Scott Thornton has picked out a betting angle from each of the Euro 2024 fixtures on Saturday.
14:00 Saturday
Georgia vs Czech Republic
Georgia impressed with their attacking intent against Turkey despite succumbing to a 3-1 defeat. They mustered up a total of 14 shots and had a few chances to equalise before the killer blow was struck by Akturkoglu in injury time. The Georgians have failed to score in just one of their last 10 matches and those games have seen an average of 4.1 goals.
The Czech Republic saw very little of the ball against Portugal but they did manage to score thanks to a wonder strike from Lukas Provod. Their five matches under Ivan Hasek have seen four goals on average so back over 2.5 in this match looks a good bet.
Read Scott Thornton's full match preview for this game here.
Tip: Over 2.5 Goals In The Match @ 7/10 William Hill (1 point)
17:00 Saturday
Turkey vs Portugal
Turkey made 14 fouls when they last faced Portugal and we have singled out Kaan Ayhan as the man to make two or more here. He made a foul playing next to Hakan Calhanoglu in the last game but the Inter man was booked, meaning Ayhan will have to do more of the donkey work here if Hakan is to avoid suspension. When these sides last squared off, Orkun Kokcu played in midfield next to Calhanoglu. He made four fouls.
The three players in the centre of the park for Czech Republic in Portugal’s first game combined for four fouls. This looks set to be a busy area again with the likes of Bruno Fernandes and Vitinha looking to make an impact.
Read Scott Thornton's full match preview for this game here.
Tip: Over 1.5 Fouls For Kaan Ayhan @ 3/1 Paddy Power (0.5 points)
20:00 Saturday
Belgium vs Romania
Belgium lost their opening match but piled on the pressure for the vast majority of the game. Their were 12 corners in that game. The defeat was Domenico Tedesco’s 14th match in charge of the Red Devils. Those have seen ana average of 10.86 corners. The Belgians have contributed with 6.86 of those so backing over 9.5 corners in the match looks a good bet with goal difference potentially being an issue.
There were 12 corners in Romania’s 3-0 win over Ukraine in their group opener. Edward Iordanescu’s side managed to win four of those corners despite having just 29% possession. They are likely to see little of the ball once again but let’s hope they contribute to the corner count.
Read Scott Thornton's full match preview for this game here.
