Slovakia vs Spain: Euro U-21 Prediction (11.06.2025)

On Wednesday, June 11, at 23:00 WIB at the “Tehelné pole” stadium in Bratislava, the opening match of the European U-21 Championship will take place. The host team, Slovakia, will face off against Spain. Also in Group A, Italy and Romania will compete for a spot in the playoffs.

For the Slovakia – Spain U-21 match, bookmakers’ predictions are rather one-sided: the Spanish U-21 team is considered the clear favorite. Betting on the “white and blue” team is offered at odds of 6.40, a draw at 5.10, and a win for “la rojita” at 1.43. Football analysts predict a high-scoring match: over 2.5 total goals is priced at 1.40, while both teams to score is at 1.58.

Slovakia

Jaroslav Kentoš’ team did not go through qualification for this tournament since they are the host nation. Last year’s friendly match results were quite impressive: they won seven out of ten matches. In March of this year, Slovakia lost to Germany 0-1 and France 0-4. Just before the Euro U-21, they played a warm-up match against Slovenia which ended in a 2-2 draw. It’s hard to rely solely on friendly matches as a benchmark, but as we can see, against two top teams, the “white and blue” couldn’t score any goals.

Spain

In the qualifying tournament, Santi Denia’s team won nine out of ten matches. Only in Belgium did they settle for a 1-1 draw. The team’s goal difference in those ten matches was 28 scored and 5 conceded. One of the stars in attack is Mateo Joseph from Leeds. Javi Guerra from Valencia captains the team. It’s known that many of Spain’s U-21 players also feature in the senior national team. However, the youth coaches are not short on talent either, so Spain is considered one of the favorites for the championship.

Statistics and Head-to-Head

Since 2021, the teams have met three times. In the previous Euro qualifiers, Spain won twice by 3-2 both at home and away. A friendly match in March of last year was won by Slovakia 2-0.

Prediction

As the host nation, Slovakia’s youth team will surely want to showcase their best abilities. However, the quality gap between the players is too great, making it difficult to expect Spain to drop points against an underdog. We predict a win for Spain combined with over 2.5 goals at odds of 1.80.