechoslovakia. Germany went 1-0 up from a heavily deflected free-kick after sixty minutes and things looked bleak as England struggled for an equaliser until Gary Lineker managed to find the net. The game went into extra-time and Paul Gascoignes second yellow card of the competition brought with it the now famous tears with his realisation he would not play in the final if England made it through. Perhaps he should have known better as England missed their final two penalties from Pearce and Waddle in response to a 100% record from the Germans and England were out of the World Cup.
World Cup Quarter-Final, 1970
England 2 Germany 3 (AET)To anyone over the age of forty this is surely the most memorable World Cup ever with a Brazil side that played unbelievable football and England were surely destined to play the Samba Boys in the Final in what was going to be the greatest football match ever? Oh, hang on, we lost to the Germans!
I wonder if you could have bet in-running in those days as I would imagine that the England v Germany Odds at that point would have seen England at almost unbackable odds! In fact, some older England fans still find it impossible to accept that a team including Moore, Hurst, Charlton and Peters managed to get beat when leading 2-0 with sixty-five minutes gone. But lose they did, courtesy of Peter ‘The Cat’ Bonetti and a truly amazing German comeback inspired by the great Franz Beckenbauer.
European Championships Semi-Final, 1996
England 1 Germany 1 (AET, Germany win 6-5 on penalties)Another defeat on penalties was impossible to imagine for England fans but so it proved, although this time England had just come through a penalty shootout after dispensing with Spain by the same method in the quarter-finals. 100% accuracy from Shearer, Platt, Pearce and Gascoigne had been enough to see off the Spanish 4-2 in this cruellest of deciding methods.
The golden goal was in force in this tournament and both England and Germany trying desperately to settle the game without the aid of penalties with Darren Anderton and Gascoigne in particular going agonisingly close for England. So, penalties it was and six penalties went in with ruthless efficiency from the Germans but so did the five from Shearer, Platt, Pearce, Gascoigne and Sheringham leaving a nervous looking Gareth Southgate to step up next for England. But where are the other midfield players? McManaman, Anderton or Ince? Surely they would be a better bet than a centre-half, came the cry from millions of England fans. Gareth would probably agree with them now!
World Cup Qualifier, 2001
Germany 1 England 5Germany took the lead in this game after just six minutes and every self respecting England fan started to fear the worst. Amazingly England then came to life in unbelievable fashion and a night was etched in the memory of England fans everywhere. A hat-trick from the unstoppable Michael Owen and goals from Gerrard and Heskey left the scoreline at a jaw-dropping Germany 1 England 5 and t-shirt companies all over England went into mass production. One of the very, very few comprehensive victories by either side in the recent history between these two teams and punters should again remember that matches between these two teams are usually very tight and the England v Germany Odds will reflect this with neither team likely to be a strong favourite.
England v Germany Resources and References
Some useful sites for more informationa about England vs Germany.
England Germany Rivalry at Wikipedia
England v Germany Odds from World Cup Odds.com
England v Germany Tips from OLBG
England v Germany Full Odds Comparison