England U21 take on the visitors Germany U21 in the round 3 match of UEFA Euro U21. The match will be played on Wednesday, June 28th at Adjarabet Arena (Batumi).
England could have fielded a much more star-studded lineup based on their "passport" data. In terms of age, players like Bellingham could potentially have appeared in Batumi tomorrow - he is only 19 years old but already has a quarter-century of matches for the senior national team. The team also includes players like Guehi, Gallagher, Bukayo Saka, Foden, and even Jadon Sancho, who got lost after moving to Manchester City. Nevertheless, Lee Carsley has a pretty strong squad, and they only dropped points in 10 matches in the qualifiers against Slovenia (a draw in the first match and a meaningless defeat in the last). The main pursuer was the Czech Republic, which still lagged behind by 3 points. Ironically, England started the Euro tournament against them and managed to secure a 2-0 victory, scoring in the beginning and end of the second half. Three days later, they played against Israel in Kutaisi and repeated the same "chess-like" scoreline, securing an early spot in the championship playoffs.
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Over the past decade and a half, the German national team, roughly around the time when the senior team started to decline, became a flagship of youth football. In 2009, the Germans won their first-ever "golden" title in this age category and repeated this triumph in 2017 and, most importantly, in 2021 at the previous Euro. In the new qualifiers, Antonio Di Salvo's team showed an almost perfect result, winning 9 out of 10 matches, with only one setback. This didn't prevent them from winning the group with a huge margin: Israel was 8 points behind, and Sweden trailed by 9. Overall, they took an optimal squad to the Euro, and the coaching staff had to decide who to exclude from the preliminary squad - in the end, they left out players like Bayer, Knauff, Osterhage, and Tillman. In Georgia, the favorite started with Israel, their qualification opponent. They seemed to have underestimated them because despite playing with a man advantage for the entire second half, they only managed to secure a draw, finishing 1-1. However, if anyone thought that this was a failure for the favorite, then how should we evaluate their game against the Czech Republic? Once again, they conceded the first goal and only equalized after the break. And in their pursuit of victory, they conceded a fatal goal in the 87th minute.
The Germans seem to be more motivated and should fight desperately for victory as it is the only result that gives them a chance to advance to the playoffs. However, the British team is solid, and even though they may be more complacent, their class won't disappear. We recommend focusing on the option of "total goals over 2.5."
Prediction for the match: Over 2.5 scored goals.
