Germany vs. Poland: Live Stream, Odds and Form Guide for Euro 2016

World champions Germany face up to neighbours Poland in Euro 2016 on Thursday in what could well be the deciding match to see which side tops Group C.

Both sides made winning starts to their campaigns in France but neither were wholly convincing, as Poland edged Northern Ireland 1-0 and Germany beat Ukraine 2-0.

After also competing in the same qualifying group for Euro 2016, the clash at the Stade de France will be the third time Poland and Germany have faced each other in the last two years, with both having claimed a win apiece in their last two meetings. 

Read on for full viewing details and odds for the Paris clash, along with a full form guide.

Date: Thursday, June 16

Time: 8 p.m. BST, 3 p.m. ET

TV Info: The match will be broadcast on ITV (for UK viewers) and ESPN (for U.S. viewers).

Live Stream: ITV Player, WatchESPN

Odds (via Oddschecker): Germany (8-13), Draw (10-3), Poland (11-2)

Form Guide

It has hardly been plain sailing for Germany since they lifted the 2014 World Cup in Brazil after a Mario Gotze extra-time winner against Argentina in the final. 

Joachim Low's side have suffered inconsistent form and surprise losses, not only to Poland in October 2014—a 2-0 defeat in Warsaw—but to USA, Republic of Ireland and, most recently, Slovakia—here are the last five results for both sides ahead of Thursday's clash:

Germany	Poland
Won 2-0 vs. Ukraine	Won 1-0 vs. Northern Ireland
Won 2-0 vs. Hungary	Drew 0-0 vs. Lithuania
Lost 3-1 vs. Slovakia	Lost 2-1 vs. Netherlands
Won 4-1 vs. Italy	Won 5-0 vs. Finland
Lost 3-2 vs. England	Won 1-0 vs. Serbia

However, Germany are an historically brilliant tournament side who up their quality dramatically and effectively when it really matters.

Their opening game of Euro 2016 saw them down Ukraine, but Bastian Schweinsteiger's stoppage-time goal added gloss to the result after an uneven performance.

Though Shkodran Mustafi's first-half header gave Germany the lead early on, they were threatened at the back, and former German goalkeeper Jens Lehmann told BBC Radio 5 Live there is much room for improvement:

It was a similar situation for Poland in their opener, as Arkadiusz Milik scored the only goal of the game against Northern Ireland.

They were comfortable for much of the match, but with only a narrow lead, they always were in danger of not seeing out the win.

In the end, they deservedly claimed all three points, but they will need to improve if they are to beat Germany and will look to star striker Robert Lewandowski to produce the magic in attack.

Low is more than aware of the threat Poland pose to Germany and picked out Lewandowski when assessing how his side needed to improve for their second match of the tournament, per Goal's Alex Fisher:

"

We have both won, so the game is really important for the future of the group. 

I think we will really have to put in some work. 

Poland are in any case a strong team. We've played them twice and of course we lost once.

With [Robert] Lewandowski they are strong in attack. Like Ukraine a little, they have dangerous players going forward.

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It is likely to be a tense and entertaining affair given the long-term rivalry between Poland and Germany.

The world champions are deserved favourites as they boast quite staggering quality in every area of the pitch—from Manuel Neuer and Jerome Boateng at the back, to Toni Kroos and Sami Khedira in midfield and Thomas Muller and Gotze in attack. 

However, Poland know they have what it takes to cause Germany significant problems at the Stade de France.