After a disappointing showing by England’s biggest group stage threat Croatia, and a goal from Sterling to silence the doubters, England has set themselves up well for a ticket to the Euro 2021 knockout stages with online bookmakers backing the Three Lions to make it all the way to Wembley for the July 11 final.
England’s second match against UK rivals Scotland, who fell 2-0 to the Czech Republic on Monday afternoon will undoubtedly be filled with emotion, although bookies don’t give the Tartan Army much to be hopeful for paying £10.00 for a Scotland win, £5.50 for the draw and £1.30 for an England triumph.
Perhaps more telling are the ‘Correct Score’ odds which suggest that we’ll see an England victory and no Scotland goals with 1-0, 2-0 and 3-0 the three most likely outcomes of the match paying £6.00, £6.00 and £8.50 respectively.
The England-Scotland ‘Goalscorer’ odds also point to a clear expectation of England dominance with at least one Kane goal priced at £3.50, one for Calvert-Lewin at £4.33, and one for Rashford, Foden or Sterling at £6.50. In total, 9 England players have lower ‘Goalscorer’ odds than all Scottish players with Che Adams the most likely at £12.00.
Of course, if you’re looking to bet on the match, you’ll likely be able to increase your odds even further with some England V Scotland betting offers.
Win or lose, Southgate’s men will take on the Czech Republic in the final match of the group stage next Tuesday night. Depending on the results of this Friday’s Group D matches, the game could be a more subdued affair – especially if both sides have locked in spots in the knockout stages.
Still, as it stands, the ‘Full-Time Result’ odds for England v Czech Republic have settled at £1.44 for the Brits, £4.33 for the draw and £8.00 for the Lokomotiva win.
Interestingly, sports betting sites are currently predicting a high goal-scoring match with the odds for ‘Over 2.5 Goals’ priced at £1.72 whereas the odds for ‘Under 2.5 Goals’ are £2.10.
The odds for both teams to score are also even at £1.83 apiece, while England’s odds to win the match with a -1 goal handicap are £2.20, still lower than a Czech win with a +1 goal handicap at £2.62.
Even if The Three Lions fail to fire on Friday night or next Tuesday evening, one more draw or win should see them through the group stages and into the Round of 16 and from there only 3 wins are needed for England to secure a ticket to the final.
The odds of England topping Group D are currently £1.14 while their odds to qualify are almost a sure thing at $1.001.
The odds of England appearing in the final currently sit at £3.60, an achievement that will likely require them to topple teams like Spain, Portugal, France, Germany or the Netherlands.
England’s odds are sure to fall as the final draws nearer and they remain in the tournament, but they currently sit as second-favourites to ‘Win Euro 2021 Outright’ at £6.50 behind France at £4.50 and ahead of Belgium and Italy at £7.00.
Despite no goals to his name, Harry Kane ranks among the top 4 favourites to win the ‘Golden Boot’ paying $9.00, a few spots ahead of teammate Raheem Sterling on £21.00.
England’s best chances at a Euro 2020 title seem to come from the ‘UEFA Young Players of the Tournament’ odds which sees three young Englishmen in the top 6 spots with Mason Mount paying £5.00, Phil Foden £5.50 and Declan Rice £13.00.
Despite being one of the favourites, England’s odds for ‘Highest Scoring team’ are high at £7.00, and the likelihood of a brit being ‘Player of the Tournament’ is also priced very high with Harry Kane’s £17.00 odds the bookies’ most likely choice.
Although not many want to think about it, England’s most likely ‘Stage of Elimination’ from Euro 2021 is actually the Round of 16, with football bookies pricing this outcome at £2.62 whereas a quarterfinals exit is paying £4.33, Semi-Finals £5.50 and both Runner-Up and to Win Outright £6.50.
England is also paying £5.00 to be ‘Eliminated by Penalty Shootout’.
Odds used in this article are from Bet365 and were provided courtesy of My Betting Sites Australia – an online bookmaker comparison service that compares all the best football betting sites Australia has.
