Spain host England in the UEFA Nations League. Both sides go into this one with plenty of confidence behind them, Spain unbeaten across a long recent run and England capable of scoring goals for fun when they get going.
They met only last month in this same competition, with Spain edging a five-goal thriller. That result still leaves plenty open about how a rematch might play out.
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Form: Spain's unbeaten run against England's feast-or-famine results
Spain's recent sample covers sixteen matches across the World Cup, Nations League and friendlies, and they haven't lost any of them. They've scored thirty-three goals in that span and conceded just eight, which points to a side firing well regardless of the opponent.
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Spain: 16 completed matches; England: 18 completed matches.
Spain
- Win
- 81.3% 13 / 16
- Draw
- 18.8% 3 / 16
- Loss
- 0% 0 / 16
- Scored
- 33
- Conceded
- 8
- Difference
- +25
England
- Win
- 66.7% 12 / 18
- Draw
- 11.1% 2 / 18
- Loss
- 22.2% 4 / 18
- Scored
- 43
- Conceded
- 20
- Difference
- +23
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UEFA Nations League | Croatia | Spain | 06.10.2026 | 1-2 |
| UEFA Nations League | Spain | Czechia | 03.10.2026 | 3-1 |
| UEFA Nations League | Spain | Croatia | 29.09.2026 | 4-1 |
| UEFA Nations League | England | Spain | 26.09.2026 | 2-3 |
| World Cup | Spain | Argentina | 19.07.2026 | 1-0 |
| World Cup | France | Spain | 14.07.2026 | 0-2 |
| World Cup | Spain | Belgium | 10.07.2026 | 2-1 |
| World Cup | Portugal | Spain | 06.07.2026 | 0-1 |
| World Cup | Spain | Austria | 02.07.2026 | 3-0 |
| World Cup | Uruguay | Spain | 27.06.2026 | 0-1 |
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UEFA Nations League | England | Czechia | 06.10.2026 | 3-0 |
| UEFA Nations League | Croatia | England | 03.10.2026 | 0-7 |
| UEFA Nations League | Czechia | England | 29.09.2026 | 0-2 |
| UEFA Nations League | England | Spain | 26.09.2026 | 2-3 |
| World Cup | France | England | 19.07.2026 | 4-6 |
| World Cup | England | Argentina | 15.07.2026 | 1-2 |
| World Cup | Norway | England | 12.07.2026 | 1-2 |
| World Cup | Mexico | England | 06.07.2026 | 2-3 |
| World Cup | England | Congo DR | 01.07.2026 | 2-1 |
| World Cup | Panama | England | 28.06.2026 | 0-2 |
England's picture is more mixed. Twelve wins and four defeats from eighteen games, with forty-three scored and twenty conceded, shows a team capable of big scorelines in both directions. Their last few Nations League outings included a seven-goal win away at Croatia, but also that defeat to Spain.
England's goals have come in bursts, but so have their defensive lapses.
Comparative Team Statistics: Spain vs England

Head-to-head: Spain have had the better of recent meetings
Four meetings are on record here, and Spain have won three of them. The most recent came just last month in this Nations League group, Spain winning 3-2 away at England. The other wins came in the 2024 Euro Championship final and a 2018 Nations League fixture.
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UEFA Nations League | England | Spain | 26.09.2026 | 2-3 |
| Euro Championship | Spain | England | 14.07.2024 | 2-1 |
| UEFA Nations League | Spain | England | 15.10.2018 | 2-3 |
| UEFA Nations League | England | Spain | 08.09.2018 | 1-2 |
England's only win in that span came back in October 2018, also in the Nations League. Every one of these four meetings has produced at least three goals.
The goals have flowed every time these two have met.
Spain's attacking names on the scoresheet
The available player data only covers Spain, with Álex Baena and Mikel Oyarzabal each credited with a goal in their most recent match. It's a small sample and doesn't tell us about the wider squad or England's options, but it's a reminder that Spain have more than one source of goals.

What the numbers suggest for this one
Spain are the clear favourites, and their recent form plus head-to-head record back that up. But goals have been a constant theme between these two, and both teams' own matches have tended to produce plenty of them.
This fixture is still a month away from when this form picture was taken, so there's room for things to shift before kickoff. Squads and selections may look different by November.
Goals look more probable than a shutout, based on how these sides have performed lately.
Match odds and squad lists
Squad and player details
| Name | Country | Age | Position | Height | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sergio Gómez | Spain | 26 | Defender | 173 | 71 |
| Rodri | Spain | 30 | Midfielder | 190 | 82 |
| Fabián Ruiz | Spain | 30 | Midfielder | 189 | 70 |
| Álex Grimaldo | Spain | 31 | Defender | 171 | 63 |
| Eric García | Spain | 25 | Defender | 180 | 77 |
| Aymeric Laporte | Spain | 32 | Defender | 189 | 86 |
| Fran García | Spain | 27 | Defender | 169 | 63 |
| Marcos Llorente | Spain | 31 | Defender | 183 | 74 |
| Carlos Soler | Spain | 29 | Midfielder | 180 | 76 |
| Ferran Torres | Spain | 26 | Attacker | 182 | 80 |
| Dani Olmo | Spain | 28 | Midfielder | 182 | 73 |
| Pablo Fornals | Spain | 30 | Midfielder | 178 | 67 |
| David Raya | Spain | 31 | Goalkeeper | 183 | 80 |
| Josep Martínez | Spain | 28 | Goalkeeper | 191 | 78 |
| Álex Remiro | Spain | 31 | Goalkeeper | 192 | 79 |
| Unai Simón | Spain | 29 | Goalkeeper | 190 | 88 |
| Robin Le Normand | Spain | 29 | Defender | 187 | 80 |
| Mikel Merino | Spain | 30 | Midfielder | 189 | 83 |
| Martín Zubimendi | Spain | 27 | Midfielder | 181 | 74 |
| Barrenetxea | Spain | 24 | Midfielder | 175 | 74 |
| Mikel Oyarzabal | Spain | 29 | Attacker | 181 | 79 |
| Borja Iglesias | Spain | 33 | Attacker | 187 | 86 |
| Marc Cucurella | Spain | 28 | Defender | 174 | 66 |
| Pedro Porro | Spain | 27 | Defender | 173 | 69 |
| Pedri | Spain | 23 | Midfielder | 174 | 68 |
| Leo Román | Spain | 26 | Goalkeeper | 189 | 83 |
| Álex Baena | Spain | 25 | Midfielder | 175 | 70 |
| Joan García | Spain | 25 | Goalkeeper | 193 | 85 |
| Beñat Turrientes | Spain | 24 | Midfielder | 181 | 70 |
| Nico Williams | Spain | 24 | Attacker | 181 | 67 |
| Yeremy Pino | Spain | 24 | Midfielder | 172 | 65 |
| Marc Pubill | Spain | 23 | Defender | 190 | 86 |
| Gavi | Spain | 22 | Attacker | 174 | 69 |
| Roberto Fernández | Spain | 24 | Attacker | 186 | 78 |
| Javi Guerra | Spain | 23 | Midfielder | 187 | 77 |
| Cristhian Mosquera | Spain | 22 | Defender | 191 | 78 |
| Gonzalo García | Spain | 22 | Attacker | 182 | 74 |
| Víctor Muñoz | Spain | 23 | Attacker | 173 | 70 |
| Fermín | Spain | 23 | Midfielder | 176 | 73 |
| Iván Fresneda | Spain | 22 | Defender | 183 | 74 |
| Samu | Spain | 22 | Forward | 193 | 90 |
| D. Huijsen | Netherlands | 21 | Defender | 195 | 87 |
| Javi Rodríguez | Spain | 23 | Defender | 178 | 70 |
| Lamine Yamal | Spain | 19 | Attacker | 179 | 72 |
| Pau Cubarsí Paredes | Spain | 19 | Defender | 183 | 79 |
| Jon Martín | Spain | 20 | Defender | 185 | 83 |
| Marc Bernal | Spain | 19 | Midfielder | 193 | 87 |
| Jesús Rodríguez | Spain | 20 | Attacker | 185 | 68 |
| Name | Country | Age | Position | Height | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H. Kane | England | 33 | Attacker | 188 | 86 |
| T. Alexander-Arnold | England | 28 | Defender | 175 | 67 |
| J. Henderson | England | 36 | Midfielder | 182 | 78 |
| C. Jones | England | 25 | Midfielder | 185 | 78 |
| J. Stones | England | 32 | Defender | 188 | 80 |
| K. Walker | England | 36 | Defender | 183 | 80 |
| P. Foden | England | 26 | Midfielder | 171 | 63 |
| J. Garner | England | 25 | Midfielder | 186 | 78 |
| M. Rashford | England | 28 | Attacker | 188 | 80 |
| B. Saka | England | 25 | Attacker | 178 | 72 |
| J. Pickford | England | 32 | Goalkeeper | 185 | 82 |
| H. Maguire | England | 33 | Defender | 194 | 90 |
| D. Rice | England | 27 | Midfielder | 188 | 84 |
| J. Branthwaite | England | 24 | Defender | 195 | 87 |
| M. Gibbs-White | England | 26 | Midfielder | 171 | 66 |
| D. Calvert-Lewin | England | 29 | Attacker | 187 | 71 |
| H. Barnes | England | 28 | Midfielder | 174 | 66 |
| D. Solanke | England | 29 | Attacker | 187 | 80 |
| J. Steele | England | 36 | Goalkeeper | 188 | 79 |
| D. Burn | England | 34 | Defender | 198 | 87 |
| D. Henderson | England | 29 | Goalkeeper | 188 | 85 |
| M. Rogers | England | 24 | Midfielder | 187 | 80 |
| F. Tomori | England | 28 | Defender | 185 | 75 |
| D. Spence | England | 26 | Defender | 185 | 71 |
| E. Konsa | England | 29 | Defender | 183 | 73 |
| O. Watkins | England | 30 | Attacker | 180 | 75 |
| J. Bowen | England | 29 | Attacker | 176 | 70 |
| R. James | England | 26 | Defender | 182 | 82 |
| E. Eze | England | 28 | Midfielder | 178 | 73 |
| T. Chalobah | England | 27 | Defender | 190 | 75 |
| B. White | England | 29 | Defender | 186 | 76 |
| I. Toney | England | 30 | Attacker | 185 | 88 |
| A. Ramsdale | England | 28 | Goalkeeper | 190 | 88 |
| M. Guéhi | England | 26 | Defender | 182 | 80 |
| J. Bellingham | England | 23 | Midfielder | 186 | 75 |
| N. Madueke | England | 24 | Midfielder | 182 | 75 |
| A. Gordon | England | 25 | Midfielder | 183 | 72 |
| E. Anderson | Scotland | 23 | Midfielder | 179 | 69 |
| T. Harwood-Bellis | England | 24 | Defender | 188 | 82 |
| L. Colwill | England | 23 | Defender | 187 | 83 |
| C. Palmer | England | 24 | Midfielder | 189 | 76 |
| T. Livramento | England | 23 | Defender | 182 | 65 |
| J. Quansah | England | 23 | Defender | 190 | 84 |
| J. Trafford | England | 24 | Goalkeeper | 197 | 83 |
| R. Lewis | England | 21 | Defender | 170 | 64 |
| K. Mainoo | England | 21 | Midfielder | 175 | 72 |
| L. Hall | England | 22 | Defender | 179 | 73 |
| A. Wharton | England | 22 | Midfielder | 182 | 77 |
| A. Scott | England | 23 | Midfielder | 178 | 68 |
| N. O'Reilly | England | 21 | Defender | 177 | 77 |
| E. Nwaneri | England | 19 | Midfielder | 176 | 70 |
| M. Lewis-Skelly | England | 20 | Midfielder | 178 | 72 |
| Joshua King | England | 19 | Midfielder | 187 | 74 |
| R. Ngumoha | England | 18 | Attacker | 170 | 75 |
Given how consistently goals have featured in this fixture and in both teams' broader form, leaning toward goals feels like the sturdier read of this one rather than picking a winner outright.
Spain's control and England's attacking spells both point the same way, even if the final scoreline is hard to call this far out.
