We have reached the quarter-finals of the event and time for big derby.
Beginning with the 1 time match and the European tip between 2 huge teams, France and Germany. Looking to see stats and H-2-H I saw something that really impressed me and I do not know if it is true, but if so it's INCREDIBLE. 2 these huge teams have never been confronted NEVER in official matches except friendly !!! They have given 10 friendly matches, but my site shows that they have never been confronted neither in qualifiers, nor in the Euro nor in Mundial.
The bet to play is in which half the most goals will go and I will choose 2.
1) France at Mundial has given 4 matches and has scored 10 goals. Of these 6 were 2 in the semi-final with 4 in the first, with the team never scored before 15 minute but also defensively received only 2 goals, from Switzerland, and also accepted them at 2 half-time.
Germany, on the other hand, Mundial has scored in the first 3 7 games, and 4 entered 2 half time, while 3 in the first. In the 4 match this 16 phase, Germany put 2 goals (and 2 on prolongation), but 2o has clearly lost more phases than 1o. Defenders received only 3 goals, of which 2 was at 2 halftime, while 1 on prolongation.
2) Looking closely at the 16 matches at the event, we had the following results: In 6 / 8, the half time score was 0-0, 1-0 and 8 1-1 !!! In the 3 / 6 matches that ended in 1 with 0-0, the score also remained in 2 0-0, while the other 3s ended with 2-0, 1-1 and 2-1.
Although the statistics here does not show that the 2 half is more productive, it shows that 1o is extremely unproductive and I will stay there, since 6 / 8 has not scored, while 7 is just 1.
Here, however, we do not have a favorite team and one who is sitting behind, and if the score is opened then there will be many phases for goals, mostly in the 2 half-time.
3) Although the friendly is not a benchmark, in 2 last friendly with the last 2, the score in the half was 1-0 and the final 2-1.
So I think we will see again a closed first half, where the odds are 0-1 and 2 if the score is 0-0 will try to get the match, and if we have one ahead there will be places and for a counterattack but also a great deal of pressure from the team losing to the tie.
2,2 is a good performance for what we have seen so far and in line with their 2 matches at the 16 stage where France has passed 2 with 75-90 and Germany has pushed but eventually won in the lead, I'm waiting for it to pass .