Kick-off: 1700, 31/07/2022
Stadium: Wembley
TV: BBC One
Euro 2022 could not have worked out any better, with hosts England facing eight-time champions Germany in Sunday’s dream final at Wembley.
Both sides have powered through to the decider playing at a high tempo and have stood out in this tournament due to their physical strength.
Alexandra Popp is a major threat for Die Nationalelf, but we just feel the Lionesses can benefit from having a wider range of potential match-winners.
With a huge crowd cheering them on, Sarina Wiegman’s side are backed to prevail in normal time at 2.37 for our first England Women vs Germany Women prediction.
England Women Odds
Wiegman led the Netherlands to European Championship glory on home turf five years ago and has helped to give England the confidence to flourish.
After cruising through the group stage with three wins by an aggregate score of 14-0, it has not all been plain sailing in the knockout rounds.
The Lionesses were outplayed for long periods by Spain and had to sustain some strong early pressure from Sweden.
However, they showed great resilience to edge out La Roja 2-1 in extra-time and ultimately turned on the style in a 4-0 drubbing of the Scandinavians.
Captain Leah Williamson said: “Everybody was absolutely incredible and delivered what they needed to deliver, and we go again on Sunday.
“I hope that crowd at Wembley has as good a time as we are going to have, because I promise you, we will enjoy it.”
Beth Mead opened the scoring against Sweden with her sixth goal of the tournament, but Alessia Russo’s cheeky back-heel for the third epitomised the different layers to this team.
Russo has netted four times from off the bench, while starting striker Ellen White and midfield dynamos Fran Kirby and Georgia Stanway each have two.
With Mary Earps looking safe between the posts behind a settled defence, the Lionesses are well placed to roar once more.
Nothing comes easy in finals, though, so 4.0 they win by just a one-goal margin makes sense from the England Women vs Germany Women odds.
Germany Women Odds
After dominating this event with eight victories from 10 renewals, Germany disappointed in 2017, but have bounced back in determined fashion.
They also enjoyed a trio of clean-sheet wins in the group stage, with a 2-0 defeat of Spain the highlight.
Die Nationalelf then eased past Austria by the same scoreline before beating France 2-1 in a semi-final blockbuster that was packed full of quality.
There is no doubting who the main danger is in this powerful unit, with Wolfsburg forward Popp having bagged six of their 13 goals.
The 31-year-old, who has had to battle back from career-threatening injury problems, has scored in every match and hit a high-class double versus Les Bleues.
Popp has used her physical presence to terrorise defences both on the ground and in the air.
After the France match, she declared: “We played an amazing game and threw everything in. We are incredibly happy, nobody expected us.
“We’re in the final at Wembley against England, it doesn’t get any better than that.
“We earned our self-confidence in all the games. The team is just great, they have my back and are happy with me after my whole story of suffering.”
Young midfielder Lena Oberdorf has also excelled in a team led by Martina Voss-Tecklenburg, who was a four-time European Championship winner as a player.
However, we just feel England have the central defensive pairing to cope with Popp, with Millie Bright having been a rock at the back and Williamson always unflappable.
Let’s add 9.5 for the Lionesses to win 2-1 to our England Women vs Germany Women betting tips.
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Last result:
ENGLAND 4-0 Sweden – Beth Mead, Lucy Bronze, Alessia Russo, Fran Kirby
GERMANY 2-1 France – Alexandra Popp (2)
Head-to-head: England 3-1 Germany, England 1-2 Germany, Germany 2-2 England, Germany 1-0 England
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