Germany is fighting to win the group: hit against Sweden on Saturday!

Germany is fighting to win the group: hit against Sweden on Saturday!

Today, July 12, 2025, the women's teams from Sweden and Germany will meet in Letzigrund in Zurich. This duel on the occasion of the Women's European Championship promises excitement and is the third matchday of the group phase. Germany already has the quarter-finals in their pocket, but is on the verge of securing group victory. A win against the Scandinavian team is necessary for this. Loud Betting friends The betting odds for the tip “Under 2.5 goals” are 1.87, which suggests that the game was more defensive.

Although the DFB women have shown a strong possession game of over 70% in their previous games against Poland and Denmark, which they won 2-0 and 2-1 respectively, the team is still waiting for a goal in the first half of the European Championship. Leading player and captain Giulia Gwinn will unfortunately no longer be there as she is seriously injured.

Strong record against Sweden

The German women's record against Sweden is impressive: from six encounters in European Championships, there were five wins and one draw. However, the last meeting ended 0-0, which takes some of the explosiveness out of the statistics. Sweden has started the tournament so far with a 1-0 win against Denmark and a 3-0 win against Poland. The team only needs a draw to consolidate their group victory, adding further spice to the game.

The betting odds for “More goals in the second half” are at 2.10, suggesting that the second half could be more likely to get spectators cheering. But Sweden is strong defensively and hasn't conceded a goal in its last three international matches Sports1 reported.

Current form and statistics

In the last five games, Sweden has celebrated three wins and two draws. The current form also speaks for Germany: in the last five games they have won four times and drawn once. Both teams have already qualified for the next round and the excitement is clearly in the fight for group victory.

The DFB women have only suffered one defeat in their last 23 European Championship group games. It remains to be seen whether the team under coach Christian Wück can perform better in the first half. Here Germany is doing less well than usual with a goal difference of 17:9 in the first 45 minutes.

Game broadcast

The duel will be broadcast live on ZDF today at 9 p.m. and will also be available to stream. There is already a lot of speculation about the player lineups on social channels. According to the analysis so far, the Swedish line-up could look like this: Falk, Lundkvist, Björn, Ilestedt, Nilden, Angeldai, Olme, Kaneryd, Asllani, Janogy, Blackstenius. The DFB eleven could be strengthened by Berger, Wamser, Minge, Knaak, Linder, Senss, Nüsken, Brand, Dallmann, Bühl and Schüller.

The excitement is high and the fans can look forward to a thrilling game. Those interested can find further information and analyzes at Kicker.