I am seeing an influx of bettors being attracted to a great tourney in Euro 2020...ahem Euro 2021. I figured I would share my plays & thoughts in hopes that more players to get up to speed and cash some tickets. For more info and with all due respect to a lot of good cappers in this soccer forum, read up on Specimen24's posts...The best with great insight!
Italy/Turkey - What a sneaky first game matchup. I am a strong Azzurri fan but always use my mind and not my heart to place wagers. Italy has a chip on its shoulder since missing out on the WC 2018 and falling to (worse ever) 21st in the FIFA rankings. A new coach in Mancini and a renewed effort placed on a defense first approach, they are off and running. Turkey on the other hand has been hot and cold recently. Great at qualifying for this tourney but then saw a dip in form during the Nations League games. (Not sure many teams care about this joke of added games, save this topic for another thread!). Turkey can play defense when it matters, and love to get red shirts involved in the counter. They have attacking talent and have no problem giving possession to their opponents on the pitch, staying at home in their own third. They will be a hard out in every match.
Who Wins: With Turkey most likely sitting back and playing the counter game, and this being the first match of the Tourney, I don't see it opening up. Italy is more than OK with grinding out a 1-0 type of victory, so look for them to maintain possession but possibly struggle with finding quality chances. Turkey knows if they can steal a point here, they will position themselves in a better place to qualify for the knockouts. I don't see them taking too many risks unless they let one in early. For these reasons, the under is the play today. I don't see value in Italy -215 or even -1 @ -122. You have a better chance of betting live in this one as the game wears on if you want better odds on Italy. I am a little nervous Turkey finds a late equalizer and this thing ends 1-1, otherwise Italy keeps a clean sheet with a 1-0 scoreline. Both results put this under 2.5 (-152) DK. Good luck today and in the tourney! Go Azzurri!
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