UEFA European Championship U21 (Sweden :: 15.-29.06.)

[nori]

Originally Posted by Limitlezz

My money is on Serbia, sorry

as long as some of us win it doesnt matter, but i really doubt it that serbia can beat sweden, they really playing very poor.

big money on sweden and italy double for me, lets wait and see..

[Mozzi]

Originally Posted by nori

People, what do ye think, am thinking of playing sweden and italy in a double with big money ?? any ideas ?? i know sweden only needs a draw to qualify, but i see sweden way stronger than the serbs, the serbs have been very poor, didnt score a goal yet, whereas sweden has scorde 6 golas in 2 games ???
any ideas are appreciated

Hm, don't let those stats fool you, as factual as they are. Sweden scored 5 past Belarus, which fair enough, you can only beat what's in front of you but Belarus aren't a very good U21 side. They scored 1 goal against Italy despite being at home and playing against 10 men for the majority of the game and Italy aren't that good anymore barring Giovinco. Serbia haven't scored yet but they've also not conceded yet. Their 4-5-1 formation is solid defensively but weak in attack. I fancy a draw - Sweden don't have to win and I don't think either side is good enough to beat the other. I'm going to stay under 2.5 goals even if the odds aren't great on it.

[nori]

only the 7th min and sweden are up 1:0 , so far so good

[nori]

2:0 sweden

[nori]

Originally Posted by nori

People, what do ye think, am thinking of playing sweden and italy in a double with big money ?? any ideas ?? i know sweden only needs a draw to qualify, but i see sweden way stronger than the serbs, the serbs have been very poor, didnt score a goal yet, whereas sweden has scorde 6 golas in 2 games ???
any ideas are appreciated

Big profit tonite on sweden and italy double

[Paul Ross]

Friday 26 June 2009	Home	Draw	Away	BPP
	England U21 v Sweden U21 (17:00 BST)	2.2	3.45	3.85	100.41 %
	Italy U21 v Germany U21 (19:45 BST)	2.46	3.35	3.25	101.27 %

[Paul Ross]

I'm stunned to see England at 2.20!

Sweden have played well, no question and they have home support, but surely this England side has way too much class for them?

I was expecting a price of around 1.60, 2.20 simply has to be taken imo.

[leesidepunter]

Paul,

Where have you seen the 6/5 on England mate.

Leesidepunter

[slipkid]

Originally Posted by Paul Ross

I'm stunned to see England at 2.20!

Sweden have played well, no question and they have home support, but surely this England side has way too much class for them?

I was expecting a price of around 1.60, 2.20 simply has to be taken imo.

I agree, bit shocked to see that price. I'm going to take England on the -1 handicap at 10/3 and a small nibble on -2 at 9/1 (paddypower). England have a fully fit squad and should have the quality to win by a couple of goals.

[EdJohanson]

England U21 - Sweden U21 Over 2,5 odds 2.10

England qualified for the semi-finals from the top of their group after sharing spoils with Germany and they are slight favourites in this game. Hosts Sweden were brilliant in the last round against Serbia and if they repeat that kind of performance, we can see them in the final game.

England continued with solid performances

England Under 21 team have been doing really well since Stuart Pearce took over the reigns and they came to this tournament confident they can go all the way, even though a couple of very important players did not make the squad because of injury. Nevertheless, Pearce was still able to name a very strong squad and that was evident in the group games. The team played really well against Finland and Spain, winning both games and they thus ensured the place in the semis. The boss decided to field a second string side in the final game against Germany but England still played a good game and managed to earn a draw, which was enough for the first place in the group. England are the favourites in the match with Sweden, but they will not have an easy job since the Swedes are in very good form. Stuart Pearce’s side have had a lot of problems in defence at this tournament and they will struggle against impressive Berg and Toivonen. On the other hand, Sweden’s defence is far from impressive and we are pretty sure they won’t be able to keep a clean sheet in this match. Pearce has some selection worries since Agbonlahor and Walcott are very doubtful, but Frazier Campbell has already shown plenty of quality and he will be ready to step in.

Sweden defeated Serbia

Sweden had been thought to be among the underdogs at this tournament but they quickly showed that nobody could afford to write them off. They hammered Belarus in the opening game, coming from a goal behind, with Marcus Berg and Ola Toivonen particularly impressive. It became clear that this striking partnership could be the key to team’s success and their goals helped the team qualify for the semis. The team failed to get anything from the Italy game even though they had an extra man for almost an hour, but managed to make amends in the final game against Serbia. Even though one point was enough for Sweden, they started the game strongly and were soon two goals in front, courtesy of Marcus Berg. Serbia pulled one back but the hosts then replied within a minute and thus the game was effectively over. Sweden once again showed plenty of attacking potential and they have every reason to hope for a good result, although defence is the weakest part of the team and they are likely to be under big pressure against England.

Betting verdict

We expect to see an open game between two attack-minded teams and considering the attacking potential the two sides possess, our advice is to bet on over 2.5 goals.


Source Freebetting.net (Link approved by Paul Ross)

[Anglophile]

Originally Posted by EdJohanson

England continued with solid performances
The team played really well against Finland and Spain, winning both games and they thus ensured the place in the semis.

What channel have you been watching mate because I must have been watching another game?

Paul 3/5 England? I'm sure you thought Hatton was great value against Manny as well. Cough cough "patriotic punting".

Wouldn't touch 6/5 England with a pole even though Sweden are missing Bajrami and Wernbloom who will be big misses.

[dj purry]

can any one tell me in what country the final will play

[deeloughran]

The whole championships are in Sweden?

[Stuey]

ive had a £10 double on England and Germany for returns of £53 with coral just to keep me interested really.

You have to fancy England with a fully fit squad they should have too much for Sweden. No real reasoning for takin Germany just got a gut feelin.

[XZTA]

Originally Posted by dj purry

can any one tell me in what country the final will play

The final is played in Malmö

[sentimentalul]

Sport	Football (Internationals)
Event	England-Germany
Selection	draw
Strength	10/10
Date	29/06/2009
Bookmaker/Price	10bet @ 3.23 (Back)
Reasoning	Germany and England met in phase groups.the teams made equal , 1:1. because play the final competition, the teams will use certainly the defensive tactics due the importance of the match . I guess that these two teams will made again equal, and the winner will be decided in overtime or by the shots from 11 meters.probably 0:0 or 1:1.

[JackJarvis]

Sport	Football (Internationals)
Event	England U21 vs Germany U21
Selection	Germany U21 (Lay)
Strength	10/10
Date	29/06/2009
Bookmaker/Price	Betfair @ 3.40 (Lay)
Reasoning	Germany don't concede many but they also don't score alot of goals and I cannot see them winning this in 90 minutes. Englands' youngsters have been impressive so far and have certainly shown they have plenty of firepower whereas the Germans look pretty average at times. England should win this but I'll play safe and lay the Germans at these prices as a stalemate in 90minutes wouldn't be a surprise

[Mozzi]

I don't mean to sound pedantic here, but you're 10/10 confidence that England will win this game? As in, you'd put your house on it? I mean, I think England will win but I'm not that confident it'll occur!