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Slovakia U21 and Spain U21 will battle for three points in the curtain-raiser of the 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship on Wednesday (June 11th). The game will be played at Tehelne Pole.
The hosts finalized preparations for the tournament with a 2-2 draw against Slovenia in a friendly over the weekend. They were two goals up with 12 minutes to go thanks to goals in either half from Adam Obert and Timotej Jambor but late goals from Jost Pisek and Dino Kojic ensured the spoils were shared.
Spain, meanwhile, suffered a shock 1-0 defeat to Ukraine in a fiendly. The game was seemingly destined to end as a goalless stalemate until Ilya Kvasnystya scored a last-gasp winner in injury time.
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La Rojita will shift their focus to competitive action and booked their spot in the tournament for the 17th time as Group B winners. Slovakia are competing in their third tournament, securing their spot for the second time as hosts.
Both nations have been drawn alongside Italy and Romania in Group A of the tournament.
Slovakia U21 vs Spain U21 Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
- Spain have seven wins from nine head-to-head games, and one game was drawn, while Slovakia were victorious once.
- That sole win came in the most recent clash between the two sides in March 2024 when The Little Falcons claimed a 2-0 victory in a friendly.
- Spain have won just one of their last five games (two losses).
- Eight of Slovakia's last nine games have produced three goals or more.
- Spain are unbeaten in their last eight group stage games at the Euro Under-21 Championships (six wins).
- Five of Spain's last six wins came by a one-goal margin.
Slovakia U21 vs Spain U21 Prediction
Slovakia will begin their quest for glory in front of a raucous crowd but are unsurprisingly the heavy underdogs. Jaroslav Kentoš' side did not compete in the qualifiers due to their status as hosts but did not have the most ideal preparations, having not won any of their last five friendlies.
Spain, for their part, were also not at their best heading into this tournament, losing each of their last two friendlies. However, the Iberians have made it to the final in five of the last seven editions of this tournament, winning three times and are among the favorites to go all the way.
We are backing the Spaniards to claim a comfortable victory with goals at both ends.
Prediction: Slovakia U21 1-3 Spain U21
Slovakia U21 vs Spain U21 Betting Tips
Tip 1 - Spain U21 to win
Tip 2 - Both teams to score
Tip 3 - Over 2.5 goals
Tip 4 - Spain to score over 1.5 goals
