Euro 2008 betting tips- 7/6/08

After the long long wait, Euro 2008 finally starts on Saturday!! 

Switzerland vs. Czech Republic-  The home nation will kick off the tournament against the Czechs.  It would be easy to discount the Swiss straight away, but the Czech do have vital players in midfield missing and it’s hard to not take into account the big advantage the home fans will give the Swiss. 

Betting tip: The opening games of tournaments can always be a bit dodgy and hard to call, but I really can’t see past the Czechs.  Just to be sure, lay the Swiss in this opening game at odds of 2.98 on Betfair.

Portugal vs. Turkey- Portugal are big favourites to win this match at odds of 1.79. But Portugal have struggled in the Euro 2008 qualifying matches, not being able to beat Poland, Serbia and Finland. 

Betting tip: Turkey will be hard to beat, at odds of 5.9 I’ll be taking a risk and backing them to win the match.  Try also to back the draw at 3.6.

UPDATE- In the end it was one winner and one loser.  Switzerland gave the Czechs a few scares and made some decent chances in the match.  They were unlucky not to come away with a draw.  But 1 goal was enough to win the match and win our bet.  In the end the Portuguese class told over Turkey and our risk of backing Turkey backfired.  Although Turkey did display some good moments in the match, it just wasn’t enough to make a second winning bet for us.