The hosts are currently 4th in the latest FIFA World Rankings while opponents England are ranked in 9th position.
This game will be the 14th meeting between these two sides, with the Germans winning 7, the English winning 5 and 1 of the games ending in a draw.
Germany underperformingThe world champions have been less than stellar in their recent games, and will need to improve on recent performances if they are to build up a head of steam for the European Championship. They have been grouped with Northern Ireland, Poland and Ukraine in what should be a straight forward group.
The Germans, managed by Joachim Low are in good form, with three wins and two defeats in their last five games. These wins include victories against Poland (3-1 on September 4), Scotland (2-3 on September 9), and Georgia (2-1 on October 11). All of these victories were in Euro 2016 qualifying.
The world champions suffered defeat at the hands of Republic of Ireland in Euro 2016 qualifying (1-0 on October 8), and to France in a friendly match (2-0 on November 13).
England 10/10The English were immaculate in Euro 2016 qualifying, winning all ten of their ten qualifying matches. They will be hoping to go into the tournament proper in similar form. Their group opponents include Russia, Slovakia and Wales.
The Three Lions, managed by Roy Hodgson are in very good form with four wins and one defeat in their last five games. These wins includes consecutive Euro 2016 qualifying victories against Switzerland (2-0 on September 8), Estonia (2-0 on October 9), and Lithuania (0-3 on October 12). They also defeated France in a recent friendly game (2-0 on November 17).
The only recent defeat for the English side was the defeat at the hands of Spain in a friendly game (2-0 on November 13).
The Germans have a lot of inform players who have been performing for their clubs all season. The likes of Marco Reus, Mesut Ozil and Thomas Muller will be hoping to bring their fine club form into the national team. Harry Kane and Jamie Vardy have been scoring goals for form all season, and their manager will be hoping they continue in the same vein when they put on the famous white shirt.
The Germans are technically more superior, and I expect this technical superiority to show in front of their home fans. Germany to win what should be a very interesting game.