England U21 v Slovenia U21: Betting Preview – 15th June 2025

The Young Lions take on Slovenia at Štadión pod Zoborom on Sunday evening, with Lee Carsley’s side looking to build on Thursday’s victory over Czech Republic in their opening Euro u21 fixture.

With the 2025 Club World Cup getting underway this weekend, there will be plenty for football fans to get stuck into and the Euro under-21 group stage is already starting to take shape.

England under-21s are joint favourites to lift the trophy this summer and victory over Slovenia on Sunday will certainly help to keep spirits high ahead of a mouth-watering clash with Germany on Wednesday.

Young Lions To Flex Muscles

The focus for the here and now is on Slovenia, however, and the Young Lions (1/5) will be hoping to avoid a disappointing defeat. Carsley will need to ensure that his players are firmly in business mode for Sunday’s contest.

Harvey Elliott, Jonathan Rowe and Charlie Cresswell were on the scoresheet against the Czech Republic but it is Birmingham City striker Jay Stansfield who heads the sports betting market at 10/3 to open the scoring.

The teams last met in June 2022, with Slovenia springing a huge shock to claim a memorable 2-1 victory, with Cameron Archer bagging an injury-time consolation goal for the Young Lions.

England will be hoping to avoid another embarrassing defeat here, and the recent form is certainly in their favour. England have lost just one of their previous five under-21 matches while Slovenia have won just once in their last five under-21 encounters.

Carsley has been England U21 manager since 2021 and he knows what it takes to win this competition, leading the Young Lions to success at the Euro under-21 Championship two years ago.

William Hill have a number of price boosts available on Sunday’s game, including the following:

• Jonathan Rowe to score 1st goal – was 7/2, now 9/2
• Harvey Elliott to score, England u21 to win & Both teams to score – was 9/2, now 11/2

Furthermore, there are plenty of #YourOdds markets for England u21 vs Slovenia U21 and William Hill punters can build-a-bet ahead of this weekend’s contest.

My England U21 vs Slovenia U21 Prediction:

England U21 should have too much firepower and it’d be a huge surprise to see Carsley’s side fall short. Slovenia under-21 were second best in every department against Germany under-21 earlier in the week and the Young Lions can maintain their 100% record.

Score prediction: England U21s 2-0 Slovenia U21s.

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*Odds correct at time of writing – prices subject to change*