Football Betting
Long-term bets on the winner of a major tournament have always been in demand among bettors. All this also applies to Euro 2020. According to bookmakers’ estimates, several teams at once have high chances of winning the tournament: England, France, Belgium, Germany and Spain. The national teams listed have the lowest odds. One can partially agree with this decision of the offices. In our opinion, the TOP-5 should look a little differently. The Germans and Spaniards must be absent here. Who should replace them?
Content
- England
- France
- Belgium
- Italy
- Portugal
- Russia
- Why not Spain and Germany
- How to bet on a winner in Betcity bookmaker?
- Summing up
England
Bookmakers have set a coefficient in the region of 6 for the victory of the founders of football at Euro 2020.
Gareth Southgate challenged the strongest players in the country to the European tournament. Almost all collections represent the Premier League, with the exception of a few players. The England national team is highly coherent and well balanced. This allows you to tightly defend and quickly attack the revealed opponent.
The coordination of actions is not surprising. For example, 2 representatives from Chelsea, Manchester City and Manchester United will play in the line of defense. Southgate can play well-played deuces from the same club.
This is what the starting lineup of England looks like in Round 3 of the 2022 World Cup qualification, when strong Poles came to visit. 4 Manchester City players were on the field at once. This ensured good coherence in defense and attack. This composition won the Poles with a score of 2: 1.
In qualifying for Euro 2020, the British confidently took 1st place, having suffered a defeat at a visit to the Czechs. The founders of football smashed the Montenegrins and Bulgarians with an indecent score. In the starting qualification of the 2022 World Cup, Southgate’s charges in three starting rounds won victories over San Marino, Albania and Poland with a total score of 9: 1.
After a disastrous season for himself, Kane will be hungry for a trophy.
Distinctive features – high reliability of defense, powerful effective attack
France
The coefficient for winning the tournament is 6.
Didier Deschamps does not allow his charges to lower the bar. The French have been demonstrating powerful football for the past few years and have set themselves the task of repeating the recent success of the Spaniards – after winning the 2018 World Cup, to immediately win the Euro. The chances of this have increased dramatically with the return to the national team of Karim Benzema. This striker has been demonstrating amazing results in Real Madrid for several years now, sometimes single-handedly pulling matches for his team. All this made the head coach change his mind and return the talented striker.
It’s worth taking a look at what the French have done to one of Europe’s most organized defenses with the return of Benzema.
The Welsh were defeated with a score of 3: 0. True, the opponent was playing in the minority from the 26th minute, but already before that the hosts had missed several opportunities to score.
Karim added creativity to the attack. Benzema, Griezmann and Mbappe simply tore the opponent apart.
The performance of the French at the last League of Nations is significant. In the group, the rivals went to the Swedes, Croats and Portuguese. In a confrontation with such heavyweights, Deschamps’ wards calmly scored 16 points, never losing, and took 1st place.
Distinctive features – a lethal attack, capable of opening any dense defense, while the world champions do not go ahead with large forces. Deschamps Uses Combined Football
Belgium
The coefficient is 7.
The bronze medalist of the 2018 World Cup will try to improve the result at Euro. Over the past 3 years, the Red Devils have improved their football quality even more. Even the 2nd squad defeated the iron base of the Belarusian national team with a score of 8: 0.
In qualifying for Euro 2020, the Belgians scored 40 goals, conceding only 3 goals (2 from the Russians). In the subsequent League of Nations, the “red devils” took 1st place in the difficult group.
Two defeats went to the Denmark national team, which has one of the most organized and reliable defenses in the world of football. In the second match, 4 goals hit the goal of this opponent at once. Only when visiting the British did Martinez’s wards were defeated.
In the starting qualification of the 2022 World Cup, the Belgians not only declassified the Belarusians, but also beat the Wales national team with a score of 3: 1. True, a draw was recorded while visiting the Czechs.
Distinctive features – the Belgians, with their attacking power, literally press down the opponent in his half of the field. Even a tight defense does not save opponents from a large number of conceded goals
Italy
The coefficient is 12.
Roberto Mancini managed to reboot the Italian national team after its absence from the 2018 World Cup. It was a strong blow to the players’ pride. They went out to every match with overwhelming motivation. It is worth adding to this increased organization and discipline. High potential with off-scale motivation led to amazing results. The Italians have already forgotten when they were losing in an official match:
- In the qualifying for Euro 2020, 10 wins were won with 37 goals;
- At the group stage of the League of Nations in the confrontation with the Dutch, Poles and Bosnians, 3 victories were won with 3 draws, 7 goals were scored;
- In 3 rounds of World Cup 2022 qualification, the Northern Irish, Bulgarians and Lithuanians were beaten with the same score 2: 0.
It is difficult to understand why the bookmakers decided that Mancini’s wards were not worthy of taking a place in the TOP-5.
The Italians are obliged to calmly leave the group and go far to the playoffs. This team is the “dark horse” of the tournament. Leaders are in good shape.
A distinctive feature – outrageous motivation after the failure in qualifying for the 2018 World Cup
Portugal
The coefficient is 10.
Ronaldo’s fellow countrymen who are reigning European champions should never be underestimated. The Portugal squad is capable of fulfilling the highest challenge. It is full of representatives of the top clubs that make up the iron base: Liverpool, Atlético, Manchester City, Manchester United, Lyon, Porto, Juventus, etc.
It is worth considering the powerful coaching potential. The main helmsman is Fernando Santos. It was under him that the Portuguese powerfully added to the level of football.
Many believe that Ronaldo has slowed down a lot and without him the reigning European champion will demonstrate a weak game. But we must bear in mind that for Cristiano this may already be the last Euro. Therefore, the leader of the national team will give all the best in full.
The last League of Nations showed that the Portuguese are starting to gain momentum closer to the tournament. The group consisted of the French, Croats and Swedes, and in the fight against them it turned out to take 2nd place with one defeat from the world champions with a minimum score.
Santos’ wards got a complicated quartet. But the Portuguese are obliged to go further from at least 3 places. Chances are high to break into the playoffs from 2nd position.
Distinctive features – increased fighting qualities, iron discipline and good balance along the lines
Russia
Odds – 75
Many may grin that Cherchesov’s wards claim to win the tournament. A number of experts predict the 3rd place in the group. The rivals were the Belgians, Danes and Euro debutants, Finns.
In the qualification of the European tournament, the Russians met twice with the Belgians and suffered 2 defeats. But each time the struggle was stubborn. The meeting with the “red devils” will be held in St. Petersburg with the support of a large number of fans. Due to motivation, the Russian national team is able to perform miracles at home. And in the next confrontation with the Belgians, one can hope for a draw.
Read about how to place bets on the matches of the Russian national team at EURO 2020 in a separate article.
In the second round, the Finns went. This rival has greatly improved the quality of football and achieves frequent positive results due to the powerfully built high defense and sharp counterattacks. In terms of their potential, Cherchesov’s wards are superior to the Finns. The match will take place in St. Petersburg. More than 30,000 fans will come to the stands. The motivation to win from the Russians will go off scale, which should bring 3 points to the piggy bank.
If in the first two rounds 4 points are scored, then in match 3 due to courage and emotions one can expect a powerful game with the Danes. True, the game will be held in Copenhagen, the opponents will be helped by their own walls. In any case, 4 points will allow you to go to the 1/8 finals from 3rd place. And there a lot depends on the opponents.
Why not Spain and Germany
The reasons for the failures of the Spaniards and Germans are obvious.
The German Football Federation made a grave mistake that left Lev on the coaching bridge after the failure of the 2018 World Cup. As the results of recent matches showed, the Germans continue to slip. The defeat in Spain from the local team with a score of 6: 0 is a vivid indicator of not only game problems, but also psychological ones.
In the qualification of the 2022 World Cup in the 3rd round, the Germans hosted the North Macedonian national team at their home arena and lost to such an opponent with a score of 1: 2.
The hosts did not play enough to win. Leo has lost his football scent. He lacks a fresh look. The coach can no longer emotionally turn on his charges. All this will lead to further failures.
The Spaniards have a different problem. The national team has one of the most powerful midfield lines, which makes it easy to intercept the center of the field. The Spaniards are trying to stretch the opponent’s defense along the front and break through the empty zones to the goal. But due to the lack of a creative explosive forward, few balls fly into the gates of even ordinary middle peasants. This led to a defeat at a visit to the Ukrainians (1: 0), a home draw with the Greeks (1: 1), a minimal victory over the Georgians (1: 2). The defeat of the Germans is an exception to the rule, this is due to the crisis of the top opponent.
How to bet on a winner in Betcity bookmaker?
Having registered at the bookmaker’s office, having passed the identification and replenishing the account, you can start betting on EURO matches. This can be done in several ways.
In the upper right corner there is a standard “Line” section. Here you need to find the category “Football” and find offers for Euro 2020 there.
Another way is provided. On the left is a panel with a graphic representation of sports. The first is the Football category. When you click on it, a window opens on the right.
The right half offers a long list of long-term bets. A separate detailed article has been published on them. In the left half in the category “Football. European Championship 2020. Group stage ”posted the lines on the opposition of the national teams themselves. Having chosen the match of interest, you must click on its name, and the bookmaker will automatically open the full line for the game.
For example, in the meeting “Belgium – Russia” in the course of the analysis it was decided to bet on Cherchesov’s team not to lose. You need to click on the odds of this outcome, after which a separate coupon will open, where you need to specify the amount of the bet and confirm the placement of the bet – the bet has been placed in the bookmaker.
Summing up
High odds on the clear favorites of the tournament make it possible to use the “Fan” strategy when multiple bets are placed on the prospective winners. The main thing is to correctly calculate the bet amounts in order to get a good win if one of the national teams wins.
