England U21 vs Germany U21 – U21 UEFA Euro – Preview

Posted on June 27, 2017 by Sreya

England U21 vs Germany U21 – The U21 sides of England and Germany face each other at the Stadion Miejski Tychach, Tychy on 27th June, Tuesday in the semi-finals of the U21 UEFA Euro.

England U21 drew their first match against Sweden but won the two consecutive fixtures against Slovakia and Poland. Germany U21 won their first two games in convincing fashion against the Czech Republic and Denmark with 2-0 and 3-0 scorelines but lost their last game to Italy in a 1-0 result.

Germany still qualified for the semi-finals, as they had the most points among the runners-up of all groups.

Team News

Nathaniel Chalobah and Nathan Redmond are England’s injury concerns but Germany will field their first choice eleven.

England U21 Possible Starting Lineup: Jordan Pickford, Mason Holgate, Calum Chambers, Alfie Mawson, Ben Chilwell, Nathaniel Chalobah, James Ward-Prowse, John Swift, Lewis Baker, Nathan Redmond, Demarai Gray.

Germany U21 Possible Starting Lineup: Julian Pollersbeck, Yannick Gerhardt, Niklas Stark, Marc-Oliver Kempf, Jeremy Toljan, Maximilian Arnold, Mahmoud Dahoud, Mitchell Weiser, Max Meyer, Serge Gnabry, Davie Selke.

“We want to be known as teams that win tournaments, but we know we’ve got a very tough opponent and we have a great deal of respect for the German team and it will be a very difficult game for us as well. I hope that we can execute the game plan. If we can we will have a good chance.”

– Aidy Boothroyd, England.

Contributor’s Pick

According to England U21 vs Germany U21 H2H Stats, the last five matches between the U21 sides of these two nations have resulted in two wins for England, one win for Germany and two draws.

Germany will be the favorites but England come into this match on the back of two consecutive wins. A 1-1 draw is the most likely result with the match expected to progress to extra-time.