@Footy_Tipster gives his best bets and predictions ahead of a huge round of fixtures in Euro 2024..
Euro 2024 Predictions
Spain v England
Match Result and Both Teams To Score - Draw and Yes
The Olympiastadion in the German capital is all set for the 2024 European Championship final between Spain and England on Sunday evening.
There’s no doubt that Spain’s route to the final has been a tough one, after beating the hosts Germany in the quarter-final, they then faced one of the pre-tournament favourites in the semi-final. After going behind early to France in Munich, La Roja didn’t wait long to turn the game in their favour, a wonder strike from the talented Lamine Yamal was followed up just four minutes later with a moment of brilliance from Dani Olmo. There’s no doubt that Les Bleus had the better chances in the second half, it looked as though Luis de la Fuente’s side were happy to just see the game out and that’s exactly what they did, his team have been the standout in this tournament and they’ll be hoping to reap the rewards in Berlin with a fourth Euros trophy.
It’s been obvious to many that England just haven’t performed in this tournament so far, yet here they are set to battle it out for their first ever Euros trophy, which just shows the character of this England side. Just like their two knockout games prior, the Three Lions found themselves trailing on Wednesday evening when Xavi Simons smashed one home for the Dutch. England were then awarded a controversial penalty shortly after, with captain Harry Kane making no mistake to put his side level. With just two minutes added at the end of the 90 minutes, England looked set to participate in extra-time for a third consecutive game until super sub Ollie Watkins fired in a 91st minute winner to send the Three Lions into their first ever major tournament final on foreign soil.
Method Of Victory - England - Penalties
This is Spains first Euros final since their 4-0 victory over Italy in 2012, whilst England have made it back-to-back finals following their game against Italy at Euro 2020. These two sides have met five times since 2011 and the head-to-head is split with both sides winning two and one draw. However, the last time these two sides met came in 2018, with the two nations competing in the same group in the UEFA Nations League, both teams have found the net in their last three meetings, we could see something similar in this one.
When Is Euro 2024?
The 2024 European Championships get underway on Friday 14th June 2024 and the final will take place on Sunday 14th July 2024.
It is undoubtedly the biggest football tournament of the summer, with sports betting punters taking a keen interest as 24 nations do battle to lift the trophy.
While qualification is currently ongoing, anticipation is certainly growing amongst football betting punters ahead of Euro 2024 and all roads lead to Germany.
We're only a matter of months away from the 2024 European Championship draw in Hamburg and supporters will be keeping a close eye on proceedings ahead of December's event.
Euro 2024 Qualified Teams
As tournament hosts, Germany have automatically qualified for the competition and the three-time European champions will be joined by 23 nations next summer.
The top two teams in each qualifying group will qualify while the final three slots will be decided by a series of play-off matches in March 2024.
Twelve teams will compete in the playoffs with the aim of qualifying for next summer's tournament and football prediction punters will be expecting Europe's biggest nations to feature.
How Will The Euro 2024 Group Stages Work?
The format of the European Championship changed ahead of the 2016 competition, giving teams a better chance of reaching the knockout stages of the tournament.
16 of the 24 teams competing at the finals will reach the next stage at Euro 2024, with the top two countries in each group booking their place in the next round. In addition, the four best-performing third placed nations will reach the last-16 phase.
It is worth remembering that Portugal finished third in the Euro 2016 group stages but still went on to win the tournament. Could we see another third-placed nation lift the trophy in 2024?
Euro 2024 Betting Odds
As of March 2024, the latest Euro 2024 outright odds are as follows:
- France - 4/1
- England - 9/2
- Germany - 6/1
- Spain - 8/1
- Portugal - 9/1
- Italy - 12/1
- Netherlands - 14/1
- Belgium - 16/1
- Bar - 20/1
*Credit for all of the photos in this article belongs to AP Photo*
