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Slovakia <\/a>have surprisingly won three of their last six encounters with Germany<\/a>, including their most recent clash on German soil, claiming a 3-1 friendly victory in Augsburg in 2016; Marek Ham\u0161\u00edk, Michal \u010euri\u0161 and Juraj Kucka the scorers back then. <\/p>\n

Germany vs Slovakia preview<\/p>\n

This Monday night match in Leipzig is a straight shootout for World Cup qualification<\/a>, so who will be celebrating come the close of play in Saxony? Back on matchday one, Slovakia pulled off an historic upset, beating Germany 2-0 in Bratislava; D\u00e1vid Hancko and David Strelec the scorers at N\u00e1rodn\u00fd futbalov\u00fd \u0161tadi\u00f3n. Now though, they need to repeat the feat 348 miles north to qualify? <\/p>\n

That loss in Bratislava was Germany’s first-ever World Cup qualifying defeat away from home, and only their fourth in 109 fixtures, previously defeated by Portugal in Stuttgart in 1985, England in Munich in 2001 and North Macedonia in Duisburg four years ago. Since that miserable start, Julian Nagelsmann’s team had won four out of four in Group A, reclaiming top spot as a result. <\/p>\n

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On Friday night, Nick Woltemade’s second half double was enough to see die Nationalelf defeat Luxembourg 2-0 away from home. That made it five successive victories and four consecutive clean sheets for die Mannschaft, who have never failed to qualify for a World Cup they have entered, needing just a point at Red Bull Arena to cement first place, very much favourites to achieve this.<\/p>\n

Slovakia though will believe, having beaten Germany once, that they can do it again. Francesco Calzona’s team also have 12 points on the board, albeit they were made to work hard for victory on Friday night. Having seen two goals disallowed follow video review, it was third time lucky for the Falcons against Northern Ireland, with Tom\u00e1\u0161 Bob\u010dek snatching all three points in stoppage time at the Ko\u0161ick\u00e1 futbalov\u00e1 ar\u00e9na.<\/p>\n

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This made it four wins out of five in Group A for the Representatives, ruing their defeat in Belfast last month. Friday’s win was so crucial for Slovakia because it guarantees, at a minimum, a place in March’s play-offs, while their inferior goal difference means they must beat Germany to qualify automatically for a first World Cup since 2010. <\/p>\n

Well, with fans in attendance, the Germans have won each of their last five qualifiers at home, losing only one of the last 34, beaten only by Netherlands since October 2007. So, it is a tall order for Slovakia, hence why we’re backing the hosts to get the job done in Saxony. <\/p>\n

Germany vs Slovakia head-to-head record<\/p>\n