Spain vs England prediction: EUROPE: Euro – Play Offs betting tips on match 2024-07-13 19:00.
[p]A month-long festival of football comes down to this, as the Olympiastadion in Berlin plays host to the final of Euro 2024, contested between Spain and England. Spain, who were forced to come from behind to see off France in their semi-final, have dazzled at these finals and head into this showdown as favourites, a tag that’s difficult to argue with considering that they’ve won four of their five major finals![/p]
[p]La Roja have also put together an eight-match winning streak – the last time they managed nine in succession was in 2012, a run that included lifting the European Championship trophy. A repeat would not only hand Spain their fourth Euros title, but would move them ahead of Germany and make them the most successful nation in competition history. In Luis de la Fuente, they seemingly have the perfect man in the dugout too, as he guided the Spanish under-19 and under-23 sides to European glory earlier in his career.[/p]
[p]After a far less straightforward route to the final, the England faithful may be starting to believe they’ve got the right man too. Gareth Southgate became the first manager to guide the Three Lions to two major finals as his team also came from behind to beat the Netherlands, with two of his substitutes combining for a last-gasp winner. That was a timely confidence booster, as the Dutch are the highest-ranked nation England have eliminated from a major tournament since beating Spain in the quarter-finals of Euro 1996 on penalties![/p]
[p]That makes up part of a perfect H2H record against Spain at the Euros (W4), perhaps inspiring hope that England can avenge their defeat to Italy in the final of the 2020 edition. Southgate’s men will have to be at their very best to tame the silky Spaniards, but they’re not short of resilience should they fall behind, as they’re the only side in Euros history to reach the final having trailed in both the quarter-final and semi-final.[/p]
[p]Players to watch: Teenage sensation Lamine Yamal became the youngest goalscorer in the history of the Euros and the World Cup when he curled home Spain’s equaliser on Tuesday. He turns 17 the day before the final, and will be a constant threat having directly contributed to a goal in each of La Roja’s knockout matches (G1, A2). England captain Harry Kane may not have been at his best at these finals, but converting from the spot against the Netherlands made him the all-time top scorer in the knockout stages of the Euros (six).[/p]
[p]Hot stat: Both Spain and England are yet to concede more than a single goal in any game in Euro 2024.[/p]
[p][i]Written by: Ryan Fisher[/i][/p]