Euro 2008 match betting tips- 18/6/08

Wednesday sees the last of the group games being played, which means knockout football after this…which means….the possibility of penalties!!! 

Greece v Spain
Russia v Sweden

Spain have already qualified and Greece have already been knocked out of the competition, so that means the Russia match is the game to watch today.  A draw will see Sweden qualify, Russia need to get all three points to get to the quarter finals.  Out of the 23 times they have both played each other, Sweden have won 7 times, Russia 8 times and the draw has occurred 8 times.  The last competitive match was at USA ‘94, Sweden win the game 3-1.  

Euro 2008 betting tip:  So one of the teams I tipped to win Euro 2008 a few weeks back will be going out today, so which one will I be backing?  It’s a tough one, Sweden have past experience to draw upon, but Russia can welcome back their captain Arshavin to their team and also have the experience of Hiddink.  Back them to win on Betfair at odds of 2.82.  Also small on Arshavin to score at anytime at odds of 4.2.

UPDATE:  (Russia 2-0 Sweden) Well what a fantastic performance from Russia, playing at a fast pace and never giving Sweden any breathing space in the first 30 minutes.  2 out of tow winning bets tonight, courtesy of backing Russia to win and danger man Arshavin scoring on 66 minutes.  4.2 odds for him to score at anytime is the biggest priced winner we’ve had so far, hopefully those small bet will start to come off!!  The other match saw Spain 2-1 against Greece