England U21 v Germany U21
It's not generally in our nature to bet on any England football side, but we are prepared to make an exception when the U21s meet Germany U21 in the semi-finals of the European Championships on Tuesday evening - albeit only for a small bet.
Germany could have come here with an exceptional (perhaps unbeatable?) squad, but the Confederations Cup taking place at the same time meant that the likes of Julian Draxler, Joshua Kimmich and Leroy Sane all joined up with the full squad.
They nevertheless retain a serious array of talent, including the likes of Davie Selke (8 goals in qualifying and Bundesliga experience with RB Leipzig), Serge Gnarby (Arsenal and Werder Bremen) and Max Meyler (over 120 appearance for Schalke)
But England come here with stars of their own, and a richness of experience throughout the squad. Nathaniel Chalobah (39 U21 appearances), Nathan Redmond (37) and Jamie Ward-Prowse (30) all make the top six list of most capped U21 players in Englands history, while Lewis Baker has a wealth of experience from his time spent on loan at Vitesse. Add in Calum Chambers and the impressive Jordan Pickford, and you have a decent spine running through the team. While Redmond and Chalobah will face fitness checks, there looks to be a great chance of both making the team, and odds on England of 9/4 with BetFred look long enough to warrant a small play.
England U21 to beat Germany U21 at 9/4