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England U21 vs Germany U21 Preview

• Tournament: 2025 UEFA U21 European Championship
• Date: Saturday, 28 June 2025
• Kick-off Time: 7:00 PM GMT
• Venue: Tehelne Pole Stadium, Bratislava

After a month of enthralling action, we have finally reached the last stage of the UEFA Euro U21 2025. Reigning champions, England U21 National Football Team, are set to clash against an unbeaten Germany U21 National Football Team in the highly anticipated Euro U21 grand finale on Saturday evening. The England U21 vs Germany U21 match will take place at the Telehne Pole Stadium in Brtislava. Let's have a look at the England U21 vs Germany U21 Preview.

England U21 have shown a lot of grit and fighting spirit to power their way to another Euro U21 final. They finished as the runners-up in the group stages, but have picked up their form in recent games. The Young Lions defeated Spain U21 in the quarterfinals 2-1, and then disposed of Netherlands U21 (2-1) in the semis, registering a similar result to book their tickets to the final.

Lee Carsley's winning pedigree will be tested in this match, and he needs to get his selection and tactics spot on to help his side win the European U21 Championship. He needs to significantly strengthen his defensive shape to neutralize the German threat and will need his forwards to be at their ruthless best in the transitions to get a big win.

Germany U21 have arguably been the most dominant side at the U21 Euros so far. They won all three group games, scoring nine goals and even defeating England U21 in the process. Germany U21 then overcame Italy U21 (3-2) and beat France U21 3-0 in the last game en route to the final, having scored a whopping 15 goals in five games so far in the tournament.

Antonio di Salvo, however, needs to spark his side's best performance of the tournament in the finale. He will need them to maintain a very compact and sturdy shape in defense to frustrate the English attackers. The Germany U21 players will also need to be fluid and decisive with their attacking moves to continue their winning run over England and dethrone them to become the new U21 champions. England U21 National Football Team defeated Spain by one goal to seal the Euro U21 title in 2023.

England U21 National Football Team News

Lee Carsley is a lucky man that none of his players picked up any injuries in the knockout stages. None of his players are suspended for the Euro U21 final either, giving him the chance to field the strongest possible lineup in the most important match of the tournament.

Germany U21 National Football Team News

Antonio Di Salvo will be missing his captain, Max Rosenfelder, for the U21 Euros final. The 22-year-old had to be taken off in the semifinal against France U21 after sustaining an unfortunate ankle injury.

England U21 vs Germany U21 Predicted Lineups

Here we will be looking at the England U21 vs Germany U21 Predicted Lineups.

England U21 National Football Predicted Lineup (4-2-3-1):

Goalkeeper: James Beadle

Defenders: Tino Livramento, Charlie Cresswell, Jarrell Quansah, Jack Hinshelwood

Midfielders: Tyler Morton, Elliot Anderson, James McAtee

Forwards: Harvey Elliott, Omari Hutchinson, Jay Stansfield

Germany U21 National Football Predicted Lineup (4-4-2):

Goalkeeper: Noah Atubolu

Defenders: Nmadi Collins, Tim Oermann, Bright Arrey-Mbi, Nathaniel Brown

Midfielders: Eric Martel, Rocco Reitz, Paul Nebel, Ansgar Knauff

Forwards: Nick Woltemade, Nelson Weiper

England U21 vs Germany U21 Head-to-Head Record

These two sides have faced each other on 20 occasions so far in their history. Out of that, England U21 have won eight times and Germany U21 have also won eight times. In their last five meetings, Germany U21 have won three times and England U21 have won twice.

Key Players to Watch in England U21 vs Germany U21

Harvey Elliott (England U21)

Harvey Elliott has been the star of the show for England U21 at the Euro U21 2025. He's scored an impressive four goals in five games with a 22% goal conversion rate, which includes three in the knockout stages. The Liverpool winger has been a menacing figure with his driving runs and tenacity in the final third. He will need to be at his clinical best and be unpredictable with his movement to torment the German backline.

Elliott will be asked to deliver more accurate passes to create chances, but also be given freedom to roam into the key goal-scoring positions and put chances away efficiently to guide England U21 to success.

Nick Woltemade (Germany U21)

Nick Woltemade has been the MVP of the 2025 U21 Euros, being the top scorer with six goals with an impressive 40% goal conversion rate. The Stuttgart forward has been on fire in the final third, being in the right places to put away chances and also linking up with threatening attacking moves.

Woltemade needs to produce his best performance in the final to thwart England U21's threat. He'll need to be strong and commanding with his driving forward runs to help create chances for teammates. Woltemade also has to be at his ruthless best in finishing off whatever he can get to give his side an edge and help them defeat the Young Lions again.

England U21 vs Germany U21 Prediction

If the last meeting between these sides was a thrilling one, then the England U21 vs Germany U21 clash in the final should be an absolute nail-biter. Both sets of players will be at high energy levels, and this match should be a feisty, aggressive battle between these two rivals.

England U21 have shown a lot of spirit so far at the continental event, but Germany U21 have just been too dominant. The Euro U21 final should be a closely fought one, but Germany U21's sheer ruthlessness in the final third should inspire them to edge out a win.

Here is Sportsdunia's England U21 vs Germany U21 Prediction:

Predicted Score: England U21 1-2 Germany U21

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