Bookmakers’ tips are inseparable element of every great sports event. Many people conform to them by nominating the tournament favorite and acting in accordance with the famous sentence: “the bookie always wins.” Others treat it as an opportunity to become rich: they bet on their favorites or look for “dark horses” of the tournament.
So let’s check what the chances of individual national teams look like according to 6 renowned bookmakers: William Hill, Unibet, Expekt, Paddy Power and Bet-at-Home.
All of them tip unanimously the Spaniards, the present world and European champions, as tournament favorites. For one PLN bet on “La Roja” success you will get from 3,4 PLN at Expect, to four times worth of that amount at William Hill. Close behind Spaniards, there are Germans (from 3,75 to 5); however, the difference between them and the Dutch, who are on the third position, is considerable, since for every PLN bet on Oranje you can get from 7 to 8,5 PLN.
Compared to the above-mentioned teams, the odds of white-and-reds are significantly lower. In case of our team’s success for every amount bet on it, you will obtain 67 times more money.
Euro 2012 Group A betting
In the eyes of bookmakers, the favorite of “Polish group” is Russia; the odds’ value of that team’s triumph in group A varies from 2,3 to 2,45. Polish footballers are classified a bit lower (from 3,7 to 4), and the lowest chances are given to Greeks – European champions from 2004, since for every PLN bet on them, you can even six times multiply your investment.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 2.40 | 2.35 | 2.45 | 2.37 | 2.45 |
| Poland | 3.75 | 3.75 | 3.60 | 3.75 | 3.70 |
| Czech Republic | 4.50 | 4.75 | 4.65 | 4.75 | 4.20 |
| Greece | 5.00 | 5.50 | 5.65 | 5.50 | 5.00 |
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Euro 2012 Group B betting
The bookies agree, that in the „group of death” consisting of Holland, Germany, Portugal and Denmark, advancement to quarterfinals will be the privilege of the present world’s vice-champions and our Western neighbors. If someone wanted to bet on a surprise, and invest into Portuguese as the group winner, they would multiply their wealth for even five times, and in case of betting on Danes – even 17 times by choosing or 19 in Expekt.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 2.20 | 2.05 | 2.15 | 2.10 | 1.90 |
| Netherlands | 2.75 | 3.00 | 2.70 | 2.87 | 2.80 |
| Portugal | 4.50 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 4.70 |
| Denmark | 15.00 | 16.00 | 19.00 | 15.00 | 15.00 |
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Euro 2012 Group C betting
In group C you can hardly expect a surprise; as a result of the draw, Spaniards – the present world and European champions – were placed here. The odds in betting on winning the group by Vicente del Bosque’s team vary from 1,5 to 1,63. Decidedly lower chances have the remaining teams: Italians (from 4 to 4,2), Croatians (from 6 to 8) and Irish (from 15 to 19).
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spain | 1.57 | 1.50 | 1.55 | 1.53 | 1.50 |
| Italy | 3.75 | 4.20 | 4.00 | 4.50 | 4.00 |
| Croatia | 8.00 | 7.50 | 7.00 | 7.50 | 6.00 |
| Ireland | 15.00 | 18.00 | 19.00 | 15.00 | 18.00 |
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Euro 2012 Group D betting
The situation in group D is a bit similar to distribution of strength from the group of death. National teams of England and France are favored; the odds bet on group winning of those teams amount respectively to 2,63 in case of British Isles representatives and 2,95 in case of Laurent Blanc’s footballers. The odds of Ukraine, co-hosting the final tournament, vary from 4,9 to 5,85, and the lowest chances are given by bookies to Sweden; winning of that team the group D can bring you a profit amounting to 8,5 times of invested sum of money.
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| England | 2.62 | 2.80 | 2.60 | 2.70 | 2.60 |
| France | 2.62 | 2.60 | 2.60 | 2.80 | 2.70 |
| Ukraine | 5.00 | 6.00 | 5.35 | 5.00 | 5.00 |
| Sweden | 7.00 | 6.00 | 7.50 | 6.50 | 6.50 |
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Euro 2012 outright betting
But when you have a look at the previous European championships’ final results, you can safely count on a few surprises. It is enough to remember the sensational play of the Russian national team, that four years ago at first defeated Swedes and Greeks, and after that granted no chances to the Dutch. You can see Euro 2012 outright odds.
Going back in our minds, all of us recollect the Greeks from Portugal’s stadiums, who in their group took up position in front of favored Spain in order to defeat in the final match the tournament host and reach for gold. There are many candidates to the position of tournament’s dark horse” and all we can do is hope inwardly that it will be the national team led by our head coach Franciszek Smuda.