United States vs. Germany Women's Soccer: Picks, Predictions and Odds

Both the USA and Germany got their Olympics campaigns off to excellent starts on Thursday and they will be confident they can guarantee their place in the quarterfinals by claiming a victory in Marseille on Sunday.

Let's get into our best picks and predictions for Sunday's match.

United States vs. Germany betting picks and predictions

Germany tie no bet +125

Both of these teams came into the Olympics with plenty to prove and their nerves will have been settled by a pair of 3-0 victories.

However, there will be different levels of satisfaction for the USA and Germany's women's teams and that could have a bearing on their match-up in Marseille on Sunday, where victory for either side would guarantee their place in the final eight.

That said, the best two third-placed teams in the three groups will do enough to reach the quarterfinals and the scale of their opening wins is likely to be enough.

However, the USA, under new manager Emma Hayes, were not polished against Zambia and their victory could still be seen as a missed opportunity.

They have won the SheBelieves Cup and the Gold Cup under the former Chelsea coach, but they were unable to build on taking a 3-0 lead against the African side inside the first 25 minutes.

Mallory Pugh scored two of the goals, but the USWNT could not press home their superiority, even though their admittedly weak opponents were reduced to 10 players for the final half an hour.

They will have to be a lot more polished against Germany, who were knocked out of last year's World Cup at the group stage, but made light work of beating Australia, who lost to the Americans in the Tokyo bronze-medal match.

Goals from Marina Hegering, Jule Brand and Lea Schuller were enough to confirm a confident victory and they look a good value call to win Sunday's game, although backing Horst Hrubesch's side with the tie no bet could be a sensible option.

Under 2.5 (-118)

Both teams found their scoring touch in the opening matches, but this is the most difficult game they will face in the group stage and it would not be a surprise if it was one where the defenses ended up on top.

It is difficult to use recent results as the basis for selections in this instance as both teams face an outfit of superior quality than they have played against lately.

For instance, Germany have scored at least three times in six of their last seven games, but the USWNT represent a step up from those they pitted their wits against in their European qualifiers.

The USA, meanwhile, have kept clean sheets in their last five games, but their matches against fellow Olympic qualifiers have been tight.

They needed penalties to beat Canada twice, a PK in regulation play to see off Japan and won a Gold Cup final 1-0 against Brazil.

This match looks like it will be a lot tighter and it would be a surprise if there were more than two goals.

Germany to win 1-0 (+900)

Those who feel the match could prove even tighter may wish to look at a 1-0 Germany win in the correct-score market at +900.

This could be a game that is settled by the tightest of margins and the Germans looked more assured in their opening fixture.

They should be able to keep things tight if they gain an advantage and nullify the American offense which failed to fire in the second half against Zambia and one goal may be enough for Hrubesch’s side.

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United States vs. Germany odds

USA	+120
Tie	+230
Germany	+220

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