GARETH SOUTHGATE had cups of beer launched at him after England's last outing at Euro 2024 but he'll be hoping fans are raising a glass to him in celebration after tonight's last-16 clash with Slovenia.
The Three Lions managed to top Group C but the manner in which they did it left plenty of punters unimpressed and some vented their fury after Sunday's dreary stalemate with Slovenia.
Southgate knows performances need to improve but in the knockout stages it's all about results and England have a kind draw as they bid to reach a second successive European Championship showpiece.
Slovakia have already upset Belgium's big guns though and will be eyeing another scalp under shrewd manager Francesco Calzona.
The Italian will make his side hard to beat once more so England will need to show more invention to avoid another frustrating 90 minutes.
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England v Slovakia Top Betting Tips
This game should be pretty similar to England's clash with Slovenia as the Slovakians will set up with the same kind of tactics. If we don't see an early goal then it could be a tough watch and the half-time draw appeals at 6//5 with Betfred.
England have yet to score more than once in a game at Euro 2024 so I also like the look of a win for Southgate's side combined with under 3.5 goals at 5/6.
Lukas Haraslin has looked a threat coming in from the left flank to have shots at goal with his right foot. The Slovakia winger is evens for a shot on target here and that could be worth a flutter.
Spain vs Georgia Top Tips
The other last-16 tie today is a real David v Goliath affair as Georgia bid to pull off another massive upset against Spain.
For a side making their debut at a major finals, the Georgians have done themselves proud and they sealed a place in the last 16 with a shock 2-0 win over Portugal.
The most refreshing thing about Georgia is that they haven't tried to park the bus, with the minnows having a go in all their group games.
That suggests BTTS might stand a chance at 6/4 while Georgian strikers Georges Mikautadze looks good value at evens for a shot on target given he has scored in every game so far.
We could see a lot of corners with Spain piling on the pressure and backing over 9.5 flag kicks also pays evens.
Mexico v Ecuador Top Tips
Group B comes to a climax at the Copa America in the early hours of Monday morning, with Ecuador and Mexico facing off for a place in the quarter-finals.
Venezuela are already through after a shock 1-0 win over the Mexicans last time out and that has left Jamie Lozano's men needing a win in the final game to qualify.
A point would be enough for Ecuador as they have a superior goal difference so it should be a tense 90 minutes.
The half-time draw looks good at 68/67 with VBet. Chelsea's Moises Caicedo is also 42/30 for a card at Unibet.
Sunday's Football Tips: Super Singles
- Georges Mikautadze 1+ shots on target Evens Betfred
- Lukas Haraslin 1+ shots on target Evens Betfred
- HT draw in Mexico v Ecuador 68/67 VBet
Upcoming Match Previews & Tips
- Sun 17:00 England v Slovakia
- Sat 20:00 Spain v Georgia
- Sun 01:00 Mexico v Ecuador
- Sun 01:00 Venezuela v Jamaica
- Euro 2024 HT-FT betting tips: Tense last-16 ties could offer value with teams playing it cagey in the first half
- Euro 2024 Cards Betting Tips: There could be a few bruises as knockout stages begin with stakes so high
- Best Euro 2024 strikers and betting trends: Big hitters need to come out swinging in knockout stages
- Euro 2024 betting favourites accumulator: Mega 40/1 four-fold outrights acca revealed
Racing Tips
Cairnzy had only one bet for day at the Curragh, where Ambiente Friendly is backed, and you can get all the details below.
As always, post your betting tips for today in the comments section below.
Copa America ko 0100
Argentina v peru
Argentina -1 handicap
Canada v chile
Chile win
6.19/1
Early red screws Chile Match
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ma bets suck!!! even ma dawg hates me noe!!!! lol. 😜😜😜😜😜. Onto next!!!! xxx. well done winners. (whats that?)
Here it be!………..
England game. No first half goals n England win!!! 😜😜😜😜😜
Betfair. 3/1. good luck today everyone x. 👍👍👍
Early morning flutter will have a main goals bet up later ,
Tampines vs Hougang 🇸🇬 11.00am
Over 4.5 match goals 1/1 ,
Goodluck……….
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Swedish Overs Treble – 2pm
Vasalunds v Karlstad
Farsta v Skiljebo
Assyriska v Umea
All 3 games Over 2.5 MGls
9/4
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Norwegian League
Viking v Rosenberg 14.00
Over 1.5 1st Half Goals.. Evs NAP
Over 2.5 1st Half Goals.. 10/3 NB
SKYBET…… Good Luck…… 🤞
Iceland 🇮🇸 for the main bet ,
Vikingur Reykjavik
Njardvik
Over 2.5 match goals double 1/1 ,
Also on bet365 super boost on England most shots on target at evens aswel ,
Goodluck………
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Inplay China
Chengdu Rongcheng over 3.5mgls 5/6
England v Slovakia
1 + corner each team in each half & 10 + booking points each team 7/5 Bet365
No Slovakian corners downs that one
Let’s stay in China
Inp.ay
Beijing Guoan over 2.5mgls 5/6 bet365
Let’s not
England v Slovakia
2 teams in the bottom 3 of the expected goals totals at euro 24 suggests zzzzzzzz and most people tip England to win 1-0 or 2-0 in a borefest which is likely.
I’m going against the grain and giving Slovakia a goal to hopefully liven things up and stop me nodding off halfway through an England game again.
Prediction 2-1 England.
. Slovakia to score 11-10 bet365 ⚽
Latest England 0 Slovakia 1
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Bet won ….
Team news – England
A single alteration for England, with Kobbie Mainoo in for Conor Gallagher in midfield.
England XI: Pickford; Walker, Stones, Guehi, Trippier; Mainoo, Rice, Bellingham; Saka, Kane, Foden.
Today’s bet
Brazil serie A
Vitoria v athletico PR
Both teams to score
Ladbrokes 11/10
NAP
Brazil been good for those bets lately both A&B leagues but again its picking the right game and then fingers crossed
Absolute pish
Red card looks a cert in England game with this referee
England are as bad as Italy, both have same play style and both have been found out by opposition.
Copa Chile Double – 8pm
Palestino v Barnachea
Deportes Linares v Universidad de Concepcion
Both games over 2.5 MGls
5/2
Also on all 4 of the 8pm games
Over 1.5 MGls
2/1
I agree Alex big changes half time surely Gordon gets a run out and toney or Watkins.
Bellingham kane off.
Great players but look tired
Never have I wanted an own goal in a game so much. And at this point, I don’t even care which goal it ends up in!
England are even more shockingly bad than normal.
It’s a mirror of Italy game last night imo
All that talent and so little created,2 goals in what’s nearly 4 games speaks volumes for the managers tactics and refusal to change much
Take a bow son ⚽
Take a bow son ⚽
I never said that lol
Trent should be playing simple as, world class player sat on the bench is a disgrace.
England were useless tonight macca but to be fair trents no better when he plays , he constantly gives the ball away in dangerous positions , against the top teams they is no way Southgate will play him ,
You for real mate, Trent’s won everything there is to win, if you think Trent shouldn’t be playing you really need to learn a bit more about football especially the risk and reward side to the game. I’ll bet 100% though you agree Mainoo should be playing for England also.
Trent played the first 2 games mate and was useless gave the ball away everytime he got it , yer im a united fan but Mainoo is much better in there than trent ,
Full expected that reply almost word for word, says all I need to know lol
It’s an opinion mate don’t take it to heart lol
Not taken anything to heart bud. Has Bellingham been at his best? Of course he hasn’t but he has shown what he can do. Trents World class even your superstar ex layer Gary Neville rates Trent highly and was screaming for Southgate to get him on. England are missing what Trent can bring.
🇪🇦 Spain v Georgia 🇬🇬
▪️Spain O2.5 Team Goals
▫️Evens, bet365
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3-1 on 75 minutes.
There’s the own goal…
Blessed be the goal God Macca – that one covered my England losses 👍
Great these own goals mate
Own goal lands again at 9/1
Quick post as starts in 15 minutes
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Criciúma EC
V
SC Internacional
22:30
Brazilian Serie A
BTTS 11-10 ⚽
side bet
BTTS and over 2.5 goals 2-1
Both BETWAY
All about cricuima stats here.
They seen BTTS and overs in last 7 games.
International scored in last 5 away games.
This seec cricuima with the highest match goal average v international with the lowest (just 17 in 10 games)
Hoping cricuima draw their visitors out of their usual defensive mindset.
An early goal would be nice.
Prediction 1-1
Hopefully more 🇧🇷
Finished 1-1.
Main bet won, no Brucie bonus for the extra bet.
Happy enough though ⚽