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England v Germany Best Bets

After a fantastic performance in an emotionally charged atmosphere with plenty of history, The Three Lions finally managed to get past the Germans in a tournament knockout and secured a 2-0 victory.

Goals from England’s tournament star man Raheem Sterling and the so far below-par Harry Kane finished off the Germans, who missed a glorious chance to equalise with the score at 1-0 when Thomas Muller put his effort wide after going one-on-one with Jordan Pickford.

We look at some of the most profitable bets and most eye-catching makeups from a historic evening at Wembley.

Cross Bookings – Settled at 600
With 5 yellow cards shown in the match (3 for England and 2 for Germany), it was a typically competitive and strongly contested match. For those who decide to buy on a pre-match spread of 355 - 415, a profit of 185 times your opening stake would have been had!

Raheem Sterling PGMs – Settled at 75
In what could be argued as almost a safe bet after what we have seen so far from him, Raheem Sterling continued to prove his status as England’s star man in this tournament, as well as his love for scoring goals for England at Wembley.

With goals against Croatia and the Czechs already, Sterling saved the most important one for last, leading England through with the opener in the 75th minute. From an opening spread of 12 – 15, those deciding to buy would have been left with 60 times their opening wager.

Total Completed Passes – Settled at 827
In a match which was predicted to be heavily influenced by the midfield and control of the ball, it turned out to be a somewhat cagey affair, with 827 Total Completed Passes the final market make-up. For those who decided to sell at the opening spread of 900-930, they would have been left with 73 times their opening stake.

Thomas Muller PGMs – Settled at 0
A player who was the slayer of England dreams in the last tournament meeting between these two in the 2010 World Cup, Muller would surely have been high on the list for the most likely players to score for the Germans here. In fact, he had a gilt-edged chance to equalise for Germany soon after Sterling’s equaliser, but somehow put his shot wide with just Jordan Pickford to beat. Those who sold on his PGM spread of 7-10 will have breathed a sigh of relief and would ultimately make a tidy profit of 7 times their opening wager.

Total Goal Mins x Corners – Settled at 966
Perhaps a less looked-at spread, our TGMs x Corners market is a volatile one, but brings the potential for excellent profit. With a final makeup of 966 from an opening spread of 1,090 – 1,190, those who envisaged a lower total of corners and decided to sell would make a tasty 124 times their opening wager.

England Headed Goal Mins - settled at 86
With this tournament featuring an increasing amount of headed goals in recent matches, the trend was due to continue – and so it proved. Having the aerial threat of players such as Harry Maguire and Harry Kane gives England a dangerous outlet at both sides of the pitch, and ultimately it was Kane who headed in a perfect cross by Jack Grealish to seal the game in the 86th minute. With an opening spread of just 12-15, buying would have left you with 71 times your opening wager!


Sweden v Ukraine Best Bets

We also take a look back at some of the best bets and profitable makeups from a dramatic evening of action, with Ukraine booking their place in the quarter-finals to face England in Rome on Saturday.

Oleksandr Zinchenko Performance – Settled at 78
After coming in for criticism from fans and media for his underwhelming performances thus far in the tournament, the Man City man finally performed to his own expectations and qualities, being deployed in his more familiar City role on the left-hand side, ultimately scoring the goal for his team in regular time, producing an assist for the winning goal, and performing extremely solidly in his passing and defensive work. With a Performance makeup of 78, buying at a pre-match spread of 65-70 would have left you with 8 times your opening wager.

Artem Dovbyk ET PGMs – Settled at 120
A young striker with only a handful of appearances for Ukraine (none of them being starts), and no goals up to this point, it would have to be a fairytale story for the Dnipro striker to prove to be the difference after coming on for the second period of extra-time. Ultimately, that’s exactly what transpired, and Dovbyk scored the latest winning goal in a World Cup or Euros with his 121st minute header from Zinchenko’s cross. With a PGM spread of just 0.10 – 1, buying would have left you with 119 times your opening wager.

Emil Forsberg Performance – Settled at 133
Arguably Sweden’s key danger man, Forsberg was a constant threat in Ukraine’s side, and was unlucky not to score a hat-trick. Although his opening goal had a slice of luck after taking a wicked deflection on its way in, the RB Leipzig man also hit the post and the bar and ended with a Player Performance makeup of 133. Those who bought at an opening spread 50-55 would have been sitting on 78 times their opening wager, although maybe not celebrating Sweden’s exit from the tournament.

Goals x Corners x Bookings – Settled at 360
Another market of volatility but profitability, a settlement of 360 proved to be very low against the opening spread of 790 – 890. However, this would prove fantastic for punters who decided to sell, ultimately making 430 times their opening wager!

Shirts x Bookings – Settled at 810
Similar Goals x Corners x Bookings, it would prove to be an excellent choice to sell at the opening spread of 1,000 - 1,150. Punters had the potential to make 190 times their opening wager if they had done so, but would have been happy that the booking points shot up after the initial 90mins had ended!




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