Euro 2012 Opta Stats: Germany to make first place safe

Germany are the only team to win all of their qualifying and tournament matches at Euro 2012 and have scored the first goal in each of these games
The Euro 2008 runners-up weren't hugely impressive in their 1-0 victory against Portugal to get off the mark but stepped up considerably to see off historic rivals the Netherlands and edge to within a point of the quarter-finals. The above stat isn't the only one to establish their current form as pretty special, Opta also reveal that their run of 13 consecutive competitive triumphs is the greatest in German football history. Not bad for a nation who have collected six major trophies in their history.

All three clashes between Denmark and Germany in major tournaments have ended 2-0, with Denmark winning at the 1986 World Cup and Euro 1992 and Germany at Euro 1988
Given the above reference to Germany's brilliance and the fact that they have scored at least two in 13 of their last 15 games, it is they who have to be rated most likely to keep this correct-score streak alive. The main obstacle, as it was against the Netherlands when appearing on course for a 2-0 win, will be keeping quiet a Denmark side who have netted in both fixtures, however Germany have kept seven clean sheets in their last ten tournament group games.

Germany have won their first two matches at the European Championship for the fourth time; on the previous three occasions they managed this, they went on to lift the trophy
Joachim Low's men are being held off the top of the market by Spain following their 4-0 thrashing of Republic of Ireland, but they have accomplished far more in their opening two outings than the holders, so the above trend suggests that this could be the ideal time to get on board.

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