Spain U21 vs England U21 prediction: EUROPE: Euro U21 – Play Offs betting tips on match 2025-06-20 19:00.
[p]Spain remain on course for a record sixth UEFA U21 European Championship after breezing through to the quarter-finals. La Rojita have now reached the last eight of the tournament on five successive occasions and finished top of Group A with seven points (W2, D1), with only an Italy equaliser in a 1-1 draw on Tuesday ending their 100% winning record.[/p]
[p]For all the positives in this campaign so far, that was a seventh consecutive match without a clean sheet for Santi Denia’s side, so there are still areas in which they can improve. The result did extend Spain’s unbeaten run in competitive internationals to 13 fixtures though (W11, D2) since their 1-0 defeat in the 2023 U21 Euros final to upcoming opponents England, which they will be looking to make amends for here.[/p]
[p]The defending champions are in fact unbeaten in the last seven H2Hs (W4, D3), keeping five clean sheets in the process, so they might fancy their chances of making successive semi-finals for the first time since 2009. Despite their talented squad, England only squeezed into the quarter-finals by a point after losing 2-1 to Germany in their final group game. [/p]
[p]That was just a third defeat in 24 fixtures (W17, D4) for Lee Carsley’s men, with the manager feeling that his side looked “shell shocked” after going 2-0 down. He will now be demanding an improvement as England, whose tally of four goals scored is the second-lowest of the teams to reach the knockout stage, attempt to avoid back-to-back losses, something they last suffered in March 2021.[/p]
[p]Players to watch: Raúl Moro may provide Spain’s creative spark here, as he has grabbed four assists in his seven competitive U21 internationals, including two in this tournament. Harvey Elliott captained England against Germany on Wednesday, and the Young Lions will be desperate for him to score, as he has a 100% win record for them when finding the net in competitive outings (W6). [/p]
[p]Hot stat: Six of Spain’s last seven internationals saw both teams score, while five of those fixtures have featured 3+ goals.[/p]
[p][i]Written by Matt Jones[/i][/p]