Scott Thornton has picked out a betting angle from each of the Euro 2024 games on Friday.
14:00 Friday
Slovakia vs Ukraine
Slovakia provided the shock of the round by beating Belgium in their first game. They had 10 shots and forced three saves from the goalkeeper despite riding their luck in their own defensive third. Francesco Calzona will want his side to take the game to the opposition here.
Ukraine were rocked by their 3-0 defeat against Romania. They finished the game with over 70% possession and managed 13 chances but none of them could be defined as cleat cut. The Ukrainians are averaging 1.64 goals per game under Serhiy Rebrov and know they need to get back on the scoresheet here.
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Tip: Both Teams To Score @ 10/11 Ladbrokes (1 point)
17:00 Friday
Poland vs Austria
Austria committed a huge 18 fouls as they were narrowly beaten 1-0 by France in their first match. Higher foul counts have been a theme for the Austrians under Ralf Rangnick with the manager implementing an extremely high press. They made 16 and 19 fouls in their two warm-up matches for this tournament.
The Austrian player we have singled out to make fouls here is Stefan Posch. He committed two fouls in the first game against France. He started one of Austria’s warm-up matches against Serbia. The right-back made three fouls and was booked in that one. Denzel Dumfries, the right-back for the Netherlands, made two fouls in Poland’s last game.
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Tip: Stefan Posch To Make 2+ Fouls @ 11/8 Paddy Power (1 point)
20:00 Friday
Netherlands vs France
The Netherlands needed to come from behind to beat Poland. Their performance merited all three points but they will need to improve to get a result here. They have lost six of their seven matches against France since the start of 2016. The meetings in 2023 saw them lose 2-1 and 4-0.
France have played 15 matches since missing out on the 2022 World Cup on penalties against Argentina. Germany are the only team to beat Didier Deschamps’ men over that period. Les Bleus are averaging 2.73 goals per game over that period and conceding just 0.67.
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