Latvia U21 and Estonia U21 meet in Zemgales Olimpiskā centers, in a match for this phase of the UEFA U21 Championship (Qualifying Round).
Latvia U21 :
The team gained access to this phase of the UEFA U21 Championship (Qualifying Round) after winning 6th place in Group 5, with a total of 3 points. In their last 6 matches for the UEFA U21 Championship, Latvia U21 has 3 draws and 3 losses.
For this competition, they have not won any of the last 6 matches. The team allowed goals to the opponent in 5 of the last 6 matches for this competition, so they have not been very strong defensively. In 9 games, she never got the comeback in the 4 games in which she suffered the first goal.
The Latvian U21 team starts this match with a draw, two balls, against Serbia U21, returning to the points after the defeat against Russia U21: the team’s goals were signed by Kristaps Liepa and Marko Regza. In this home game, coach Aleksandrs Basovs must choose an offensive strategy, with a high block, thus exploring the defensive difficulties of his opponent. On an individual level we highlight Regza, a very powerful and strong player when it comes to submitting. There are no weight absences for this game.
Estonia U21 :
The team reaches this stage of the UEFA U21 Championship (Qualifying Round) after having finished the group stage in 5th position in Group 5, with 3 points won. In the last 6 matches they played for the UEFA U21 Championship, Estonia U21 won 1 and lost 5. The team has not been very strong defensively, since they have always suffered goals in the last 6 matches, and their attack needs to improve, since they haven’t scored goals in 5 of the last 6 matches for this competition. In their matches there is a tendency for goals, since 8 of their last 8 matches have ended with Over 1.5 goals and 7 out of 8 have ended with Over 2.5 goals. This is a team that tends to find it difficult to score first. In fact, he only opened the scoring once in the last 8 games. In 8 games, they suffered the first goal 7 times and never got the comeback.
The Estonian U21 team comes into this match with a 0-6 loss to Poland U21, thus adding the third consecutive defeat in this qualifying round. Usually coach Igor Prins plays 4-3-3 with Kristjan Kask as the most offensive reference of the visiting team: this player is very powerful and competent in the passing game. However, we note that the visitors have huge flaws in the offensive and defensive sector. All players are available for this game.
