England U21 vs Germany U21 prediction: EUROPE: Euro U21 – Play Offs betting tips on match 2025-06-27 19:00.
[p]Reigning U21 European Championship holders England have made their way back into the 2025 final to defend their crown, after beating the Netherlands 2-1 in their semi-final. That was preceded by an impressive 3-1 victory over Spain in the quarters, proving they’ve very much put their indifferent group stage campaign behind them (W1, D1, L1), with that sole defeat coming against their final opponents here, Germany. [/p]
[p]That 2-1 defeat to the Germans a little over a week ago serves as the only time England have conceded more than once in their 11 U21 Euro games under the guidance of Lee Carsley. They ought not to dwell on that defeat too much as they’d won the two H2Hs prior, which should inspire confidence that they can win this title for the fourth time and become the first side since Spain in 2013 to win successive U21 Euro titles. [/p]
[p]Since being beaten by England at the 2023 U21 Euros, the Germans have run rampant, remaining undefeated in their 20 games since (W17, D3). The most recent six of those have come in this tournament, with their only ‘blemish’ being that they were taken to extra-time by Italy in their quarter-final, but showed no signs of fatigue when demolishing France 3-0 in the semis.[/p]
[p]Reaching the final is nothing new for the Germans, with this serving as their fourth final in the last five editions, and along with their 2009, 2017 and 2021 crowns, are also gunning to become four-time conquerors of the U21 Euros. They appear in great shape to do so and they’ve been dominant on their way to reaching this showpiece game, scoring 2+ goals in each of their five games en route to the final. [/p]
[p]Players to watch: Harvey Elliott is the second-top scorer in the competition, netting four goals so far. He scored for England in both knockout games and netted his first-ever U21s goal against Germany in the 2023 Euros. Germany’s Nick Woltemade leads the golden boot race with six goals, and after missing the group stage fixture against England, he’ll be keen to keep up his 100% scoring record in this competition as he’s netted in his four competition appearances.[/p]
[p]Hot stat: Six of England’s last seven matches saw both teams score and over 2.5 goals.[/p]
[p][i]Written by Peter Stavrinou[/i][/p]