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Ecuador vs Germany Head-to-Head — FIFA World Cup 2026

⚽ Group Stage, Match 3
FT2–1
Thursday 25 June 2026  ·  20:00 UTC  ·  MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford

Match Report

Match Events ?
2'Leroy Sané (Florian Wirtz)Germany
9'Nilson Angulo (Pedro Vite)Ecuador
43'🟨Piero Hincapié Ecuador
44'🟨Aleksandar Pavlović Germany
50'🟨Alan Franco Ecuador
77'Gonzalo Plata (Kevin Rodriguez)Ecuador
89'🟨Gonzalo Plata Ecuador
Match Statistics ?
Ecuador
Germany
39%
Possession
61%
3
Shots on Target
3
7
Total Shots
11
3
Corners
2
15
Fouls
10
1.27
xG
0.65
Player Ratings ?
Ecuador
7.9Moisés CaicedoM
7.9Pedro ViteM
7.9Nilson AnguloM
Germany
7.3Florian WirtzF
7.2Leroy SanéM
7.2Kai HavertzF
Starting Lineups ?
Ecuador · 4-4-2
1GHernán Galíndez
21DAlan Franco
4DJoel Ordóñez
6DWillian Pacho
3DPiero Hincapié
9MJohn Yeboah
23MMoisés Caicedo
15MPedro Vite
20MNilson Angulo
19FGonzalo Plata
13FEnner Valencia
Germany · 3-4-2-1
1GManuel Neuer
6DJoshua Kimmich
4DJonathan Tah
2DAntonio Rüdiger
19MLeroy Sané
23MFelix Nmecha
5MAleksandar Pavlović
22MDavid Raum
10FJamal Musiala
17FFlorian Wirtz
7FKai Havertz

Predictions

Match Prediction ?
Favoured: Germany
Expected: Germany by 1–2 goals
Confidence: Medium
Ecuador 17%Draw 24%Germany 59%
xG: 0.77Expected goalsxG: 1.68

Ecuador vs Germany looks like a Germany-favoured matchup based on our pre-tournament model. Germany holds a slight edge according to our model, though the gap between the sides is not large enough to treat this as a banker. This prediction should be used as general match context rather than a guaranteed outcome.

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Win Probability (Market) ?
No odds data available
Model Rating Edge ?
Slight Edge
Germany stronger
Ecuador: 1492 (#26)  ·  Germany: 1641 (#6)
H2H Record ?
0–0–2
Germany leads
Avg 4.5 goals/game · 2 meetings
Ecuador
Germany
#3
Position ?
#1
4
Points ?
6
1W 1D 1L
Record ?
2W 0D 1L
2
Goals For ?
10
2
Goals Against ?
4
0
Goal Diff
+6
#23
FIFA Rank ?
#10
0.2%
Win Prob ?
4.7%
L W D L
Form ?
L L W W

Head-to-Head History

Previous World Cup Meetings
0Ecuador
0Draw
1Germany
20 Jun 2006FIFA World CupGermany3–0Ecuador
Last 2 Meetings (All Competitions)
0Ecuador
0Draw
2Germany
29 May 2013FriendlyEcuador2–4NGermany
20 Jun 2006World CupGermany3–0Ecuador
💡 Betting Angles
Key Angles for this Match
High-scoring tournament form — Ecuador averaging 1.3 goals/game, Germany averaging 4.7. Combined 3.0 goals/game points to Over 2.5.
Both teams scoring regularly — Ecuador and Germany both conceding in tournament matches. BTTS looks likely.

Injuries & Absences

Ecuador — Injuries
No injuries reported.
Germany — Injuries
N. Brown
N. Brown
Injury
N. Schlotterbeck
N. Schlotterbeck
Injury
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