Euro 2024 Tips – Group Stage, Match Day 2

Euro 2024 Tips – Group Stage, Match Day 2

CROATIA VS ALBANIA
Croatia (-1) $2.38

Croatia and Albania look to get off the mark, after both sides tasted defeat in their opening Group B fixture.

Croatia were belted 3-0 by Spain, though they generated more chances than their opponents and can count themselves unlucky.

Alternatively, Albania lost 2-1 to Italy, a scoreline with flattered the defeated outfit, with both possession and chances hard to come by.

I’m backing Croatia to bounce back in a big way, defeating Albania by 2+ goals.

GERMANY VS HUNGARY
Under 2.5 Total Goals $2.30

Germany will be out to consolidate their position atop of Group A with a strong performance against Hungary.

Hungary and Germany have meet three times across the last three years, with Hungary winning the most recent fixture, with the points were shared in the previous two.

Under 2.5 Total Goals has hit in three of the last four H2H between this pair, and I’m expecting another cagey affair here.

I’m taking the unders.

SCOTLAND VS SWITZERLAND
Switzerland and Over 1.5 Goals $2.30

Scotland will be looking to restore an ounce of pride when they face Switzerland, following their 5-1 defeat to Germany in game 1.

Meanwhile, Switzerland did a number on Hungary in their opening fixture, claiming a thoroughly deserved 3-1 victory.

The Swiss have tasted defeat just once across their last 15 internationals, and have won three of their last four games (1D).

I’m backing Switzerland to secure their spot in the round of 16 with a comfortable win here.

SLOVENIA VS SERBIA
Slovenia $4.50

Slovenia are out to build on their strong 1-1 performance against Denmark, the they take to the field against Serbia.

Serbia held their own against pre-tournament favourites, England, despite suffering a 1-0 defeat.

Slovenia carries decent form into this fixture, going seven games without defeat (4W,3D), including a victory over Portugal.

Alternatively, Serbia have won twice across their last seven internationals  (1D,4L).

I’m taking the underdogs at what looks to be huge overs.

DENMARK VS ENGLAND
England to Win to Nil $2.39

England are out to extend their lead in Group C when they meet Denmark in Frankfurt.

The Three Lions hold an exceptional record in the Euro group stages, not losing in a pool fixture since 2004, while last conceding a goal in the group phase back in 2016.

I’m backing England to see off the Danes, while keeping another cleansheet.

SPAIN VS ITALY
Spain to Win $2.10

Two World Football heavyweights are set to go toe-to-toe when Spain take on Italy in Gelsentkirchen.

Both sides were victorious in the opening round of fixtures, though Spain more so, sealing an emphatic 3-0 victory over Croatia.

Spain has won the last two meetings with Italy 2-1, though the Azzurri hold bragging rights in the Euros, knowing out Spain in extra time on their way to claiming the 2020 Euro Championship.

Spain has been in incredible form of late, form which I’m backing to continue here.

SLOVAKIA VS UKRAINE
Under 2.5 Total Goals $1.67

Slovakia are looking to keep their fairy-tale run alive, after defeating Group favourites Belgium 1-0 in the opening fixture.

They’ll be playing a Ukrainian side that suffered a shock 3-0 defeat to Romania in their opening pool fixture.

Slovakia’s recent success has been built from the back, keeping a clean sheet in each of their last three internationals (3W).

With three points already to their name, Slovakia will be more than happy to hold out for a draw here, as such I’m backing a low-scoring affair.

POLAND VS AUSTRIA
Austria to Win $2

Poland and Austria both lost the opening fixtures to Netherlands and France respectively, and now find themselves in a must win situation.

Austria played extremely well in defeat against world #2 ranked France, conceding just once, while generating the same amour of shots on target as the European giants.

Meanwhile, Poland let a one goal lead slip against the Dutch, eventually going down 2-1, spending the lions share of the match defending their box.

Austria has only suffered two defeats since September 2022 (12W,3D), losing out to Belgium and France, they heading into this tournament winning six of seven games (1D).

I’m backing Austria to defeat a Polish side who re lacking a bit of strike-force in the absence of Lewandowski.

NETHERLANDS VS FRANCE
France $2.25

Match of the round sees France pitted against the Netherlands, with the winner likely to top Group D.

Both outfits won their opening pool fixture, France edged past Austria 1-0 thanks to an own goal, while the Dutch came back from 1-0 down to claim a 2-1 victory over Poland, despite being wasteful in front of goal.

France has won seven of their last eight games against the Oranje (1L), the last two of those victories coming in the qualifiers.

The French could be without their best player and Captain, with Mbappe breaking his nose against Austria, even so, Les Bleus have extraordinary squad depth and should be more than capable here.

GEORGIA VS CZECH REPUBLIC
Czech Republic and Over 2.5 Goals $2.70

Both Georgia and Czech Republic enter this clash off the back of match day 1 defeats.

Tournament debutants, Georgia are the lowest ranked side in the tournament, and might just be content making up the numbers.

The Czech’s will consider themselves unlucky not to pick up a point against Portugal last time out, going down 2-1 after conceding deep into injury time.

The Czech Republic’s last six Internationals have all seen 3+ goals scored, with the Czechs winning six of those contests.

I’m backing the Czechs to get the job done, combined with over 2.5 total goals.

TURKEY VS PORTUGAL
Portugal (-1) $2.38

Unsurprisingly, Turkey and Portugal both won their opening Group F fixtures, though neither side looked overly convincing in doing so.

Turkey’s win against minnows, Georgia, was their first in six games (2D,3L), and they’ll need to improve again should they hope to claim their first victory over Portugal in the Euro Finals (3L).

Portugals victory over Czech Republic was their 14th in 16 starts (2L), with their last draw coming two years and 27 games ago!

This pair have played nine times previously, Portugal winning seven of those fixtures (2L), while seven games also featured a winning margin of 2+ goals.

I’m backing Portugal to cover the -1 goal handicap.

BELGIUM VS ROMANIA
Belgium to Win & Lukaku to Score $2.16

Belgium take on Romania in the final match day 2 fixture.

Romania shocked the continent when they dispatched a highly-fancied Ukrainian opponent 3-0 in their opening game, despite holding just 34% of possession.

Meanwhile, Belgium were on the other side of a shock result, losing 1-0 European minnows, Slovakia, although the Red Devils can feel hard done by, with two Lukaku goals being rules out by VAR.

I’m backing Belgium to bounce back, combined with Lukaku finding the back of the net, legally.