Euro 2008 match betting tips- 13/6/08

It’s the Group C  ‘Group of death’ games today and there’s no doubt that today we’ll see some great matches.  So far we’ve done pretty well with the winning bets (not so good with the fun bets though), hopefully the winning will continue.  If you’ve just joined us (where have you been?, I hope you haven’t been watching Big Brother!!), make sure to sign up to Betfair to put your bets on and you will get a FREE £25 Bet offer.  See the link or check out the banners.

Holland v France- Well it’s the tale of two contrasting performances, Holland played some great football, scoring a fantastic 2nd goal and France were just poor all over the pitch, not really threatening up front.  The two teams have played 21 times, with 9 wins for the Dutch and the French winning 8 times.  Luckily for the Dutch this match can’t go to penalties as France knocked them out in Euro ‘96.  If France play like they played in their first game then they will have no chance, surely this game will bring out a big performance from the French players? 

Euro 2008 betting tip- We shouldn’t be underestimating the French in this match, we saw how they got their act together at the World Cup after a terrible start, but without a world class player like Zidane they may find it tough.  It won’t be an easy game for the Dutch and unlike teams like Romania, they won’t be defending most of the match to keep a clean sheet.   I will still be backing the Dutch to win this match at odds of 2.8 on Betfair, but as the current odds suggest, it is going to be a very close match.

UPDATE: 4-1 what a game!!! This has to be the game of the tournament so far, the Dutch were on killer form today and if the French had put away their chances then the score line could of reached double figures.  Thankfully this game won us our bet and should of covered any losses from the Italy match. 

Italy v Romania- It’s all at stake for the world champions today, they have to win to stand a chance of qualifying.  Romania will look to frustrate just like they did against France.  Italy looked like they were missing the creativity in midfield, if only they had Totti pulling the strings.  From past games, it doesn’t look too good for Romania, out of 14 games Italy have beaten them 10 times.   In Euro 2008 Italy won 2-0 against the Romanians in the quarter finals.

Euro 2008 betting tip-   Romania are at massive odds of 7.0 on Betfair to beat Italy.  Italy have to win this match to have a chance at qualifying.  I know that ‘having’/'needing’ to win is very different to winning a game and although Italy are missing creativity  in midfield I will be backing them at odds of 1.7 to beat Romania today.  Also I’m going for a small fun bet on Luca Toni to score at anytime at odds of 2.42.  See Betfair.

UPDATE:  Losing bet, Italy rode their luck at the end with the saved penalty and could of been out of Euro 2008.  In the end the 1-1 draw lost us our bet of backing Italy to win this game.  As I said before having to win a game doesn’t mean you will win the game, maybe I should take my own advice next time!!