Spain U21 vs England U21 Prediction: 9/1 Betting Tip, Preview & Team News

England’s U21 team will face tournament favourites Spain on Saturday in the quarter-finals of the European Under-21 Championship in Slovakia.

The game kicks off at 8pm BST at the City Arena in Trnava and will be televised live in the UK on Channel Four.

Spain U21 vs England U21 Tips

England can afford no more mistakes at the European Under-21 Championship as they face Spain in the quarter-finals on Saturday in what looks set to be a tight encounter.

Lee Carsley’s side will take some solace from the fact that the Three Lions are unbeaten in their last seven matches against La Roja, but he will need to pick his team up after they lost their final Group B match to Germany.

Spain are favourites to progress but there looks a strong chance that the game could go into extra time, with a draw appealing at 12/15 with bet365.

While Santi Denia’s team took seven points from their three Group A games, they did things the hard way, surrendering a two-goal lead before a Cesar Tarrega goal gave them a 3-2 opening win over hosts Slovakia, and they were also made to sweat against Romania.

They were losing that game before their opponents were reduced to ten men with six minutes remaining, and then two late goals gave them a 2-1 victory.

A 1-1 draw with Italy followed and these teams may not be separated in 90 minutes either.

England netted four times in their three group matches, mustering 13 shots on target and while Carsley is set to field an attacking formation, the game could get bogged down with a place in the semi-finals at stake.

England were undone at two set-pieces in their 2-1 defeat against Germany, but that is one area that they can gain some joy against Spain, especially if it turns into a tight game with only a few chances.

With that in mind, it may be worth chancing that central defender Charlie Cresswell will get on the end of one and find the net at 9/1 with bet365.

That happened when the Three Lions started the tournament in style with a 3-1 win over the Czech Republic as he headed home from a corner.

The former Leeds defender has enjoyed a decent season playing for Toulouse in Ligue 1, scoring three goals in helping his team finish 10th in the table.

He had 35 goal efforts in 32 appearances for the French club, so his dominance in the box could come to the fore in this Trnava showdown.

Spain U21 vs England U21 Team News

Spain look set to make a change at right-back as Marc Pubill had to leave early in their final group game against Italy. Pablo Torre looks the most likely player to come in for the Almeria defender.

England are likely to stick with an attacking line-up following their defeat to Germany with Birmingham’s Jay Stansfield required to play as a lone striker and support in wide areas from Ipswich’s Omari Hutchinson and Arsenal’s Ethan Nwaneri.

The lineups for Spain U21 vs England U21 will be displayed below approximately one hour before kick-off.