It’s down to the final four teams in the EURO 2008 Semi-finals. First off, on Wednesday June 25, is Turkey vs Germany then, on Thursday June 26, is Spain vs Russia. Germany and Spain are no surprise to be where they are, but Turkey and Russia have shocked the world! The Turkey vs Germany game takes place at St. Jakob-Park in Basel. Oddsmakers at SBGglobal.com have Germany as -300 moneyline favs over Turkey who are listed as +725 underdogs. Get your Germany vs Turkey: EURO 2008 Semi Final Betting Prediction in now at SBGglobal.com
Turkey shocked the Croatians with a 2-1 win (penalty shots) after they got a last second goal to take the match into penalty shots. Goalie Rüştü Reçber was great for his nation, he was replacing goalie Volkan Demirel after he was suspended for two games. He appealed the ban but UEFA’s governing bodies rejected the appeal. Rüştü Reçber is a Turkish football icon and is his country's record cap-holder who got Turkey to finish third at the 2002 World Cup. Their goalie situation is fine, now they need to deal with their roster as more than half their team is out with injuries or yellow cards. Attacking midfielders Arda Turan, Tuncay Sanli and centre-back Emre Asik will watch from the stands due to yellow cards. Defenders Servet Cetin, Emre Gungor, midfield men Emre Belozoglu, Ayhan Akman and Tumer Metin have injuries, but with three day’s rest before Wednesdays match they might be able to play. Definitely out of the running to feature in the semi is skipper and main striker and groin injury victim Nihat Kahveci, who scored a goal in the come from behind win over the Czechs. They Turks know they are underdogs against the big bad Germans, but they still believe. “One thing you can be sure of is that our team will not be in awe by a semi-final with Germany. We will not be scared by Ballack, Podolski or Schweinsteiger. We have a more than reasonable chance of reaching the first final of our history. As you saw in the Croatia game we are well organized at the back. The Croats have a lot of attacking talent but they didn't get the better of us very often. We're good counter-attackers and I'd go as far to say we are a better technical team than Germany.” says Fatih Terim.
Germany beat Portugal, rather easily, 3-2 to reach the Semi-finals. Bayern Munich star Bastian Schweinsteiger scored one and set up two more for Miroslav Klose and Michael Ballack. Germany started out their Group stages rather slowly, but their last two games have looked like the favorites their expected to be. “We are a German team and a tournament team,” striker Miroslav Klose explained. “We did not show what we were capable of in the group but I am happy that we could finally play decent football against Portugal.” They cannot let the fact that Turkey hasn’t played on the big stage in a while and that they have a shortened lineup. "Anyone who thinks the game against Turkey will be easier because of thier shortened roster hasn't been paying much attention to this tournament," team manager Oliver Bierhoff said. "The quality is so high that even the players who come in from the fringes are capable of winning games.” Even if Germany go ahead a goal or two they can’t sit back as the Turkish side has come from behind in three games. Keep applying pressure.
Head to Head: 17 matches played
Germany leads 11-3
3 matches ended in a draw
Germany scored 40 goals
Turkey scored 10 goals
from: http://www.point-spreads.com/
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