Germany U21 vs Slovenia U21 Preview & Prediction | 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship | Group Stage
by Alex Lawes ·
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In a tough group that features the defending champions England, Germany take on Slovenia in their opening game of Group B at Stadion pod Zoborom in Nitra this midweek.
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How to watch on TV: UK – Channel 4 / US – Not televised
How to watch online: UK – Channel 4 / US – Disney+ & ViX
Key stats
- Germany and Slovenia have never previously met in an U21 EURO final tournament or qualifying fixture.
- Germany are three-time U21 EURO winners (2009, 2017, 2021).
- This is Germany’s seventh successive U21 EURO final tournament participation.
- Germany were unbeaten in qualifying for U21 EURO 2025 (W8 D2).
- Germany exited at the group stage in 2023 after making it to the final in three successive editions from 2017 to 2021 (this included title wins in 2017 and 2021).
- Germany are without a win in their last five U21 EURO group matches (D3 L2).
- Germany’s only defeat in their opening match in a group at the U21 EURO finals was in 2013 against the Netherlands (L 2-3).
- This is Slovenia’s second U21 EURO final tournament appearance after the 2021 finals where they exited at the group stage (D1 L2).
- This is the first time Slovenia have successfully progressed through qualifying having played in the 2021 finals as co-hosts.
- Slovenia won their qualifying group for U21 EURO 2025 with just one defeat (W5 D2 L1).
Germany U21 vs Slovenia U21 prediction
Germany, under the management of Antonio Di Salvo, have a strong squad this time around and especially in midfield with captain Eric Martel, as well as Paul Nebel, Rocco Reitz, Paul Wanner and Brajan Gruda, whilst Nick Woltemade of Stuttgart is in attack, having been named in Germany’s UEFA Nations League squad, too.
Slovenia come into this one on the back of a slender 1-0 defeat to Finland’s U21 side in their most recent outing, during the March international break. The Slovenians have managed just one win in their last five matches and just two in their last seven. They are, like their senior side, expected to be stubborn to play against, though.
Slovenia will seek to sit back against Germany in Slovakia in this opening game, but a strong German side are expected to come out on top, and likely with a clean sheet.
Germany U21 vs Slovenia U21 tip: Germany to win to nil
