Spain vs. England Predictions, Game Preview, Live Stream, Odds & Picks, July 20

Spain vs. England 2022 Women’s Euro Preview

• Can Spain’s Ball Dominance Overpower England?

If you can count on any real assurances from the Spanish National Team it’s that ball possession is their biggest secret to success. Throughout the tournament and even before, “La Roja” has shown time and time again that while they might not have the offensive firepower that England offers, they can make opposing sides go mad because of how well they can handle the ball, especially in the middle of the field.

Spanish coach Jorge Vidal has had to deal with trying to come up with a winning formula up top in the attacking core, especially after having to play through the tournament without Spain’s top players, Jennifer Hermoso and Alexia Putellas. Yet still, that hasn’t slowed down Spain’s midfield dominance throughout the tournament, unless you consider their 2-0 loss against Germany in the 2nd game of the tournament’s group stage.

Spain has still managed to keep a rather positive goal average, scoring five goals while receiving three, two against Germany and one against Finland. But now, as they get ready to face the tournament’s most imposing offense, what should Vidal do? The answer strikes as simple. Strengthen the midfield with more muscle than talent, hoping that adding players like Laia Aleixandri or Irene Guerrero can help defenders Mapi León and Irene Paredes withstand England’s ravishing attacking core. But will that be enough though?

Spain Projected Lineup: Sandra Paños; Ona Batlle, Irene Paredes, Mapi León, Leila Ouahabi; Aitana Bonmatí, Irene Guerrero, Patricia Guijarro; Mariona Caldentey, Esther González, Marta Cardona.

• Will England’s Goal-Scoring Party Continue Against Spain?

Fourteen. That’s how many goals England has scored in the tournament while having received, yes, you guessed it, zero. If you want to talk about one of the most effective attacking cores in the world of women’s soccer then look no further than what the Lionesses have been up to in the Euro 2022 tournament.

If you were to judge this team from their first game in the tournament, where they beat Austria by a humble 1-0, it would come as a shock to see that in their next two games England managed to score 13 unanswered goals, eight against Norway and five against Northern Ireland. Star forward Beth Mead, with five goals under her belt in the tournament and a clear route to winning the Euro’s golden boot does not seem faced with the challenge that Spain will be bringing defensively.

England coach Sarina Wiegman understands that against Spain the key to winning this game will be all about who controls the middle of the field. While it’s expected for Spain to lock up that side of the game, it would be ludicrous to believe that England does not have it in them to make easy work of Spain, especially in a stadium that will be filled up to the brim with their loyal fans backing them up.

England Projected Lineup: Mary Earps; Lucy Bronze, Millie Bright, Leah Williamson, Rachel Daly; Keira Walsh, Georgia Stanway; Fran Kirby; Lauren Hemp, Ellen White, Beth Mead.

Spain vs. England Head to Head

As both Spain and England prepare to meet for the 9th time in the rivalries history, the results are pretty evened up with both teams holding two wins per side, having four ties rounding out the series. With both teams never having won an international title before, the pressure will be on for both teams to try and come out of their game at Falmer Stadium with a win that will not only propel them on to the tournament semifinals but also give them the edge in their historic head to head record.

Spain vs England Game Information

• Game: Spain vs England
• Location: Brighton Community Stadium, Brighton England.
• Day/Time: Wednesday, July 20, 1 p.m. ET
• Spain vs England Live Stream: fubo.tv

Spain vs. England Betting Lines

Spain vs. England Prediction

This is England’s tournament to win, as simple as that. While Spain has played some strong games throughout the tournament, they are not up to the level of playing that the Lionesses have been bringing to the table this tournament.

Playing at home, in front of their fans, and with the firepower, they’re bringing on offense, count on England to win in a very convincing way against Spain.