GERMANY VS GHANA LATEST ODDS SHOW GERMANS POISED FOR VICTORY
The bookmakers are all quite confident in the Germans and we're seeing price cuts at a number of popular European bookies as punters begin to pile on Joachim Loew's men. Stanjames.com have listed the Germans at 1.44 to beat out Ghana, who an be backed at an 8.0 price.
The draw is available at 4.5 and that's not a bad bet at all if you think that Ghana will defy expectations.
It's pretty safe to say that the first goal is the most important one here, as I think the Germans could struggle if Ghana poach the opener. I also get the feeling that this one could be very tight and that the deciding goal could be the first one- and it could very well come from a dead-ball situation.
Germany's odds to score first are listed at 1.4 while Ghana can be backed at 3.25. No goals in the match at all is priced at 11.0.
The bookmakers have set the over/under on time of first goal at 28 minutes, with the under slightly favoured at 1.91 and the over at an even-money price.
Stanjames.com lists Mario Gomez as the favoured goalscorer here with a 2.25 price, while Lukas Podolski can be backed at 2.38. Cacau is trading at 2.63 while Stefan Kiessling has odds of 3.0.
Ghana has Asamoah Gyan priced at 3.5 while Prince Tagoe is at 3.75. Matthew Amoah can be backed at 4.0 and Dominic Adiyiah is at 4.5.
I think it could be a tighter match than many would initially assume and it could get one-sided if the Germans score early and start to sit back. This match could favour the in-play punters as Germany proved in their last fixture that they may not be the model of consistency we all assumed. This group is still up for grabs.