Romania U21 meets Croatia U21 in round 1 of Euro 21. The match will be played on Tuesday, June 18th at San Marino Stadium (Serravalle)
Although the bookmakers consider the Croats a clear favorite, I don’t know why. Maybe because of the achievements of the main team of the country that reached the final of the last World Cup, maybe because of other results. But the Romanian team is not weaker than the Balkan players if we judge by its results. In the last 8 matches, Romania lost only 1 time in a friendly game against Spain and tied with the Belgians; the rest of the matches were won. Practically all men of this squad play in the highest division of the local championship in Hermannstadt, Gaz Metan, Vitorul, Dinamo (Bucharest), Steaua, and there is an English legionnaire belonging to Lester...
Croatia is also good. The team also lost only 1 friendly match to the Swiss and tied two draws with Italy and France in the last ten games. And almost all the players of its squad play in their local championship. Someone gains experience in Benfica, Rubin Kazan, and the Scottish Rangers...
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A starting round is unlikely to be a scoring and entertaining match. The result will be the most important thing, and both teams can’t lose in this game, because then they will play against England and France. So, both will be cautious in defense, and the match will be as they say before the first goal. And if it takes place at all, why should the Croats score it? Opponents are approximately equal in terms of squads, fixtures and the game style. In matches with approximately equal or stronger rivals, the first thing is the defense. In such a situation, a draw outcome is quite likely to be recorded. Still, the Romanians are a bit more profitable. The bookmakers think that they have small chances, but I won’t be so categorical.
Prediction for the match: Romania U21 to win with +0.5 handicap
