Germany vs Finland Preview: The two teams face each other again, can Finland win the game?

Germany is the favorite to win the European Cup this year, ranking first in the latest strength list. Germany won all five games in the group stage, with a net victory over his opponent by 32.8 points per game. In the knockout stage, they first defeated Portugal, and then defeated Slovenia led by Doncic and entered the semi-finals. In other words, Germany has not yet lost this European Cup, and the overall condition of the team is very outstanding.

The German men's basketball team is led by a dual-core core, Wagner Jr. and Schroeder is the core of the inside. Wagner Jr. averaged 21 points, 5.7 rebounds and 3.7 assists per game, and Schroeder averaged 20.1 points, 5.9 assists per game, which is the starting point of the team's offensive. In addition, Tes, Oboster, Da Silva, Mado Low and Banga have averaged more than 8 points per game. The team has many soldiers and a wide range of players, and they have good players in all positions. The overall strength is very strong.

In many statistics, Germany ranks among the top, with averaging 101.9 points per game, which is as much as 10 points higher than Slovenia, the second. He also ranked first in shooting percentage and two-point shooting percentage, and ranked third in three-point shooting percentage. In addition, Germany ranked first in steals per game, second in rebounds and blocks per game, and sixth in assists per game, with almost no weaknesses.

Finland is the big dark horse of this European Cup. In the group stage, he ranked third in the group to advance. In the 1/8 final, Finland unexpectedly eliminated Serbia, the favorite to win the European Cup, and then defeated another dark horse, Georgia, and entered the semi-finals for the first time in the team's history. They have made history.

Finland's number one star is Markanen, who averages 24.7 points, 7.9 rebounds and 2.6 steals per game, with both scoring and stealing data entering the top five. The second scorer Zhan Tuning averaged 12 points and 4.4 rebounds per game. Captains Solin, Nkamhua, Maksuni, Little, Mulinin and others are all Markkanin's capable helpers.

Finland also ranks among the top in many statistics, ranking fifth in 87.3 points per game, ranking third in rebounds per game, especially the rush of frontcourt rebounds is very fierce. Finland ranks second in assists per game, second only to Serbia, which means they are a team that relies on their team. In addition, Finland's steals and blocks also entered the top 8. Finland's outside shooting was good, ranking fifth in 37.8% shooting percentage. In the game against Georgia, Finland made three-pointers with 17 of 31 shots from the outside. The two teams met in the group stage. At that time, Germany defeated Finland 91-61, and Markkanen encountered strict defense and scored only 11 points from 4 of 15 shots. The two teams met again after just 8 days. Both teams were very familiar with each other. Finland, which suffered a crushing defeat in the group stage, will definitely make targeted adjustments. Germany is destined not to be relaxed. Players such as Banga and Tees have clearly expressed this view.

The two teams have played 10 times in official matches, winning 5 games each, but Finland won the first five games, and Germany won all the last five games. The last time Finland defeated Germany in the official competition was in the distant 1968. In terms of strength, Germany is stronger than Finland, but there are many unexpected factors on the basketball court. Finland had previously eliminated Serbia, and the suspense of this game is still very large.