Spain vs Germany Head-to-Head stats and numbers you need to know before Match 45 of UEFA Euro 2024
Spain and Germany will square off against each other in the first quarter-final of Euro 2024 at the MHPArena on Friday in what promises to be a riveting contest. Spain have managed to keep a perfect record at Euro 2024 as they prepare for their toughest battle yet in the tournament on Friday against the hosts.
La Roja are the only nation to have won all of their matches at this iteration of the continental competition.
They beat Croatia, Italy and Albania in the group stage to set up a clash with Georgia in the round of 16. Luis de la Fuente's men conceded a goal for the first time in the tournament against Georgia and found themselves in the unlikely position of having to come back from behind to progress to the quarters.
But they pulled it off in emphatic fashion, scoring no fewer than four goals to blow their opponents away and making as loud and strong a statement as they were expected to in the lead-up to the game.
Meanwhile, Germany have also been almost as impressive as Spain's young and exuberant side. After kicking off their campaign with a 5-1 win over Scotland, Die Mannschaft beat Hungary 2-0 in their second group stage encounter before settling for a 1-1 draw with Switzerland in their third.
They were embroiled in a dramatic round-of-16 battle with Denmark and eventually won the game 2-0. It was a contest where nature intervened unceremoniously to cause a stoppage, bestowing heavy rain and threatening the safety of the open ground with a handful of lightning strikes.
Julian Nagelsmann's unit has played some exciting football intermittently but they will need to be at their very best on Friday when they go up against a formidable Spanish side.
Spain vs Germany Head-to-Head Stats
Spain and Germany have squared off against each other 26 times across all competitions. Germany have won nine matches while Spain have been victorious on eight occasions. Nine meetings have ended in draws.
In the last five matches between the two teams, Spain and Germany have only managed to pick up a win each.
Their latest encounter came at the 2022 FIFA World Cup and the game ended 1-1.
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Spain vs Germany: Numbers you need to know before their UEFA Euro 2024 encounter
Neither Spain nor Germany have managed to score more than a single goal in six of their last seven meetings across all competitions. The only aberration was a 6-0 win that Spain registered over Germany at the UEFA Nations League in November 2020.
Spain and Germany are the two top-scoring teams of Euro 2024 so far. Germany have scored 10 goals while Spain have netted nine times in the tournament.
Toni Kroos has completed an astonishing 95% of his passes at Euro 2024, the highest of any player at the competition on record (since 1980).
16-year-old Lamine Yamal has racked up two assists for Spain in the tournament so far. He is only the third teenager on record to provide more than one assist at the competition since Cristiano Ronaldo (in 2004) and Enzo Scifo (in 1984).
Germany failed to beat Spain in their first meeting with La Roja on home turf (a 2-1 loss in a friendly in 1935). However, the have not lost any of their last eight meetings with Spain at home, winning five and drawing three.
Jamal Musiala already has three goals to his name at Euro 2024. He is one of the joint top scorers at the tournament. The only player to have scored more goals in a solitary European championship while aged 21 or younger is England's Wayne Rooney. He scored four goals at Euro 2024.
Fabian Ruiz has been a key player for Spain of late and has five goal involvements in his last four matches across all competitions (three goals and two assists).