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United States vs Germany Preview & Picks – Back USA In Big Ice Hockey World Championship Clash

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16 May 2025
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Leigh Copson 16 May 2025
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  • United States vs Germany picks for Saturday, May 17
  • Game is taking place at the Jyske Bank Boxen in Herning, Denmark
  • Preview, predictions, stats & form
Michael Kesselring of United States (Getty Images)
    United States vs Germany Preview & Picks
  • United States vs Germany Preview & Picks
  • Head To Head
  • United States Form
  • Germany Form

United States vs Germany Preview & Picks

The United States are tipped to make it back-to-back wins.

They have dominated Germany in recent years, and the Germans are entering this game on the back of a heavy defeat.

  • USA are 10-1 in the last 11 meetings with Germany
  • 8 of the United States last 10 win over Germany have been by 2 or more goals
  • Germany’s last defeat in the competition was by 4 goals
  • The meeting on May 4 produced over 5.5 total goals

Head To Head

  • United States lead the series 24-9 since 2002
  • United States won 5-2 when the two teams last met on May 4

United States Form

The United States go into this matchup having rebounded from their first defeat of the tournament with an overtime win.

The Americans have not lifted this trophy since 1960, but their bid to end that drought got off to a strong start.

They opened the tournament with back-to-back shutout victories, beating Denmark 5-0 before demolishing Hungary 6-0.

The United States’ perfect start came to an end in their third outing, as they were beaten 3-0 by Siwtzerland, but they did issue an immediate response.

It was far from convincing, but the USA finally got the better of Norway in overtime, 6-5.

Germany Form

Germany enter this game in the top four in Group B, but looking to rebound from their first defeat.

The Germans were firing offensively through the first three games of the tournament, as they scored no less than 15 goals.

They opened the competition with a 6-1 blowout of Hungary, and backed that up with a 4-1 success against Kazakhstan.

Germany then made it three-in-a-row with a 5-2 victory against Norway, but they were unable to make it to four.

The Germans suffered their first loss of the competition on Thursday, as they were beaten 5-1 by Switzerland.

Verdict

The United States have not been too convincing in recent outings, but they have had Germany’s number in recent years.

The Germans just got handled by Switzerland too, so we are backing the USA to cover the Line as they win this one.

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