Italy vs Germany Prediction: We Believe in Favorite

The German national team did not do well at the start of the main part of the World Cup. They lost to Denmark, who are the current champions. Can the Germans do better when they play Italy, who are not as good? Telecomasia is offering a prediction and several bets on this game.

Italy

Italy has only qualified for the World Cup once before, in 1997, so they are already doing really well to be this year in Norway, Denmark, and Croatia. The Squadra Azzurra is hoping to do well in the main part of the competition. In the first game of the main stage, Riccardo Trillini's team confidently beat the Czech Republic team 25–18. Italy has won three games and failed one so far in the tournament. In the preliminary round, the Italians lost to the current world champions, Denmark, 20–39. However, they beat the national teams of Tunisia (32–25) and Algeria (32–23).

Germany

Germany is one of the main favourites to win the championship. They have not won the World Cup for a long time – in the last two World Cups, they only made it to the quarterfinals. But at the Olympics in Paris, the team reached the final, where they lost to the Danish team.

They started the main stage of the current championship against Denmark, losing 30-40. In the preliminary round of the World Championship, the Germans were in the European group, and they won three games: over Poland (28-35), Switzerland (29-31), and the Czech Republic (22-29).

H2H Meetings

The only time the two teams met was in 1998 at the European Championship. Germany beat Italy 26–18.

Stats Betting

• Germany has won 10 out of 13 matches so far.
• Italy has not scored more than 58 goals in 3 of their 4 matches at this World Cup.
• Germany has conceded more than 25 goals in seven of their last nine games.
• Italy has not conceded 31+ goals in 8 of their last 9 games.

Bookmakers' Offers

The odds for Germany to win the next game are very low. The bookmaker 1xbet says the odds for W2 are 1.084. A bet on Italy to win is rated at 10.50. If the game is a draw, the odds are 16.50. The total is set at 58.5. The bet TO (58.5) is accepted at odds 1.909. The bet TU (58.5) goes for 1.84.

Expert Betting Tips

The level of skill in the upcoming match is very different. The Italians haven't played at the World Championships since the 1990s, while the Germans are one of the most successful handball teams in the world. So it's not surprising that the odds for a German victory are low. We think they will win and the total number of goals scored will be over 58.5, based on the Bundesteam's performance in eight of their last 12 matches.

Prediction:

TO (58.5) for 1.90

IT2O (33) for 2.00

H2 (-7.5) for 2.00