Joachim Low's side will be happy to see the back of 2018 but Ronald Koeman's visitors know a win can send them to the Nations League finals
From World Cup holders to Nations League relegation fodder, 2018 has been something of an annus horribilis for Germany.
Joachim Low's side headed to Russia looking to defend their title this year, only to be ignominiously knocked out in the group stages.
A disastrous Nations League campaign against France - the team who supplanted them as holders of the World Cup crown - and Netherlands has only worsened their woes and, with the Dutch's unexpected 2-0 win over the world champions in midweek, they now find themselves condemned to League B for the next edition of the Nations League.