Spain U21 vs Romania U21 Prediction, Preview, Predicted Lineups and Team News | Euro U21

Spain U21 vs Romania U21 Preview

• Tournament: UEFA Euro U21 Championship
• Date: Saturday, 14 June 2025
• Kick-off Time: 16:00 PM GMT
• Venue: Tehelne Pole Stadium, Slovakia

Spain aims to make a statement of intent by getting a dominant win over Romania in their group stage encounter on Saturday, 14 June 2025. The Spain U21 vs Romania U21 clash will take place at the Tehelne Pole stadium at 16:00 PM GMT. Spain U21 haven't exactly boasted the best of form recently, having won just two of their last five competitive matches. They were able to get a narrow win over the hosts Slovakia U21 National Football Team, in their opening game of the competition, and are currently in the top spot of their group with three points.

Santi Denia, however, will be demanding more from his side to keep improving their performance. He will urge them to maintain a better defensive shape against Romania and produce some slick, crisp attacking football to take the fight to their opponents and be clinical enough to secure a big win and qualify for the quarterfinals.

Romania U21 National Football team have had a pretty decent competitive record in recent games, as they have won three of their last five games. They suffered a disappointing loss to Italy in their Euro U21 opener and are currently in last place with zero points from one game.

Daniel Pancu will be urging his side to regain their compact defensive shape and be more stubborn defensively to get a result against Spain. They will need to be proactive to outwork the Spanish players, with Pancu also urging his side to be prolific on counter-attacks and set-pieces to get a valuable result that can uplift their knockout dreams.

Spain U21 National Football Team News

Santi Denia has excluded Barcelona centre-back Pau Cubarsi from his squad for the Euro U21. That has been done to give the young centre-back some rest after an exhausting 2024/25 season. Barcelona players Pablo Torre and Gerard Martin are doubtful after sustaining injuries against Slovakia.

Romania U21 National Football Team News

Daniel Pancu has surprisingly opted against calling up Brighton & Hove Albion forward Adrian Mazilu to his 2025 Euro U21 squad. Romania were also able to get through their recent game against Italy without any injury or suspension worries.

Spain U21 vs Romania U21 Predicted Lineups

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

Goalkeeper: Alejandro Iturbe

Defenders: Marc Pubill, Cesar Tarrega, Christhian Mosquera, Hugo Bueno

Midfielders: Javi Guerra, Benat Turrientes, Alberto Moleiro

Forwards: Diego Lopez, Juanlu Sanchez, Mateo Joseph

Romania U21 National Football Team Predicted Lineup (4-3-3):

Goalkeeper: Razvan Saba

Defenders: Tony Strata, Matei Ilie, Cristian Ignat, Andrei Borza

Midfielders: Marius Corbu, Umit Akdag, Constantin Grameni

Forwards: Rares Ilie, Ianis Stoica, Louis Munteanu

Spain U21 vs Romania U21 Head-to-Head Record

These two sides have met each other on seven occasions in the past. Out of that, the Spain U21 National Football team have won six games and Romania U21 have only managed one win. In their last five games, Spain have been victors on every single occasion.

Key Players to Watch in Spain U21 vs Romania U21

Diego Lopez (Spain U21)

Diego Lopez is one of the most dangerous forwards in the Spain U21 squad and bagged an assist against Slovakia. He scored eight goals in the 2024/25 La Liga campaign with Valencia, even outperforming his 6.70 xG. Lopez is a menacing threat from the wide areas, as he loves drifting into central areas to cause havoc.

He will be expected to be accurate with his inviting passes into the box to help his teammates, but the young forward will also be eager to get into more goal-scoring positions and put his efficient finishing skills to good use.

Louis Munteanu (Romania U21)

Romania U21 skipper Louis Munteanu enjoyed a brilliant 2024/25 campaign with CFR Cluj in the Romanian Super Liga. He scored 23 goals in 35 games, managing an impressive 20% goal conversion rate and ending as the league's top scorer. However, he missed a penalty in the recent loss to Italy in the first group game.

Munteanu will be eager to undo his wrongs from the last game by harassing the Spanish defenders with his clever movement and link-up ability in the final third. He will be tasked to read the moves perfectly, get into the empty spaces in the box, and finish off chances ruthlessly to be able to lead Romania to a big win.

Spain U21 vs Romania U21 Prediction

This should be a pretty thrilling game because of both sides' desperation to win and improve their chances. Even though the Spain U21 National Football team have more ‘experienced’ players in terms of those in top leagues, Romania boasts some real talents in their squad.

This upcoming clash should be an entertaining clash with both sides getting chances. However, Spain's overwhelming quality on the frontline should help tip things in their favor and help them get a win.

Predicted Score: Spain U21 2-1 Romania U21

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