Will the DBB team pull away early?
Without national coach Alex Mumbru, who was ill, but with a strong performance in the second half, the German national basketball team won its first game of the tournament. Birthday boy Franz Wagner led the team to an easy victory over Montenegro (106:76) with 22 points. The reigning world champions are continuing this form in the Germany vs. Sweden prediction.
The DBB has set itself a clear goal for the 42nd edition of EuroBasket – the gold medal. Based on the FIBA world rankings, these ambitions are not too high. In the Germany vs. Sweden prediction, the world number three meets the world number 49.
76 matches will determine the next European champion. The DBB team is in Group B, together with host Finland, Lithuania, Montenegro, Sweden, and Great Britain. It sounds like a manageable group in which Alex Mumbru’s team can build up a good rhythm for the subsequent knockout phase.
According to the Germany vs. Sweden betting odds, another victory is almost a certainty. However, the German basketball players only allowed themselves one slip-up against the Scandinavians in 2024, losing 72-73. Otherwise, Germany has never had any problems defeating Sweden.
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Germany – Sweden Head-to-head comparison / H2H record
Dennis Schröder and several other key players were allowed to sit on the bench early on in the first game against Montenegro, saving their energy for the rest of the tournament. If the next game against Sweden goes in a similar direction, the top players could save more minutes for later.
Except for the aforementioned slip-up last year, Germany has won every direct duel. The Scandinavians narrowly lost their first match against co-host Finland (90:93). Normally, the German team should be able to score more points than Finland on offense. After all, the Mumbru team includes three current (Wagner, Schröder, da Silva) and two former NBA pros (Theis, Bonga).
Germany – Sweden Tip
The German basketball team has high ambitions, and for good reason. Germany is competing in the tournament as the reigning world champion (2023) and finished the last European Championship in third place, winning the bronze medal.
Sweden, on the other hand, completely missed out on the EuroBasket finals in 2015, 2017, and 2022 and could end up leaving the 2025 tournament without a single win. As the only active NBA pro, Pelle Larsson is the figurehead of this team.
It is still unclear when Alex Mumbru will be able to join the team, but this fact does not change the DBB team’s role as favorites – neither for the upcoming game nor in comparison with the entire Group B. For Germany, its 26th participation in a European Championship has gotten off to a more than solid start. Leader Dennis Schröder can dictate the pace, as he did on his way to becoming World Cup MVP in 2023, and appears focused.
