Match Report
The table read 4th (Slovenia U21, 1 pts) against 1st (Spain U21, 7 pts), 6 points apart. Slovenia U21's recent output lagged their position: 61st on form over five rounds while 4th in the table. Per game in the league, Slovenia U21 were scoring 0.33 and conceding 2.67, Spain U21 1.67 and 0, against a competition average of 1.58 goals per team per game.
Level finishes had become the habit for Slovenia U21: four in a row. Four consecutive wins preceded this game for Spain U21, having scored in 15 consecutive games. Over the last five, Slovenia U21 had taken 7 of 15 points to Spain U21's 13.
The match was played at Ljudski vrt in Maribor (capacity 12,702). It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 3 goals for the 0-3 full-time score.