England W vs Spain W prediction: EUROPE: Euro Women – Play Offs betting tips on match 2025-07-26 16:00.
[p]After both needed extra-time to prevail from their semi-finals, UEFA Women’s European Championship glory is on the line when defending champions England and pre-tournament favourites Spain do battle in a repeat of the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup final.[/p]
[p]Match News and Current Form[/p]
[p]England’s route to a second successive Euros final has been anything but straightforward, prevailing from a nerve-shredding penalty shootout against Sweden in the quarter-final before netting a 119th minute winner to see off Italy in the last four. The Lionesses’ fighting spirit certainly can’t be called into question, but as Sarina Wiegman prepares to coach in a fifth successive international final (W2, L2), her side will have to overcome underdog status if they’re to tip the balance and exact revenge for their defeat in that aforementioned World Cup final.[/p]
[p]Spain’s resolve was tested in new ways in their semi-final, as they too were pushed all the way to extra-time against record champions Germany (1-0). That continued La Roja’s imperious run to this final, with the 17 goals they’ve netted along the way bettered by just two sides in competition history, one of whom was England in 2022. Immortality awaits this group of players, who’ve already scooped up the World Cup and Nations League in the last two years, and a ten-game winning streak suggests it’ll be difficult to stop them doing a clean sweep of international silverware by winning the Euros for the first time ever.[/p]
[p]Head-to-Head History[/p]
[p]That winning streak comes on the back of a 1-0 defeat to England in the Nations League back in February. The Lionesses boast minor H2H superiority (W7, D6, L5), but did lose the most recent meeting between the pair in early June (2-1).[/p]
[p]These sides are meeting at a fourth successive Euros finals, with England winning the last two such matches.[/p]
[p]Hot Stats and Streaks[/p]
[p]Six of England’s last eight competitive matches saw both teams score.[/p]
[p]England have conceded first in three of their five matches at this Euros.[/p]
[p]Nine of Spain’s ten successive victories have come by multiple-goal margins.[/p]
[p]Spain have registered 20+ shots in all of their five matches at this Euros.[/p]
[p]Key Players to Watch and Missing Players[/p]
[p]Scorer of the winning goal from the bench in the previous Euros final, Chloe Kelly has made her presence felt as a substitute again at this tournament with three direct goal contributions in England’s last two matches (G2, A1). Back-to-back Ballon d’Or winner Aitana Bonmatà has shown her quality in the knockout stages, assisting against Switzerland in the quarters before netting the winner against Germany last time out.[/p]
[p]England could be without Lauren James after the Chelsea forward sustained an ankle injury against Italy. Spain appear to have a clean bill of health.[/p]
[p]Betting Analysis[/p]
[p]Spain are yet to concede in the knockout stages, and also kept a clean sheet in the World Cup final against England two years ago, so backing La Roja to win without both teams scoring could prove profitable.[/p]
[p][i]Author: Ryan Fisher[/i][/p]