Germany vs Austria Betting Odds EURO 2008: kick off for this Monday afternoon fixture is scheduled for 2:45 EST from Ernst Happel Stadium in Vienna, Austria. This is a Group B match-up between the second and third seeds. Germany comes in with a record of 1-0-1, with 3 points and a 1-goal differential. Their opponents, the host, Austria, come into this match with a 0-1-1 mark, with 1 point, and a -1 goal differential. International betting champions at SBGglobal.com have Germany a -325 betting odds favorite in EURO 2008 betting against Austria (+850).
This is a very crucial match for the Germans, as different circumstances haven’t allowed them to dominate the way everyone expected them to do at the start of this Euro 2008 Cup.
And for the Germans, they couldn’t have received better news than Lukas Podolski and Philipp Lahm being fit to start in this very important match against Austria.
However, not everything is good news for Germany, as Marcell Jansen will be out due to an injured shoulder, and Bastian Schweinsteiger won’t be available because of a suspension.
This is also a must-win for Austria, if they want to have any chance to stay alive in this Euro 2008. However, Austria will have to pull off this upset with out suspended center back Sebastian Proedl. Martin Hiden will, most likely replace Proedl.
Euro 2008 Odds: Poland vs Croatia Group B, is scheduled for Monday June 16th, 2008 beginning at 2:30 pm EST from Worthersee Stadion, in Klagenfurt, Austria, on ESPN-Classic. Group B leading Croatia (2-0-0; 3 points; Diff. 2), will try to stay undefeated in Monday’s fixture against last place Poland (0-1-1; 1 point; Diff. -2). BodogLife.com has Poland –150 Euro 2008 Odds favorite against Croatia (+120).
Croatia has looked very impressive thus far in this Euro 2008 Cup. They basically put a strangle-hold and Group B by beating two very tough teams in Austria and Germany in their first two matches.
Croatian coach, Slaven Billic, is ready to make substitutions in his side's final Group B match against Poland.
Also for the Croatrian side, Luka Modric, Darijo Srna, Josip Simunic, Robert Kovac, Ivica Olic and Mladen Petric, whom have all received one yellow card and could be rested to avoid any inconveniences for the quarterfinals.
But Billic isn’t the only one planning to make changes in his line up come Monday’s match. Leo Beenhakker, the Poland coach, also says he might juggle his starting line up, as they desperately need this win.
Turkey vs Czech Republic EURO 2008 Odds Group A: with both of these sides tied with three points apiece, and Portugal having secured the top spot in the group, the winner of this fixture will go into the quarter-finals as runners-up. In this winner-takes-all Group A fixture with the Czech Republic, Turkey boss, Fatih Terim, is likely to name the same starting rotation he used to beat Switzerland. BodogLife.com has the best Turkey vs Czech Republic EURO 2008 Group A Odds, as the Czech Republic is a -180 odds favorite against Turkey (+140).
Because of the potential of a shootout (in the case of a draw), this match will be a very good one to watch and bet on, as both of these sides will be fighting to stay alive.
In this Turkey vs Czech Republic EURO 2008 Odds Group A match, the Czechs could partner Milan Baros with Jan Koller in the line-up, which could lead to Karel Brueckner mixing up his usual formation.
CR’s goal keeper and Captain, Keeper Petr, explained: "It doesn't matter how we played before or how they played before, now it's another game, another occasion… everything is at stake. Only one of us can advance and that's how we have to take it."
In the past, these sides have met a total of 14 previous occasions. In their head-to-head match-ups, Turkey has absolutely dominated the Czech’s with a blistering overall record of 10-1-3.
However, Turkey’s superstar midfielder, Hamit Altintop, isn’t letting history bring his team down: "We did not lose our faith or let ourselves down, although we were 1-0 down by halftime (in their 2-1 win over Switzerland)… now, with the morale we have, you must believe that we will have a good result in the game against the Czech Republic and get to the quarter-finals."
In this Euro 2008 Odds: Switzerland vs Portugal Group A fixture, the host country (and city), Switzerland will be playing their final group A match against arguably the best Euro 2008 side. Kick off is scheduled for 2:30 pm EST from St. Jakob-Park Stadium in Basel, Switzerland. The Swizz squad and their sea of fans will have to contend with Cristiano Ronaldo and a red-hot/undefeated Portugal side. SBGglobal has Portugal is a +120 Euro 2008 Odds: Switzerland vs Portugal Group A favorite against Switzerland +210.
Thus far, only Spain, Netherlands, Croatia, and Portugal are the only remaining undefeated sides in this year’s Euro Cup. Portugal has certainly been one of the favorites coming into the tournament, and they’ve yet to disappoint.
Unfortunately, this Euro 2008 Cup host country has failed to qualify for the quarterfinal round. Therefore their match aganst Portugal this afternoon will be solely for pride.
For the home side, striker Eren Derdiyok suffered an ankle injury in Switzerland’s second loss of this Euro 2008 to Turkey, and thus, Daniel Gygax is expected to start.
Consequently, with Portugal having already clinched a spot in tournament’s quarterfinals, it is very likely that coach, Luiz Felipe Scolari, will rest and rotate his players. As a result, Switzerland’s chances increase just a bit for this afternoon.
Greece and Russia meet on Saturday in the Soccer Betting Euro 2008 action in what is really an elimination game in Group D. The loser would almost assuredly have no chance to advance to the quarterfinals. Greece is the defending European Champion but they did not start well in their first match, losing 2-0 to Sweden. "Our aim is to get four or six points from these next two matches.” Greece’s Dimitris Salpingidis said, “Our game against Russia is extremely important – if we lose, we are out – that says it all." Greece knows that they must play much better against Russia if they expect to advance from this group. “We promise you that we will be a different team. We can’t tell you if we will win or lose, but we won’t be the same team as against Sweden,” captain Angelos Basinas said.
Euro 2008 Betting Preview Greece vs. Russia Saturday, 2:45 pm Eastern – ESPN 2
Russia is -.5 (+110) with a total of 2 under (-125) at SBG Global.
Three-way line – Russia +110, Greece +230, Draw +220
Greece will be looking to Angelos Haristeas to score on Saturday. He has scored more times than any other active Greek player. He has 18 goals in 66 caps.
Russia did not play well in their opener either as they were routed by Spain 4-1. The team will need to play much better against Greece if they are to have a chance to advance. Russia could be without striker Roman Pavlyuchenko who has a thigh injury. Andrei Arshavin will also miss the game on Saturday due to suspension. They will need Yuri Zhirkov to score on Saturday. He will be their main threat with Pavlyuchenko and Arshavin out of the lineup. Russia seems confident they will do well on Saturday. Head coach Guus Hiddink does not look to make many changes. "No, not really. Mainly because we have a young team and we're not one of those national sides where one of the 23 players can replace another and play just as well." he said.
The two teams last met at Euro 2004 as Russia won 2-1 in group play although Greece had already advanced at that point. In 1993 Greece drew 1-1 in Moscow and won 1-0 in Athens. Russia won in 1995 by scores of 3-0 and 2-1.
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Three-way line – Russia +110, Greece +230, Draw +220