Match Report
England went into the game 4th in the table on 3 points; Germany sat 3rd on 7 — a 4-point gap. On recent form England sat only 43rd league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 4th overall. In league terms the two rates read 0.67/1.67 for England and 1.83/1.5 for Germany (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.31.
Germany were unbeaten in 15, having scored in 15 consecutive games.
7 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — England 2, draws 2, Germany 3, at 2.14 goals per meeting. More than two goals is the exception here — seen in 29% of meetings.
The match was played at Wembley Stadium in London (capacity 32,609). Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 6 more goals closed it at 3-3.