Analysis and prediction for Slovakia vs Germany: The tanks are too strong.
The World Cup qualifying match between Slovakia and Germany will take place at 1:45 AM on September 5th. Nghe An Newspaper analyzes the teams' form, provides football commentary, and predicts the score.
Latest information on the Slovakia vs Germany match lineups.
Slovakia will be without Lukas Haraslin due to a groin injury, while Denis Vavro (Wolfsburg) will also be absent due to adductor muscle surgery. Samuel Kozlovsky and Dominik Javorcek are injured; Ivan Schranz and Laszlo Benes have stomach aches and require further examination.
After experimenting with a three-defender formation in the defeat against Israel, coach Calzona is likely to revert to his familiar 4-3-3. 38-year-old veteran Peter Pekarik hopes to make his 136th appearance at right-back. Stanislav Lobotka (Napoli), Matus Bero (VfL Bochum), and Robert Bozenik (Stoke City) could feature from the start.
On the German side, the list of absentees is very long: Jamal Musiala, Kai Havertz, Marc-André ter Stegen, Nico Schlotterbeck, Niklas Süle, Benjamin Henrichs, Tim Kleindienst, and Tom Bischof are all injured. Nathaniel Brown, Max Rosenfelder, and Nicolas Kuhn also missed their debut for the same reason.
Nnamdi Collins (Eintracht Frankfurt) and Paul Nebel (Mainz 05) have been called up for the first time and are ready to make their debuts. Antonio Rüdiger returns along with Angelo Stiller, Jamie Leweling and Nadiem Amiri, and the Real Madrid center-back is likely to start alongside Jonathan Tah.
Liverpool's expensive new signing Florian Wirtz is looking for his first goal for his new club, but could be deployed as a number 10. Up front, Nick Woltemade (Newcastle) – who scored 6 goals in 5 games at the European U21 Championship this summer – has a chance to start his third game for Germany, surpassing Niclas Füllkrug.
Latest predicted lineup for Slovakia vs Germany
Slovakia:
Dubravka; Pekarik, Skriniar, Gyomber, Hancko; Duda, Lobotka, Bero; Schranz, Bozenik, Duris
Virtue:
Baumann; Kimmich, Tah, Rudiger, Raum; Goretzka, Stiller; Adeyemi, Wirtz, Gnabry; Woltemade
Latest football match prediction: Slovakia vs Germany
Germany are preparing for their first international match since their defeat in the UEFA Nations League on home soil in June. They lost 1-2 to Portugal in the semi-finals and then suffered a 0-2 defeat to France in the third-place playoff.
Currently ranked 9th in FIFA,Die MannschaftGermany have only won 12 of their 23 matches (6 draws, 5 losses) across all competitions – including friendlies – since Julian Nagelsmann took over as coach in September 2023. Improving the defense is certainly a major priority, as Germany have only kept a clean sheet in 5 of their last 16 matches and have conceded two or more goals in all four of their 2025 games.
Nevertheless, Germany is still considered a strong contender to qualify for the World Cup from Group A. Based on their Nations League performance, they have already secured a play-off spot, but their clear objective is to finish first to earn a direct ticket to the 2026 World Cup in Canada, Mexico, and the USA.
Prior to their away match against Slovakia, Germany boasted a streak of seven consecutive wins in World Cup qualifiers, and had also won three of their last five encounters with this opponent. The last time they visited Bratislava (October 2006), Germany won 4-1 in the Euro qualifiers.
Slovakia, under coach Francesco Calzona, is struggling to regain its form after a run of four winless matches in 2025, beginning with a painful defeat in the Nations League play-off round.
Despite having earned 13 points in Group C3 of the 2024 Nations League, they missed out on promotion in March when they lost 0-1 to Slovenia over two legs, with the winning goal coming in the 95th minute.
Since then, Slovakia has dropped to 52nd in FIFA rankings after two consecutive friendly defeats against Greece (1-4) and Israel (0-1).
Having only participated in the World Cup once as an independent nation (South Africa 2010), Slovakia aims to qualify for next year's finals, as they are the second-highest ranked team in Group A, ahead of Northern Ireland and Luxembourg.
Despite being considered the underdogs against Germany, they still have reason to hope, having won 2 out of their last 5 encounters: 2-0 at home (2005) and 3-1 in Germany (2016), although both were friendlies.
Latest Slovakia vs Germany score prediction
Based on the above football analysis, we and leading football websites worldwide have provided our predictions for the match.Slovakia vs Germanyas follows:
- Sportsmole:Slovakia 0-2 Germany
- WhoScore:Slovakia 1-3 Germany
- Our newspaper predicts:Slovakia 1-3 Germany
When and where can I watch Slovakia vs Germany live?
To watch the Slovakia vs Germany match live in the World Cup Qualifiers at 1:45 AM on September 5th, viewers can tune in to various online sports channels. We wish you enjoyable football viewing moments.
