Spain U21 vs Switzerland U21 tips: La Rojita can turn on the style in Euro clash against wild Swiss
- Sergiu Baltuta
- 30 June 2023
The European Under-21 Championships are entering the quarter-final stage, with Spain determined to progress past an unpredictable Switzerland side.
Spain are one of the favourites to win the U21 European Championship in Georgia and Romania.
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"La Rojita" seems to have an easy mission on Saturday night, when they will face Switzerland in the quarterfinals, especially since Spain has pleasant memories when facing the Swiss at Under 21 level.
The two national teams faced each other in the final of the 2011 U21 European Championship, when Spain managed a 2-0 win, thanks to goals from Andre Herrera and Thiago Alcantara.
Spain also managed to defeat Switzerland in March 2023, 3-2 in a friendly game, and has 5 consecutive games without defeat against them.
Switzerland's last win against Spain at U21 came all the way back in October 2008 - a slender 2-1 success.
The team led by Santi Denia were able to progress through their group without too many dramas.
Spain easily won against Romania (3-0), but had to fight hard in their 1-0 win against Croatia.
The young "Armada" saved a point in the final minutes of the game against Ukraine, and finished the group first.
The Spanish team showed strength in the second half of their games, as five of the six goals scored at this tournament were scored in the second half.
Spain are undefeated in their last 13 games, but it's worth adding that in 5 of their last six games we had a tight scoreline. Their last defeat was in November 2021, 0-1 in Russia.
Spain has another important statistic in their favour: they managed to win 11 of the 13 games played in the knockout stages at the U21 European Championship.
Switzerland were extremely lucky to qualify to the quarterfinals, but their games so far have been a joy to watch.
After a 2-1 win against Norway, the team led by Patrick Rahmen suffered defeats against Italy (2-3) and France (1-4), and finished the group second.
France topped the group, leaving the other three nations on three points with Switzerland leading that mini-league on goal difference.
The Swiss aren't going through the best run of form, as they have only two wins and 5 losses in their last seven games.
Nevertheless, it is worth adding that Amdouni and co are involved in very alert games. Switzerland's last eight games had over 2.5 goals scored and also both of the teams scored.
