The Historic Stats and Battles Between England and Spain

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The Euro 2024 final is just around the corner with England and Spain set to battle in Berlin. The two teams have fought a few times in a major tournament, so let’s look back at the historic stats between the two sides.

England Have the Upper Hand

In total, there have been 27 games between England and Spain. In this period, the English have managed to get 14 wins on the board and also lose just 10 games. The other three matches have seen the game end in a draw.

England's most recent victory came in an impressive 3-2 win in Seville in 2018 for the UEFA Nations League, which was also the last meeting between the two. Although, on the other hand, Spain won the reverse fixture back at Wembley with a goal in the final few seconds of the match.

History Between Spain and England at the Euros

From the 27 matches, England and Spain have actually met at the Euros on four occasions. Once again, England have reigned supreme in these matches with the nation winning all four of their battles at the European Championships.

The first of these clashes came in 1968 when England were the world champions, where the legendary Bobby Charlton scored the game’s only goal. Back then, games were played across two legs in the quarter-finals, as Martin Peters and Norman Hunter helped secure a 3-1 aggregate win for the Three Lions that same tournament.

The next came in 1980 with a goal each from Englishmen, Trevor Brooking and Tony Woodcock, as Dani scored for Spain.

The fourth and final battle before their fifth encounter on Sunday came when England hosted the Euros in 1996, as England managed to win on penalties after a 0-0 draw.

Goals for Spain

Against England from the 27 outings, the one-time world champions have scored 32 times.

Goals for England

From the 27 games that includes 14 wins for England, they have managed to score 48 times, meaning the Three Lions have scored 16 more goals than Spain have against them.

Most Popular Scoreline Between England and Spain

With 10 wins for Spain and 14 for England making this historic battle a close one, we’ve subsequently seen a bunch of different results come in since the first in 1929 where Spain won 4-3. Surprisingly, the next game in 1931 saw England win 7-1.

However, the most consistent result has been a 1-0 win for either nation, as this has happened on five different occasions. There have also been four 2-0 wins for one of either Spain or England and four 2-1 victories for one of them too.