Euro 2012 Football Betting
Article Published:
08/02/2010 11:51:48
The Euro 2012 draw has taken place, and England had such a good draw that online sports betting sites make them the odds-on favourite to win Group G. Paddy Power have England as the 2/5 favourites in Group G, with Switzerland at 9/2, Bulgaria at 11/2, Wales at 16/1 and Montenegro at 40/1. In one way it is disappointing that Wales ended up being drawn in the same group as England, but there is little doubt that the draw gives England a fantastic chance of making good progress in the tournament – the team is offered as the 7/1 second favourite to win Euro 2012 outright.
Scotland has a potentially challenging draw in Group I, as the team will have to face Spain (offered at 1/5 to win the group) and the Czech Republic (9/2). Scotland itself is the 9/1 third favourite to win Group I, with Lithuania at 80/1 and Liechtenstein the 750/1 outsider of the five teams.
Ireland is in a slightly position in Group B, and is installed at the 3/1 second favourite to win its group, with Russia the clear favourite at 8/13. Other teams in contention here are Slovakia at 4/1, FYR Macedonia at 16/1, Armenia at 66/1 and Andorra at 500/1.
Germany is offered at 1/3 to win Group A, Italy is the favourite to win Group C at 4/11, France is the 2/5 favourite in Group D, Holland is the 2/5 favourite in Group E, Croatia is 4/5 in Group F and Portugal is offered at 4/6 in Group H.
Northern Ireland is available at odds of 20/1 in Group C, but will need to perform extremely well against Italy, Serbia, Slovenia, Estonia and the Faroe Islands if it is to qualify.
As far as the outright Euro 2012 winner is concerned, Paddy Power has Spain installed at the market favourites at 4/1, with England at 7/1 as mentioned previously. Germany and Italy are both priced at 15/2, Holland is at 10/1 and France at 12/1. Other teams are available at 14/1 or bigger.
Although all eyes will be on the World Cup this year, if you fancy England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland to qualify for Euro 2012 then now might be a good time to lock in some prices. Visit the Paddy Power sportsbook to have a closer look at the markets available and take advantage of the prices that are on offer.
