So was Euro 2016 a tournament to remember or one to forget? Probably the latter if we're honest in terms of overall quality and entertainment.

However, there were still plenty of memorable points for spread betters as we highlight below.

10.
Germany v Italy
Toni Kroos Player Performance
Spread: 144 – 159
Make-up: 91
Potential profit: 53 x stake
Toni Kroos came out as Player of the Tournament from our Player Performance stats after a string of majestic displays in the German midfield.
However, the quarter-final v Italy was perhaps not one of his better displays where sellers of his Player Performance market would have been in the money.

9.
Hungary v Portugal
Match Performance
Spread: 85 – 90
Make-up: 146
Potential profit: 56 x stake
This topsy-turvy final game in Group F was arguably the match of the tournament with non-stop action from start to finish.
Buyers of Match Performance here would have turned a tidy profit – if not in most of the other less entertaining matches during the competition.

8.
Italy Tournament Booking Points
Spread: 84 - 92
Make-up: 160
Potential profit: 68 x stake
Italy were (unsurprisingly) the most ill-disciplined team of the tournament, landing more yellow cards than any other nation.
Buyers of their Tournament Bookings Points ended up in the (dirty) cash.

7.
Germany v Ukraine
Corners Squared
Spread: 122 – 130
Make-up: 324
Potential profit: 194 x stake
Ukraine were possibly the worst side at Euro 2016. However they can console themselves with the fact that they were involved in the match with the most corners.
18 flag-kicks taken meant a monster Corners Squared make-up of 324 for spread betters.

6.
Italy v Spain
Total Card Minutes
Spread: 270 – 280
Make-up: 475
Potential profit: 195 x stake
This match saw the reigning European champions lose their crown in a beefy Last 16 clash.
Three yellow cards at the death also helped this match end up with the highest Total Card Minutes make-up for spread betters.

5.
Antoine Griezmann Tournament Player Goal Minutes
Spread: 128 – 138
Make-up: 370
Potential profit: 232 x stake
Antoine Griezmann ended up with the Golden Boot and Player of the Tournament – but not a winner’s medal.
Spread betters were able to profit from the Frenchman’s impressive tournament by buying his Tournament Player Goal Minutes at the start of the competition.

4.
Wales Tournament Total Goal Minutes
Spread: 179 – 189
Make-up: 476
Potential profit: 287 x stake
Wales and Iceland were the big surprise packages of the tournament with Chris Coleman’s side showing England what they ought to have done. Spread betters who bought Wales’ Total Tournament Goal Minutes would also have been toasting their success.

3.
Total Tournament Shirt Numbers
Spread: 1460 – 1510
Make-up: 1170
Potential profit: 290 x stake
A general lower-than-expected total of goals in the tournament also had a knock-on to Shirt Numbers for spread betters (the number of the shirts in matches, aggregated).
Anyone who sold Total Tournament Shirt Numbers ahead of the tournament would have been in the money.

2.
Portugal v France
Total Completed Passes
Spread: 805 – 825
Make-up: 1134
Potential profit: 309 x stake
Unfortunately the final was a snooze-fest, but the dearth of goal-mouth action did mean the players passed the ball around a lot to each other without ever really going anywhere.
Buyers of Total Completed Passes therefore weren’t moaning too much about the general lack of excitement.

1.
Total Tournament Goal Mins
Spread: 6285 – 6485
Make-up: 5591
Potential profit: 694 x stake
Again, the big trend was for a general lack of goals – just an average of 2.08 per game in 90 minutes.
Not great for most armchair viewers but good for spread betters who sold Total Tournament Goal Minutes before the competition’s start.

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