11.09.2023: Luxembourg vs. U21 England Projection

Qualification for the UEFA European Under-21 Championship
• Time: September 11th, 2023.
• Kickoff: 1 / 18.00 CEST + 17:00 UTC
• Location: Municipal Stade de la Ville de Differdange( Differendange ).

Having emerged victorious at EURO 2023, the current titleholders, U21 England, are ready to embark on their journey to defend the title, starting with a visit to U21 Luxembourg at the Stade Municipal de la Ville de Differdange on Matchday One in Group F.

After a dismal previous EURO qualification campaign, where they only managed to collect one point from 10 matches, U21 Luxembourg has displayed early signs of progress in the EURO 2025 qualifiers. In fact, Dan Huet’s squad left many stunned on the opening day by defeating Northern Ireland U21 with a narrow 1-0 victory on the road, marking this team’s first EURO qualification win in three full years.

Turning our focus to the visitors, England defeated Spain U21 in the last game played in Batumi, putting an end to a 39-year drought for western glory, to claim the title of European U-21 football champions this summer. Curtis Jones, a winger for Liverpool, turned out to be the difference between the two teams, but John Trafford stole the show by preventing the final halt time penalty and winning his nation’s first championship since 1984.

U21 Luxembourg vs U21 England Betting Tips: BTTS &— NO

These two under-21 national teams had a chance to acquaint themselves already, back in the distant days of 1998-99 during the EURO qualifiers. At that time, U21 England demolished U21 Luxembourg, netting a total of 10 goals in two group-stage encounters, and we remain firmly convinced that nothing will change even after two decades. Even with the home-field advantage, we are of the opinion that Luxembourg lacks the fiery power to threaten England’s mighty defense, which left an indelible mark on EURO 2023 by hoisting the trophy without conceding a single goal, boasting an astonishing goal difference of 11-0. Moreover, the dearth of scoring efficiency has turned into a burning concern for De Roude Leiw lately, as illustrated by their paltry two goals in the last 10 matches, with one of them being slotted home from the penalty mark.

It becomes obvious that Luxembourg’s youth team has little to offer against the reigning champions when you consider that they only came in second place twice during the past EURO qualification cycle, and anything other than a resounding victory for England may be extremely unexpected!