England’s drab performance at the Euros has dominated the news lately and the 0-0 draw with Slovenia was a match where plenty of online betting punters came a cropper.

However, there were a few big winning bets from the match and we also pick out two other events where canny bettors made some decent profit.

Please remember Spread betting carries a high level of risk to your capital and can result in losses larger than your initial stake/deposit. They may not be suitable for everyone so please ensure you fully understand the risks involved.

ENGLAND v SLOVENIA – MULTI-BOOKINGS (SETTLED AT 600)

In the words of Bruce Springsteen, ‘you can’t start a fire without a spark’, but there was no chance of any ignition last night in Cologne as England and Slovenia played out a 0-0 draw that would have put a glass eye to sleep.

Sellers on our football spread betting markets made decent profits on goals related markets like Total Goal Minutes, Shirt Numbers and Goals x Corners, but there was one set of markets where buyers got the upper hand.

Multi-Bookings is the number of booking points in the first half multiplied by the number accrued in the second. With two first half yellow cards and three awarded after the break, this spread settled at 600 against a pre-match spread of 235-305 as buyers won 295x their stake.

INDIA v AUSTRALIA – SIXES SQUARED (SETTLED AT 576)

India marched on to the semi-finals of the World Cup with a comprehensive 24-run victory over rivals Australia on Tuesday.

Rohit Sharma’s side batted first and the captain set the tone at the top of the order with a crunching innings of 92 runs from just 41 deliveries. That innings contained eight sixes and the spectators had to have their wits about them all match as 24 shots in total cleared the ropes.

That was good news for those who had placed a buy bet on our Sixes Squared market that was 342-393 before play began. With the final makeup at 576, buyers won 183x their stake.

FRANCE v POLAND – PENALTY SUPER-MEGA MINUTES (SETTLED AT 214)

France and Poland shared the spoils last night in a result which left Austria to top the group in surprising fashion.

One of the pre-tournament favourites (and still 11/2 fourth favourite), Didier Deschamps’s side haven’t scored a goal from open play in the group stage with Kylian Mbappe putting them 1-0 up from the spot last night.

That goal appeared to have quelled nerves against an already eliminated Poland side, but the Poles kept going and with Robert Lewandowski back in the side they always carried a threat. It would be Lewandowski who would equalise from the spot, but only after a retake with Mike Maignan adjudged to have been off his line from the first attempt.

The result was a good one for those who backed Penalty Super-Mega Minutes which sees the minute of the first penalty goal scored count as normal, the minute of the second penalty scored count double and, if there is one, the minute of the third penalty scored count treble.

With converted penalties in the 56^th and 79^th minutes yesterday, Penalty SMM settled at 214 against a pre-match spread of 19-23 as buyers pocketed a win of 191x their stake.

Please note that these are examples of winning bets from the past week, and it is important to remember that spread betting carries a high level of risk to your capital and can result in losses larger than your initial stake/deposit.