📈 Slovakia U21 v England U21 Form & Stats
England U21 are a real success story of the overall England project, with Lee Carsley’s outfit being crowned back-to-back winners of the U21 European Championship. The development of the U21 coincides with the FA wanting to put together a clear pathway for England’s young talent, and it’s working really well at the youth levels – but is yet to translate to the senior team.
Players like Anthony Gordon, Marc Guehi, Adam Wharton, Alex Scott, Morgan Rogers, Elliot Anderson and Phil Foden in the current squad have all come through this pathway, showing how effective it is at getting young, talented English players ready for the international stage. The current U21 squad is also stacked with plenty of talent, with Tyrique George and Ethan Nwaneri the current standouts from this crop of players, which is tipped to be even more talented than the iterations that have come before it.
Slovakia have started strongly in this qualifying group after what was a disappointing campaign in the European Championship over the summer, as they failed to get out of the group as the host nation. They’ve won four of their five qualifying matches so far, netting 12 goals across those games. It’s clear that Slovakia will be a force in this group, but they are likely to be chasing England throughout, with Carsley’s side expected to top the group comfortably.
