Spain vs Romania Preview & Prediction | 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship | Group Stage
by Alex Sarwar ·
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Spain enter their second game as overwhelming favourites against Romania, who sit bottom of Group A.
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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
- The only previous U21 EURO finals match between these teams was a 3-0 victory for Spain in the group stage in 2023.
- Spain have lost only two of their previous 25 U21 EURO group matches (W17 D6); a 1-3 defeat against Italy in 2019 and a 0-2 loss against England in 2009.
- Spain have only failed to score in one of their last 20 U21 EURO group matches.
- Only one of Spain’s last 34 U21 EURO finals matches finished without a goal being scored.
- Spain are aiming to start a U21 EURO group with successive wins for the second edition in a row.
- Romania have won only one of their last eight U21 EURO group matches (D4 L3).
- Romania did not win a match in the group stage at the 2023 finals (D1 L2). They were unbeaten in the group stage in 2019 (W2 D1) and 2021 (W1 D2).
- Romania have not scored a goal in their last five U21 EURO final tournament matches.
Spain vs Romania prediction
Spain could’ve been better defensively in their opening match but a 2-3 win over Slovakia represented job done from their point of view. They were excellent offensively as expected, but will need to tighten up at the back. Either way though, it would be no surprise to see them find the net on more than one occasion against Romania.
When comparing these two teams, Spain are comfortably stronger and should ultimately overwhelm the Romanian backline over the course of 90 minutes. With that in mind, a shrewd move would be not only backing Spain to win, but for them to do so by at least two clear goals.
Spain vs Romania tip: Spain to win with -1 handicap
