Labeled the "group of death", group B brings together heavy-weights Germany, the Netherlands and Portugal as well as Denmark. While most experts agree that Germany should have no trouble in qualifying to the 1/4 finals and Denmark are most likely to finish rock bottom, Portugal and the Netherlands are a bit of a puzzle - both teams could easily go all the way but are also able to slip already in the group stage.
Dave Farrar of Betfair provides comprehensive analysis of both teams which is definitely worth reading.
Dave acknowledges Netherland's qualities but remains somewhat sceptical, expecting that they "will do their usual thing of looking great in the group stage and then finding a team which is good enough to beat them in the knockout rounds". Still, he sees the Dutch as "probable semi finalists" and his recommendation is to back Klaas Jan Huntelaar for championship's Top Goalscorer (@20.0).
Dave's Team Guide on the Netherlands: http://betting.betfair.com/football/euro-2012/team-guides/euro-2012-team-guide-netherlands-310512-195.html
As for Portugal, Dave shares the opinion of pretty much everybody - they "may have the pre-tournament best player in their ranks, but whether they can go on and win the tournament is another matter". His suggestion bettingwise is also quite orthodox - expect many goals in the games involving the Portuguese.
Team Guide on Portugal by Dave Farrar: http://betting.betfair.com/football/euro-2012/team-guides/euro-2012-team-guide-portugal-310512-195.html
With the match between the Netherlands and Portugal (last in the group B fixtures) very likely to decide who goes through and who goes home, it is maybe useful to remember what happened in the match between the two in 1/8 final of the 2006 World Cup ...
Anyway, let's hope things wouldn't get ugly this time around.
And for change - here's a bit of an unconventional view on how the group might look by Bleacher Report:
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1198934-euro-2012-predicting-every-game-in-group-b#/articles/1198934-euro-2012-predicting-every-game-in-group-b
This is what they expect (although the 3 draws predicted for Portugal seem rather odd):
Good luck and have fun reading!
Dave Farrar of Betfair provides comprehensive analysis of both teams which is definitely worth reading.
Dave acknowledges Netherland's qualities but remains somewhat sceptical, expecting that they "will do their usual thing of looking great in the group stage and then finding a team which is good enough to beat them in the knockout rounds". Still, he sees the Dutch as "probable semi finalists" and his recommendation is to back Klaas Jan Huntelaar for championship's Top Goalscorer (@20.0).
Dave's Team Guide on the Netherlands: http://betting.betfair.com/football/euro-2012/team-guides/euro-2012-team-guide-netherlands-310512-195.html
As for Portugal, Dave shares the opinion of pretty much everybody - they "may have the pre-tournament best player in their ranks, but whether they can go on and win the tournament is another matter". His suggestion bettingwise is also quite orthodox - expect many goals in the games involving the Portuguese.
Team Guide on Portugal by Dave Farrar: http://betting.betfair.com/football/euro-2012/team-guides/euro-2012-team-guide-portugal-310512-195.html
With the match between the Netherlands and Portugal (last in the group B fixtures) very likely to decide who goes through and who goes home, it is maybe useful to remember what happened in the match between the two in 1/8 final of the 2006 World Cup ...
Anyway, let's hope things wouldn't get ugly this time around.
And for change - here's a bit of an unconventional view on how the group might look by Bleacher Report:
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1198934-euro-2012-predicting-every-game-in-group-b#/articles/1198934-euro-2012-predicting-every-game-in-group-b
This is what they expect (although the 3 draws predicted for Portugal seem rather odd):
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Germany | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| Netherlands | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Portugal | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Denmark | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 1 |
Good luck and have fun reading!
No comments:
Post a Comment