DenmarkEuroCzech Republic clash with Denmark in Baku in the first of Saturday's European Championship quarter finals and the Danes start as favourites with the bookmakers.

 

 

 

Czech Republic

 

Czech Republic made it to the last 16 as a best third place finisher and they were 9/2 and upwards for their Round of 16 clash with the Netherlands who boasted a 100% record. The Czech's pulled off a surprise with a 2-0 win, holding the Dutch to 0-0 at half time and when their opponents were reduced to 10 men early in the second half, goals from Holes and Schick saw them through.

 

Schick is one of the stars of the tournament so far, scoring twice in a 2-0 win in the opening group match against Scotland in Glasgow and he also opened the scoring in a 1-1 draw with Croatia. The Czech's were beaten 1-0 by England at Wembley in their final group match.

 

The winner of this game will face either England or Ukraine in the semi finals.

 

In the outright betting to win the tournament Czech Republic can be backed at around 29/1 and they are 6/1 to reach the final.

 

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Denmark

 

Few nations have endured the highs and lows of major finals football than Denmark have in this campaign but the Danes come into this game on a high after thrashing Wales 4-0 in the Round of 16. Dolberg scored in each half and late goals from Maehle and Braithwaite saw the Danes hit 4 goals for the second match in a row.

 

Denmark had finished as runners up in Group B which was topped by Belgium by some distance. It was a close call for the Danes who edged second place on goal difference after finishing up with 3 points alongside Finland and Russia.

 

Denmark had the advantage of playing all their group matches in Copenhagen. They lost 1-0 to Finland in the game marred by the collapse of Christian Eriksen and in their second outing they took an early lead against Belgium ( Yussuf Poulsen) only to lose the game 2-1. Denmark needed to win their final group match against Russia to have any chance of a prolonged stay in the tournament and they made no mistake with goals from Damsgaard, Poulsen, Christensen and Maehle in a 4-1 win.

 

In the outright betting to win this tournament Denmark can be backed at around 10/1 and they are 27/10 to reach the final.

 

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The Betting

 

90 minutes: Czech Republic are trading at around 2.62/1 to win the game in regulation time with the draw at 21/10 and Denmark can be backed at around 11/10

 

A game of 3 goals or more is priced at 15/10 and it's 1.17/1 for both teams to score.

 

To qualify for the next round under any means of victory Czech Republic are priced at around 1.45/1 and Denmark are 6/10

 

Note, odds are correct at the time of writing but are subject to change

 

The Verdict:

 

Denmark have found their shooting boots and the Czech's will also be full of confidence after an excellent win over the Dutch, even though their cause was helped by a red card.

 

I have slight preference for Denmark but I did take them to reach the semi finals at 4/1 in the pre-tournament outright betting markets so I don't really feel the need to get involved in the match result betting.

 

A total goals tally of 2-3 in total during regulation time is my call.

 

Bets: 90 minute total match goals 2-3 at even money

 

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Note, odds are correct at the time of writing but are subject to change

 

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