2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship – England vs Switzerland Preview & Prediction
THE FACTS
When is England vs Switzerland taking place? Thursday 25th March, 2021 – 14:00 (UK)
Where is England vs Switzerland taking place? Stadion Bonifika, Koper
Where can I get tickets for England vs Switzerland? No tickets are available as this match will be played without spectators
What television channel is England vs Switzerland on? England matches will be televised live on Sky Sports but all other matches will not be televised in the UK
Where can I stream England vs Switzerland? Sky Sports subscribers can stream all England matches live via Sky Go but all other matches cannot be streamed live in the UK
THE KEY STATS
- England are unbeaten in their previous six U21 EURO matches against Switzerland (W4 D2)
- England have won only three of their last 16 group games at the U21 final tournament (W3 D5 L8)
- England have won only three of their last 19 U21 EURO final tournament matches
- England and Switzerland have both scored in each of the last four U21 EURO matches between the two nations
- England have scored three or more goals in eight of their last 11 U21 EURO matches (includes qualifying)
- England have only failed to score in one of their last 26 U21 EURO matches (includes qualifying). The sole occasion was vs Netherlands in Sept 2018 (D 0-0)
- England have conceded two or more goals in each of their last four U21 EURO final tournament matches
- England have kept a total of just three clean sheets in their last 14 U21 EURO final tournament matches
- Eddie Nketiah scored a total of 13 goals in England’s successful qualifying campaign. He scored two goals or more in four games and registered two hat-tricks
- Switzerland won all three of their group stage matches without conceding a goal when they last participated at the U21 EURO finals in 2011
- Switzerland have not drawn any of their last 17 U21 EURO matches (all qualifying)
- Switzerland have not failed to score in their last 12 U21 EURO matches (all qualifying)
- Switzerland have only failed to score in one of their previous nine U21 EURO final tournament group stage matches. The only time was vs Italy in 2002 (D 0-0)
THE PREDICTION
As ever, England come into this on the back of social media hype and a locality bias. This squad is half-decent but worse than 2019 and they went out in the group stages of 2019. The loss of Mason Greenwood is huge as they come into a game against a Switzerland team that does boast some impressive players. Brighton striker Andi Zeqiri will be their key man with his U21 record of 11 goals in 13 matches. It shouldn’t be high-scoring so under 3.5 goals would be a reasonable bet for this one.
