USA vs. Germany Betting Tips: Gundogan to provide an assist stateside
In their long-term preparations for hosting duties of the 2026 World Cup, USA entertain four-time champions Germany in an international friendly at 8pm BST on Saturday.
USA sit 11th in the FIFA rankings right now having lost just one of their last 13 matches, which came via penalty shootout in the CONCACAF Gold Cup semi-final with Panama. The United States are coming off two clean sheet victories and can look forward to testing themselves against high pedigree European opposition on Saturday.
Before Julian Nagelsmann's appointment was made, Germany recorded a victory over last year's World Cup finalist France in September, proving extremely clinical in scoring two goals from three shots on target. The former Bayern Munich coach, who was relieved of his duties in March, will aim to impose his authority on the Americans this weekend, with back-to-back victories being the number one objective for his national side.
USA vs Germany Tips
Bayern Munich typically change managers before a real problem arises. That seems to have been the case with the dismissal of Julian Nagelsmann, whose 71.4% win rate was only bettered by Pep Guardiola, Hansi Flick and Carlo Ancelotti's tally of Bundesliga points.
The national side were in dire need of a refresh and the vibrance of a young coach like Nagelsmann could prove to be the perfect appointment. They're expected to hit the ground running next summer when hosting the European Championships, so consecutive wins in his first two games can help set the right tone.
Friendly or not, Germany's recorded win over France last month was an impressive one, and could offer a taste of Germany's direction with new management at the helm.
Both that match and all of USA's last nine outings have seen two or more goals, so we've paired the two selections together to give us a nice main bet above even money with 10Bet.
Nagelsmann is still getting to grips with his new international posse, though captain Ilkay Gundogan should be present in the midfield alongside Joshua Kimmich.
Although he typically operates in a deeper role for his country, Gundogan's instinctual box-to-box characteristics mean he's always going to take up opportunities to venture forward.
The former Man City treble winner has adapted well to his new Spanish surroundings, helping guide his team to an unbeaten start and boasting four assists in a Barcelona shirt.
Averaging 0.32 assists per 90 this term gives quite a bit of juice to the 5/1 BetMGM have for him to record one for his country against USA on Saturday.
Gundogan has instigated seven shot-creating actions for the reigning La Liga champions already, helping service his per 90 average of 3.49 over the last 365 days - a figure which he is certainly well equipped to boost in the German strip this coming weekend.
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