LATEST BETTING PREDICTIONS FOR JUNE 25

It is looking increasingly likely that Roy Hodgson will take over as the next Liverpool FC manager if both the media and betting markets are to be believed. Hodgson’s stock has risen considerably over the last two years by guiding Fulham to a Europa League final alongside admirable league campaigns.

The 62-year-old is no stranger to big clubs having previously managed Inter Milan as well as a host of other top European clubs in his illustrious career. In fact the assignment set to him at Liverpool will be similar to that which undertook when joining Inter in 1995 – to rebuild a fallen giant of the domestic game.
Hodgson’s first task will be to convince both Steven Gerrard and Fernando Torres to stay in Liverpool with both players being courted by some of Europe’s now elite clubs. However, ultimately he will be judged on whether or not he can take Liverpool back into the Champions League, Stan James offer odds of 6/4 on The Reds finishing in the top 4 next season.
Despite England playing distinctly below par throughout this World Cup so far the English media are putting a lot of focus on the possibility of another penalty shootout against the Germans. It is 14 years since Gareth Southgate’s miss from 12 yards put England out of Euro ’96 and 20 years since Chris Waddle and Stuart Pearce ended the dreams of a nation at Italia ’90. Will it take another penalty shootout to separate these age-old rivals?
Sportingbet are offering odds of 10/1 on either nation winning the tie on penalties. Bet 365 offer odds of 28/1 that an England player misses a penalty in normal time. Whilst Victor Chandler are offering odds of 25/1 that an England player will cry during the game bringing back memories of Paul Gascoigne’s blubbery in that semi-final of Italia ’90.
And finally, in what has been an action packed Wimbledon tennis tournament Andy Murray has breezed into round three with very little drama. He won his second round match against Jarkko Nieminen in front of Her Majesty The Queen in straight sets and will now go on to meet Frenchman Gilles Simon in the third round.
Simon has had a season blighted by injury and the bookmakers aren’t expecting him to trouble the Scot too much here. Betfred offer best odds of 1/7 on Murray going through to the fourth round and it is 7/1 that he goes all the way and wins the first Grand Slam of his career here on home soil.