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Germany U21 vs Portugal U21 Prediction & Betting tips
On Sunday, from 20:00, the final of the European Youth Championship will be played in Ljubljana, Germany U21 – Portugal U21. The Lusitanians have won the last three direct duels at Under 21 level, the last one in 2017, 1-0 in a friendly match.
Germany :
Germany qualified for the third time in a row in the Euro Under 21 final after beating the Netherlands 2-1 in the semifinals. Leverkusen midfielder Florian Wirtz made the difference with two goals scored in the first eight minutes of the game. Stefan Kuntz’s national team passed after the tiebreaker, in the quarterfinals, by Denmark. The Germans equalized to 1 in the 88th minute, through Nmecha, they led in overtime with 2-1, but they prevailed only after penalties. Germany won Group A of Euro 2021, although it ended in a tie with the Netherlands and Romania, five.
The “Panzers” defeated in the group only Hungary (3-0), after which they drew with the Netherlands (1-1) and Romania (0-0). The road to the final tournament was not as difficult. Germany won its group in the preliminaries, with 18 points from eight matches, five over Belgium. Germany won the continental title in 2017, and two years ago lost the final to Spain.
Portugal :
Portugal reached the Euro 2021 final thanks to an own goal. He defeated Spain in the semifinals, 1-0, after Jorge Cuenca scored in his own goal, in the 80th minute. The Portuguese previously passed well over a dramatic quarterfinal, against Italy. They led 2-0 and 3-2, but were sent in overtime by Cutrone’s goal in the 88th minute. Portugal won 5-3 after extra time. The Portuguese won Group D of the European Youth Championship in Hungary and Slovenia with maximum points, six goals scored and none conceded.
Portugal defeated Croatia 1-0, England 2-0 and Switzerland 3-0. Portugal qualified only 2nd in the group in the preliminaries, although it collected 27 points out of 30 possible. It was overtaken by the Netherlands, which had the same number of points, but the advantage of direct games. The Portuguese are in the third final of Euro Under 21, after the ones lost in 1994 and 2015.
Germany U21 vs Portugal U21 head to head matches
28.03.17 FI Germany U21 Portugal U21 0 : 1
27.06.15 EUR Portugal U21 Germany U21 5 : 0
31.05.11 FI Portugal U21 Germany U21 4 : 2
28.05.06 EUR Germany U21 Portugal U21 0 : 1
02.06.04 EUR Germany U21 Portugal U21 1 : 2
* Our advice is: Both teams to score / YES
* Selection odd for this bet is: 1.85
* This analyis is from our perspective and we highly recommend to inform also yourself about all details that can be decisive in your choise to bet!