Euro 2024 Last-16 Predictions: Switzerland can take Italy the distance
The Euro 2024 last-16 matches begin on Saturday; Fixtures: Italy vs Switzerland, Germany vs Denmark, England vs Slovakia, Spain vs Georgia, France vs Belgium, Portugal vs Slovenia, Romania vs Netherlands, Austria vs Turkey: Play Super 6 to win £100,000!
It’s knockout football from now on at Euro 2024 and our football betting expert Jones Knows unleashes his insight and predictions on the action.
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Switzerland vs Italy, Saturday, 5pm
Don’t fear backing the draw is my advice when it comes to European Championship knockout matches. Since Euro 1996, those backing matches to end all square in this competition will have bagged a very healthy stakes level profit. A staggering 45 per cent of knockout matches have in that period ended as a draw. It’s a 19/10 shot with Sky Bet for this one to head to extra-time and that looks a fair shout.
Those looking for a stronger betting angle into the game should focus on Italy corners, where the line looks favourable.
Luciano Spalletti is likely to use the 3-5-2 formation he employed against Croatia which does suit key players like Nicolo Barella and Alessandro Bastoni, who play so well in this system at Inter Milan.
It’s a style of play that encourages the wide players to roam forward into deep crossing positions and this increases the chance of corners being won. The two wing-backs here in Federico Dimarco and Giovanni Di Lorenzo were responsible for winning 70 corners between them in Serie A last season with Dimarco’s average of 1.65 corners won per game only bettered by two other players in the league.
Italy won 11 against Croatia in the 3-5-2 system so the six or more line at 11/8 with Sky Bet looks a cracker.
SCORE PREDICTION: 1-1 (Italy to win on penalties) | BETTING ANGLE: Italy to win six or more corners (11/8 with Sky Bet – Bet Here!)
Sourse: skysports.com