It is not always curtains for Switzerland if they concede first, but a Spain outfit replete with attacking firepower should have no trouble exposing their opponents' defensive shortcomings.
Having also been afforded the luxury of resting their biggest names, we can only envisage La Rojita strolling into the last four with a convincing triumph.
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Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Spain Under-21s win with a probability of 73.03%. A draw had a probability of 16.1% and a win for Switzerland Under-21s had a probability of 10.84%.
The most likely scoreline for a Spain Under-21s win was 2-0 with a probability of 10.94%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.35%) and 3-0 (9.07%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (7.52%), while for a Switzerland Under-21s win it was 1-2 (3.21%).