Germany – Romania

Germany welcome Romania to Hamburg’s Volksparkstadion on Friday evening in the latest round of World Cup European qualifiers. The hosts sit comfortably top of Group J, whilst their opponents have fought back from a tough start and are now battling with Armenia and North Macedonia for second place.

New manager Hansi Flick has enjoyed a perfect start to his time in charge of the German national team, with three victories in his first three games and no goals conceded. Romania will be doing their best to stop them, however, and arguably have more on the line as they battle with two other countries for the second qualification spot. After a poor run of four consecutive defeats earlier in the year, Radoi’s side turned a corner and can match Germany in not having conceded in their three previous games.

Romania’s run of clean sheets looks very likely to come to end, but they also pose more of an attacking threat than Germany’s most recent opponents so Die Mannschaft may also find themselves conceding. Nonetheless, we expect Flick’s side to continue their upward trajectory and secure a comfortable win on home soil.