2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship – Hungary vs Germany Preview & Prediction
THE FACTS
When is Hungary vs Germany taking place? Wednesday 24th March, 2021 – 20:00 (UK)
Where is Hungary vs Germany taking place? Sóstói Stadion, Szekesfehervar
Where can I get tickets for Hungary vs Germany? No tickets are available as this match will be played without spectators
What television channel is Hungary vs Germany on? England matches will be televised live on Sky Sports but all other matches will not be televised in the UK
Where can I stream Hungary vs Germany? Sky Sports subscribers can stream all England matches live via Sky Go but all other matches cannot be streamed live in the UK
THE KEY STATS
- Hungary have lost each of their last five competitive matches
- Hungary have lost two of their last ten competitive home games – the pair of defeats came in their two most recent competitive home games
- Hungary have won just one of their last 12 matches – the sole win did come in their most recent fixture though (W 2-0 vs Russia – November 2020 – friendly)
- Hungary have only failed to score in two of their last ten competitive home games
- Hungary have scored at least one first half goal in eight of their last ten competitive home games
- Germany have won their last two opening U21 EURO final tournament fixtures by a margin of two goals (2019 W 3-1 vs Denmark, 2017 W 2-0 vs Czech Republic)
- Germany have lost only one of their last ten U21 EURO final tournament group stage matches
- Germany have only failed to score in one of their last 25 U21 EURO fixtures (includes qualifying)
- Germany have scored during the first half in 15 of their last 16 EURO matches (includes qualifying) – the only match in which they failed to score in the opening 45 minutes was the 2019 final vs Spain
- Germany have not conceded more than one goal in any of their last eight U21 EURO final tournament group stage matches
- Germany have only kept one clean sheet in their last ten U21 EURO final tournament matches
- Lukas Nmecha scored in each of Germany’s last five matches in their successful qualifying campaign. He scored six goals across those five games
THE PREDICTION
Hungary begin their first U21 Euros since 1996 and they are only their due to bye as hosts. Their recent results are almost an explanation for that poor qualification record with the key stats showing their poor form. Their squad is inexperienced, even for U21 level, with no full internationals and not many having broken into their club’s first team. They come against a German side who are always one of the U21 favourites. As mentioned, Anderlecht’s on-loan Manchester City forward Lukas Nmecha should be someone to look out for but the supporting cast is also excellent. One of the most exciting prospects in world football, potentially the most exciting, is the 16 year-old Youssoufa Moukoko of Borussia Dortmund. It isn’t as vintage as previous Germany U21 squads have been but it still boasts Champions League experience as well as lots of first-team appearances at club level. This should be a German victory.
