Day 1 was a loser, annoyingly Patrice Evra gave away a stupid penalty and Romania managed to bag a goal. Perhaps 35 years young is not the prime year of a footballer's career. Still, Payet got them out of a hole in the latter stages of the game and lit up the game with an early contender for goal of the tournament. Let's hope things can improve for this blog as well, maybe a bit of the Payet magic will rub off on us.
Running total - 1 Unit
Day 2 - Wales vs Slovakia
Day 2 and I'm going for goals; I think both teams will come into this game targeting this match as a possible 3 points in their quest to finish 2nd in the group and qualify for the knockout stages of the tournament.
Wales will be relying on Gareth Bale for their goals and with him in the team they have a constant goal threat. However, he is supported by some capable players, the likes of Joe Allen, possibly Joe Ledley and Aaron Ramsay and will surely be capable of getting on the scoresheet.
Slovakia like a few goals in their games; both teams have scored in 6 out of Slovakia's last 8 games. They are a strong unit as proved by their 3-1 friendly win over Germany in the build up to this tournament and have some formidable players, most notably Hamsik who scored in the game against the Germans.
I think with both teams keen to get off to a good start in the group we will get at least a goal each for Wales and Slovakia
Bet 2 - Both Teams to Score - 11/8 (Bet365) 1 Unit
Edit - England Bet added!
I realised I couldn't really neglect the England match in my preview so I'll cheat a bit and add in an extra bet for the days England are playing if I haven't recommended a bet in that match. After all, I lack all discipline in my horse racing betting so why change the habit of a lifetime!
So for the opening game of England's Euro campaign they face a Russian side who would pose a serious threat but for the face their midfield has been decimated by injuries. Igor Denisov is one of five notable absentees from their squad, joining Alan Dzagoev, Denis Cheryshev, Yuri Zhirkov and Oleg Kuzmin. Because of this I think Russia will now aim to frustrate, and this England side are fairly easily frustrated. They will be hard to break down and I think we may have to rely on a set piece for the opening game for England. Therefore I'm going with a fairly outlandish first goalscorer bet. Both Chris Smalling and Gary Cahill are available at big odds, 33/1 and 40/1, to open the scoring so I suggest 0.5 points on both of these players.
Bet 3 - Chris Smalling First Goalscorer 0.5 points 33/1 Bet365
- Gary Cahill First Goalscorer 0.5 points 40/1 Betbright
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