USA vs Germany Prediction: the hosts are going to be stronger

USA vs Germany: Prediction for the Match on May 17, 2025

Prediction for the World Championship match, which will be held on May 17. Who will be stronger? Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available.

USA: form and statistics

Team USA continues its march toward its third World Cup title in history. The previous two times they became champions in 1933 and 1960, after which they never even reached the final. At the last tournament, the Americans were content with only participating in the quarterfinals, where they lost to the Czechs in a hard-fought battle - 0:1.

At the 2025 World Cup, the U.S. team brought a good lineup of names, but still the main favorites of the tournament, it is inferior to the stars. The team beat the Danes and Hungarians 5:0 and 6:0 in their World Cup debut, respectively, but then lost to the Swiss 0:3, and the day before they beat the Norwegians only in overtime 6:5. So far this is enough for fourth place in Group B.

Germany: form and statistics

The German national team has never won a World Cup, but they have reached the final three times and won silver medals, most recently at the 2023 World Cup. Last year's World Cup was not so successful for the Germans, they reached the playoffs, but lost to the Swiss in the quarterfinal match - 1:3.

At the 2025 World Cup, the German national team has assembled a solid squad, which stands out defender Moritz Seider and forward Tim Stutzle, but Lukas Reichel, although he made it to the tournament, but already had time to get injured. The Germans started the World Championship with a 6:1 win over Hungary, a 4:1 win over Kazakhstan and a 5:2 win over Norway. The day before, they lost to the Swiss - 1:5, and therefore slipped to third place in Group B.

USA vs Germany: head to head statistics

In the last 14 head-to-head meetings at the World Championships, the U.S. team won ten victories, and the German team was stronger four times. The last time the rivals played at the 2024 World Cup, where they were successful - 6:1.

USA vs Germany: Betting Tips & Odds

• The US team has beaten Germany in regulation time in six of the last seven head-to-head meetings at the World Cup. You can bet on the victory of the U.S. team with odds of 1.45 on the line of 1xbet.
• In four of the last five matches involving the German national team overcame the bookmaker's total over. You can bet on a total over 5.5 pucks at odds of 1.80 on the line of betway.
• The USA national team scored at least five pucks in four of the last five matches. You can bet on the USA national team's individual total over 4.5 pucks at odds of 2.70 according to the line of 1xbet.
• The German national team scored at least four goals in four of the last six matches. You can bet on the individual total of the German national team more than 3.5 pucks at odds of 4.80 on the line of betway.

USA vs Germany: Betting Tips & Odds

Analysts of 1xbet consider the U.S. team as the favorite of the match. The victory of the Americans in regulation time is estimated at odds of 1.45. To bet on the success of the German team can be with an index of 5.40, and bet on a draw is offered with odds of 5.60.

To bet on the triumph of Ryan Warsofsky's wards, taking into account overtime and shootout, you can bet at odds of 1.25. The final victory of the Germans is offered at odds of 3.80.

The bookmaker believes that the confrontation between the USA and Germany will be rich in goals. You can bet on the total more than 5.5 pucks at odds of 1.80, and on the total under 5.5 pucks - for 2.00.

USA vs Germany match prediction 17 May 2025

By the end of the seventh match day of the 2025 FIFA World Cup, the USA and Germany teams are on neighboring lines in the Group B standings, with only one point separating them. At the same time, the clear favorites of the upcoming confrontation are still the Americans, who have great personal meetings with the Germans at the World Championships, winning in six of the seven previous meetings. And now we can bet on the victory of the U.S. team with a handicap (-1.5).

The confrontation between the USA and Germany at the World Championships turns out to be very rich in goals. In the previous four head-to-head meetings, the rivals have scored 26 goals (6.50 per game on average) - a very solid figure. At the 2025 World Cup, the Stars and Stripes have already scored 17 goals (4.25 average per game), while the Germans have 16 goals (4.00 average per game). On this basis, the best option for the forecast is a total of more than 5.5 pucks, and the bet on Each team will score over 1.5 pucks - Yes is worth a closer look.

Our main prediction: is Handicap 1 (-1.5) for a coefficient of 1.71 in the betway bookmaker.

Our betting tip on the match: is Total Over 5.5 for a coefficient 1.80 in the betway bookmaker.

Our final betting tip on the match: is Total Over 5.5 for a coefficient of 1.73 in the bet365 bookmaker.