Germany v Mexico World Cup 2018 Betting

Germany begin their World Cup title defence against Mexico when the two Group F sides clash at the Luzhniki Arena at 17:00. We’re going to see what value we can find for punters in our Germany v Mexico World Cup 2018 Betting preview.

Germany v Mexico World Cup 2018 Betting Odds

Germany : 1/2
Mexico : 11/2
Draw : 34/10

Germany v Mexico World Cup 2018 Betting Preview

Germany have had a rather disappointing build up to the World Cup, especially when one looks at their warm up matches. The Germans narrowly beat a Saudi sided that was dismantled by Russia in the opening game, lost to Austria and Brazil as well as a low scoring draw with Spain. That’s only 1 win in their last 4 matches, however we won’t read into those results too deeply as they were friendlies and the Germans are notorious for having BMT. Their match against Mexico will be their biggest test in Group F as Mexico are very much superior to Sweden and South Korea. Beat Mexico and the rest of the group should be smooth sailing for the champions.

Mexico come into this match after a mixed bag of warm up matches. They beat Scotland and the impressive Iceland but failed to beat Croatia, Denmark and Wales. Not the worst set of results but they did get a good number of warm up matches against decent European opposition which will give them some confidence against the Germans. Mexico realistically have a chance at topping Group F if they were to win their first match, fail to do so and they will likely end up second, having to potentially face Brazil in the next round. Something which they will be desperate to avoid.

Germany v Mexico World Cup 2018 Betting Tips

This match might be one of the most interesting opening group matches of the World Cup. Both sides are heavily reliant on attack and don’t put too much thinking in defence. When two attacking sides meet we generally expect there to be lots of goals, and with the permutations this match has on the Group F standings we suspect this might be the case. Yes, you could argue that this could be a cagey affair but the Germans are very strong going forward and if they grab the first goal this game will open up like a can of bratwurst. Over 2.5 goals appeals at 7/10 but given the attacking nature of the sides we’re going to be backing both teams to score at 9/10.