U21 Euro 2025 Predictions & Betting tips
U21 Euro 2025 presentation - Football
The European Under-21 Championship is an official UEFA European competition that has been in existence since 1978.
It is played every two years, and this year (2025) will be the 25th edition. It brings together the 16 best youth teams (under 21, only players born after 1 January 2002 can take part) in Europe, and will be played this year in Slovakia from 11 to 28 June.
This is always an interesting competition for your football predictions, especially in a slack period like June!
Our free prediction for the U21 Euro 2025
We backed England to successfully defend their title from the outset and the Young Lions didn't let us down! England becomes the first team to win back-to-back U21 European championships since Spain in 2013 and they move up to third in the all-time rankings with four titles.
It was a match to remember and became just the second grand final in the last 20 years to go to extra time. England raced out to a two-goal lead after just 24 minutes but Germany proved their resiliency by battling back to tie things up at 2-2. England might have felt like the opportunity had passed them by, but the reigning champions kept their composure and scored what would prove to be the winning goal just two minutes into the extra time period. With there being a strong emphasis on youth development after a complete revamp, we could be looking at the start of a dynasty at the U21 level for the Young Lions.
Will they be able to emulate Italy's dominance in the 1990s and win a third straight title in the next edition? Check back in the future for our 2027 U21 European championship prediction!
Beginner Guide - how does the Champions U21 Euro work?
The 16 teams are divided into 4 groups of 4 nations, with a draw based on the hats. There's nothing unusual about the way this works compared with other competitions:
- The 16 teams are divided into 4 groups of 4
- Only the top two teams qualify for the quarter-finals
- The bottom two teams in each group are eliminated from the competition
Each country plays 3 matches in the group phase, and reaches the quarter-finals only by finishing in one of the top two places in the standings. Since the knockout phase starts directly with the quarter-finals, there is no repechage of the best third-placed teams.
The winners of the quarter-finals go on to compete in the semi-finals. The competition ends on 28 June with the grand final, which crowns the European U21 champion team. As with the adult Euro, there is no third-place play-off (as there is at the World Cup or Nations League, for example).
Here are the key dates:
- Group stage: 11 to 18 June
- Quarter-finals: 21 and 22 June
- Semi-finals: 25 June
- Final: 28 June 2025
You now have all the key information you need about how this U21 Euro 2025 tournament will be organised and run.
The groups for Euro U21 2025
The group phase of this U21 Euro 2025, which is being played during the first week of the tournament from 11 to 18 June, brings together the 16 qualifying countries, which are divided into 4 groups of 4:
- Group A: Slovakia - Spain - Italy - Romania
- Group B: Czech Republic - England - Germany - Slovenia
- Group C: Portugal - France - Poland - Georgia
- Group D: Finland - Netherlands - Ukraine - Denmark
Some superb fixtures await us in this first part of the competition, with clashes between Spain and Italy, England and Germany and France and Portugal, for example. Enough to place a few bets!
Our tips for correctly predicting matches and betting on the U21 Euro 2025
To get the most out of your U21 Euro predictions, there are a few things you need to know and do before you place your bets. Here are some tips from our football experts to help you maximise your chances of winning the European Under-21 Championship:
- Analyse the form of the countries
- Analyse the squads called up by the coaches
- Check the form of the major players
- Play only at odds that are worth the money
- Take advantage of bookmakers' welcome bonuses
Throughout the competition, keep these few tips in mind and apply them before every bet! If you want to stack the odds in your favour and maximise your potential winnings, it's very important to follow these instructions. Don't forget that magnificent welcome bonuses are waiting for you!
What not to do for your U21 Euro 2025 football predictions
In the same vein as what we've just told you, there are more than just good practices to apply. There are also some bad habits to put aside and avoid in order to place the most reliable bets during the 2025 edition of U21 Euro.
Here are the most common mistakes we have identified:
- Playing small odds throughout the tournament without in-depth analysis
- Not following the tournament and betting without watching results or matches
- Not analysing the squads called up by the coaches
- Not paying attention to potential injuries, suspensions or misfits
- Constantly betting on the favourite nation
- Not taking the competition statistics into account when placing your bets
- Bet without comparing the U21 Euro odds and miss out on the best potential winnings
If you put aside these bad habits, which are very common among punters, you will improve your chances of winning your bets on the 2025 European Under-21 Championship. Remember all this every time you move your finger to the ‘Bet’ button!
U21 Euro: statistics you need to know
Let's move on to another very important subject. In order to prepare your bets on U21 Euro 2025 in the best possible way, the tournament's statistics are obviously important.
Below are the figures for the most recent edition, played in 2025, and the 31 matches played from the group phase to the grand final:
- Average number of goals: 3.26 goals per match
- +0.5 goals: 94%
- -0.5 goals: 6%
- +1.5 goals: 84%
- -1.5 goals: 16%
- +2.5 goals: 71%
- -2.5 goals: 29%
- +3.5 goals: 45%
- -3.5 goals: 55%
- +4.5 goals: 28%
- -4.5 goals: 72%
- ‘Both teams to score: yes’: 61%
- Average shots per game: 21.68
- Correct score 0-0: 6.5% of clashes
- Correct score 1-1: 3.2% of matches
- Most frequent score: 2-1 or 1-2 (19.4% of games)
- Quarters with the most goals: 76‘-90’ (27%)
- Tens with the most goals: 81‘-90’ (23%)
The 2025 U21 Euro saw a massive explosion in goals when compared to the 2023 edition. The average goals scored shot up from 2.32 to 3.26, in a tournament that was full of high-scoring fixtures and entertaining action. Naturally, this also saw the over 2.5 goals bet see a dramatic increase in frequency. It came through at a 71% clip this year, compared to just 42% in the previous edition. Will this trend continue in the next U21 European championship? It's certainly something to keep an eye on and consider for your future bets.
In short: how to make the right predictions on U21 Euro matches?
Do you want to bet well during U21 Euro 2025 and maximise your chances of winning? It's not really that complicated, but you'll need to follow all the advice on this page.
Find out the key statistics for the tournament, follow our experts' analysis and advice for each match, compare the odds, follow the U21 Euro results... These are just some of the things you'll need to keep an eye on until 28 June!
Happy betting on U21 Euro 2025!
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