Euro 2020 Latest Betting Update PT 1
- By A.J. Ryder on June 21, 2021 13:36 GMTWe are now into the crunch third fixtures in each group stage which has seen the Euro 2020 format change slightly so that all sides are playing at the same time in contests that affect the finish in an individual group. With three nations out of four going through to the next stage in most cases, there is plenty of leeway for a number of teams and this has led to things going right down to the wire.
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Monday’s contests see the Netherlands take on North Macedonia - who are emerging as a bit of a neutral fan favourite in how well they are bringing the fight to each of their past two opponents.
Despite that, the group is effectively settled as North Macedonia will fail to qualify. There’s not much in this for the Netherlands either as they are already through as group winners. The Dutch side can be backed at a best price of 5/18 while North Macedonia trade at 13/1.
The draw sits at 28/5 and you might see the Netherlands resting some key players for this one and with little impetus to run up a big scoreline, you might see this one end as a neutral result - something the North Macedonians would take plenty of confidence from going forward.
The real drama in the group is the fixture between the Ukraine and Austria - both sides who have underperformed but still have a genuine shot at progression. A win for either side sees them go through as second place finishers in the group while the other will be left to sweat out a result. Ukraine has a better shot of progressing in that case than Austria so there is still lots to play for here.