Probable Lineups

4-2-3-1
Germany
4-2-3-1
Faroe Islands
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Probable Lineups Statistical Comparision

(22) 11 Goals 1 (2)
26 Average Age 26.6
184.7 Average Height (cm) 183
* Values in brackets (x) are overall player statistics in World Cup Qualification UEFA 1st round grp. C.

Missing Players

Player Reason Status
Bastian Schweinsteiger Out
Mario Gomez Out
No missing players.

Team News

Germany
  • With Bayern Munich duo Bastian Schweinsteiger and Mario Gomez both out through injury, Toni Kroos and Miroslave Klose will both start.
  • Joachim Low otherwise has a clean bill of health for this opening World Cup qualifier, a game they will be expected to win by a large margin.
  • Given the opposition here, Low may experiment, and youngsters such as Mario Gotze and Marco Reus will probably be given some game time.
Faroe Islands
  • Captain Frodi Benjaminsen will win his 70th cap in the Faroe Islands shirt, shielding the back four alongside Hallur Hansson.
  • The five strikers that have been selected for the squad have only 3 international goals between them.

Prediction

  • Germany are huge favourites for this game, and rightly so given the gulf in talent in the two squads. The German squad is brimming with world class talent, while the typical football fan might well struggle to name a single Faroe Islands player.
  • Nonetheless, the Nordic islanders conceded only twice in each of their last 2 games against the Germans, even holding them to 1-1 until the 59th minute when they met in 2002. However, Germany will be organised and ruthless, and should walk away with a comfortable victory and a healthy goal difference.
Prediction:
Germany
5
0
Faroe Islands
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Head to Head Stats

R Team W D L Pts Form
1 Germany 5 1 0 16 wwwdww
6 F. Islands 0 0 4 0 llll
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