World Cup Opta Stats: Germany v Ghana

Will Germany have cause for celebration after their game against Ghana?

A victory for Germany would eliminate Ghana from the competition. Opta rates their chances.

Germany have won their two previous games against Ghana, in a friendly on 14 April 1993 (6-1) and in the World Cup group stages on 23 June 2010 (1-0). They are 1.341/3 to win.

All seven of Germany's goals against Ghana have been scored from the 60th minute onwards. The odds of the second-half containing more goals than the first is 1.9620/21.

Germany's only defeat against an African side at the World Cup was against Algeria on 16 June 1982 (1-2), winning four and drawing one. The odds of a draw are 6.05/1.

Germany have only lost one of their last 19 games in the group stages of the World Cup, it was against Serbia on 18 June 2010 (0-1), winning 14 and drawing four. They are 1.9310/11 to win half-time/full-time.

Ghana have failed to keep a clean sheet in their last five World Cup games. Over 2.5 goals is 1.625/8.

Germany have won their second World Cup group game on just one occasion since 1994 (D3 L1), it was in 2006 v Poland (1-0). In 2010 they lost 1-0 to Serbia. You can lay Germany at 1.351/3.

Four of the last six World Cup goals Ghana have conceded have come from set-pieces, including the late winner for the USA in their opener. Germany's giant central defender Per Mertesacker is 8.07/1 to score.

Miroslav Klose currently has 14 World Cup goals - only Brazilian star Ronaldo has more (15). Klose is 1.9520/21 to score.

Thomas Mller has scored eight goals in seven World Cup games and seven in his last four. Mller is 1.68/13 to add to his tally.