England and Spain face a date with destiny on Saturday as they battle to be crowned the 2023 European U21 Championship winners.
Spain have won the title on five previous occasions and a victory this weekend would see them establish a new record ahead of Italy.
England’s last success came during the 1980s, but they will fancy their chances of emerging victorious after breezing into the final.
Read on as we assess some of the key betting angles to consider ahead of the game.
There has been plenty of hyperbole surrounding England’s performances at the tournament, but they may have met their match in Spain.
A 5-1 victory over a talented Ukraine team in the semi-final highlighted how destructive Spain can be when they are in the mood.
On that basis, odds of 7/4 with several football betting sites to win in 90 minutes looks to be a miscalculation by the bookmakers.
Sergio Gomez has been a star performer for Spain in their run to the final, bagging three goals and two assists in four appearances.
While he is yet to fully make the breakthrough with Manchester City, he is undoubtedly a player with massive future potential.
He can be backed at odds of 4/1 to score any time against England on numerous new betting sites and that looks decent value.
Spain and England both like to attack – a point evidenced by the combined total of 21 goals they have scored during the tournament.
The Young Lions are yet to concede in Georgia, although they are have not faced a team that possesses the firepower Spain have at their disposal.
With that in mind, odds of 21/20 for over 2.5 goals in the game on UK betting apps is a wager that looks too tempting to ignore.
