European U21 Championship

England have given themselves a mountain to climb at the European Under-21 Championship and face another tough test when taking on a red-hot Romania side. The Young Lions must try to recover from an opening 2-1 loss to France, but their next opponents were mightily impressive in beating Croatia 4-1. More...

England have taken a very strong squad to the European Under-21 Championship and can kick off their Group C campaign by edging out France in Cesena. The Young Lions have gone 35 years since they last lifted this trophy but reached the semi-finals in 2017 and again appear to mean business. More...

England head to the Under-21 European Championship as joint favourites to win the title at 4/1. Aidy Boothroyd takes a squad littered with Premier League stars to the 12-team tournament, which will be played in Italy and San Marino. More...

Kick Off: 1945, 30/06/2017 Stadium: Krakow Stadium TV: Sky Sports 1 We picked out Spain as the team to follow in our pre-tournament preview of the European Under-21 Championship and are more than happy to stick with them in the final against Germany. Big guns such as Real Madrid star Marco Asensio and Atletico Madrid More...

Kick Off: 1700, 27/06/2017 Stadium: Tychy Stadium TV: Sky Sports England have made good progress throughout the European Under-21 Championship and are rated a value bet at odds against to reach the final at the expense of Germany. The Three Lions were crushed 4-0 by the same opponents in the 2009 decider, but that Germany More...

Kick Off: 1945, 24/06/2017 Stadium: Krakow Stadium TV: Sky Sports Germany did us a big favour in their second European Under-21 Championship fixture and look worth following when they finish off the group stage by facing Italy in Krakow. We tipped a 3-0 win at 35/4 in our preview of Wednesday’s game against Denmark and More...

Kick Off: 1945, 24/06/2017 Stadium: Tychy Stadium TV: Sky Sports Denmark beat the Czech Republic on route to reaching the European Under-21 Championship semi-finals two years ago but we feel revenge is in the air this weekend. The Danes have been disappointing out in Poland, whereas their opponents came good when beating Italy on Wednesday More...

Kick Off: 1945, 23/06/2017 Stadium: Gydnia Stadium TV: Sky Sports Portugal will be going all out to secure the best runner-up slot in the European Under-21 Championship semi-finals when they take on Macedonia on Friday. Tuesday’s loss to Spain has put the pressure on the 2015 beaten finalists, but they still have it all to More...

Kick Off: 1945, 23/06/2017 Stadium: Bydgoszcz Stadium TV: Sky Sports Spain were our pre-tournament pick for outright glory at the European Under-21 Championship and can power into the semi-finals with a third straight group-stage win over Serbia. La Roja did us proud when landing all three bets suggested in the preview of Tuesday’s match against More...

Kick Off: 1945, 22/06/2017 Stadium: Kielce Stadium TV: Sky Sports England go into the final round of Group A games in pole position to qualify for the European Under-21 Championship semi-finals and can clinch a place in the last four by beating Poland. The Young Lions head the table on four points, one ahead of More...

Kick Off: 1945, 22/06/2017 Stadium: Lublin Stadium TV: Sky Sports Sweden must beat Slovakia to keep alive their hopes of retaining the European Under-21 Championship trophy and Hakan Ericson’s side are fancied to do just that in Lublin. The Scandinavians have had to settle for two draws so far but could still edge out England More...

Kick Off: 1700, 21/06/2017 Stadium: Tychy Stadium TV: Sky Sports Italy grew in confidence throughout their opening win over Denmark and can follow up by beating the Czech Republic at the European Under-21 Championship. There has clearly been a big effort to do well at this tournament prior to hosting the next renewal in 2019. More...

Kick Off: 1700, 21/06/2017 Stadium: Krakow Stadium TV: Sky Sports Germany produced a dominant display to see off the Czech Republic in their European Under-21 Championship opener and are also expected to overpower Denmark in Krakow. Both of these teams reached the semi-finals two years ago, but Germany had prevailed 3-0 when they met during More...

Kick Off: 1945, 20/06/2017 Stadium: Gdynia Stadium TV: Sky Sports 1 We went with Spain to claim outright glory at the European Under-21 Championship and are sticking with them to edge out Portugal in Tuesday’s crucial pool-stage game. Both teams enjoyed convincing opening victories on Saturday, against Macedonia and Serbia respectively, but we just feel More...

Kick Off: 1700, 20/06/2017 Stadium: Bydgoszcz Stadium TV: Sky Sports 1 Serbia and Macedonia both had their limitations exposed in the opening round of European Under-21 Championship games and already look to be fighting just for pride in Bydgoszcz on Tuesday. On Saturday’s form and past history, Serbia appear worthy favourites to come out on More...

Kick Off: 1700, 19/06/2017 Stadium: Kielce Stadium TV: Sky Sports 1 England will go into Monday’s European Under-21 Championship clash with Slovakia knowing they need to pick up maximum points to keep their fate at this tournament in their own hands. The Young Lions began with a goalless draw against Sweden, whereas Slovakia already have More...

Kick Off: 1945, 19/06/2017 Stadium: Lublin Stadium TV: Sky Sports 1 Hosts Poland and holders Sweden can’t afford any more slip-ups when they clash at the European Under-21 Championship in Lublin on Monday. Poland are bottom of Group A after starting with a loss to Slovakia, while Sweden had to settle for a goalless draw More...

Kick Off: 1945, 18/06/2017 Stadium: Krakow Stadium TV: Sky Sports 2 Denmark and Italy qualified for the European Under-21 Championship on the back of strong defences and a tight tussle could be on the cards in Krakow. Both teams kept seven clean sheets in 10 games on route to Poland, conceding just three goals apiece More...

Kick Off: 1700, 18/06/2017 Stadium: Tychy Stadium TV: Sky Sports 1 Germany were the only team to reach the European Under-21 Championship with a perfect record of having won all 10 qualifiers and they are fancied to see off the Czech Republic in Poland. These teams drew 1-1 during the group stage two years ago, More...

Kick Off: 1945, 17/06/2017 Stadium: Gdynia Stadium TV: Sky Sports 1 Spain are expected to prove too strong for European Under-21 Championship rookies Macedonia in Gdynia on Saturday night. The 2011 and 2013 champions made hard work of qualifying for this tournament but are set to roll out the big guns in Poland. La Roja More...

Kick Off: 1700, 17/06/2017 Stadium: Bydgoszcz Stadium TV: Sky Sports 1 Portugal were runners-up in the last European Under-21 Championship and can begin their bid to go one better in Poland this summer by beating Serbia on Saturday. Chelsea defender Branislav Ivanovic scored when the favourites lost 2-0 to Serbia and Montenegro at the 2006 More...

Kick Off: 1945, 16/06/2017 Stadium: Lublin Stadium TV: Sky Sports Mix Poland and Slovakia both return to the European Under-21 Championship finals this summer following a lengthy absence and will be keen to make an early impact. With England and Sweden also in Group A, there is little margin for error and preference is for More...

Kick Off: 1700, 16/06/2017 Stadium: Kielce Stadium TV: Sky Sports 1 England will hope to extend a good record against Sweden in European Under-21 Championship encounters when they kick off the 2017 tournament in Poland on Friday. Jesse Lingard scored the only goal of the game when these teams met in Olomouc two years ago, More...

Spain lifted the European Under-21 Championship trophy in 2011 and 2013 and are fancied to come out on top again this summer after taking a classy squad to Poland. Highly-rated midfielder Marco Asensio will attract plenty of attention after coming off the bench to score Real Madrid’s fourth goal in their Champions League final win More...

England Under-21’s head to Poland in search of a third European title later this month. However, they will be doing so without Marcus Rashford who, like Wayne Rooney before him, looks set to bypass the U21s and compete directly for a starting spot in the senior side. Our research shows this may well end up More...

The fraternity of odds compliers don’t hold Sweden Under-21’s in any regard that could be described as high ahead of their European Under-21 Championship final with their Portuguese counterparts, affording the Scandinavians 17/4 underdog status. In opposition are Rui Jorge’s Portugal, who assume clear favouritism to take a maiden junior Euros title in what will More...

The young Lions are by no means likely to stroll through their latest test, despite being heavy favourites. More...