UEFA Euro 2016 Qualifiers > Thursday October 9th

[Masturbinho]

Re: UEFA Euro 2016 Qualifiers > Thursday October 9th Are Welbeck, Rooney and Sterling almost certain to start? I am looking into the goalscorer markets and in particular each of the three players to score two or more goals.

[MPLouis]

Re: UEFA Euro 2016 Qualifiers > Thursday October 9th

Are Welbeck' date=' Rooney and Sterling almost certain to start? I am looking into the goalscorer markets and in particular each of the three players to score two or more goals.[/quote'] Probably better to wait until teams are confirmed I think.

[Aidymac]

Re: UEFA Euro 2016 Qualifiers > Thursday October 9th

Are Welbeck' date=' Rooney and Sterling almost certain to start? I am looking into the goalscorer markets and in particular each of the three players to score two or more goals.[/quote'] I'd imagine so. Hodgson will field a full team, simply because players want caps, Rooney is chasing the record so he will deffo play, and he will show San Marino respect too.

[HastGill1]

Re: UEFA Euro 2016 Qualifiers > Thursday October 9th

Are Welbeck' date=' Rooney and Sterling almost certain to start? I am looking into the goalscorer markets and in particular each of the three players to score two or more goals.[/quote'] I would be virtually certain Rooney will start. 1 because he is captain and 2 he is serving a domestic suspension with Man Utd so has had a week and a half's rest prior to this match. I would say Sterling is the least likely to start from that trio, Wellbeck will probably play purely because Sturridge isn't there and Lambert is the only other striker in the squad. Hodgson won't want to play Rooney and Lambert together.

[Qure]

Re: UEFA Euro 2016 Qualifiers > Thursday October 9th With showing respect you mean he doesn't want to win 10-0 or score 3+ goals? I'd imagine this would be a good game to improve your average as a striker.

[Aidymac]

Re: UEFA Euro 2016 Qualifiers > Thursday October 9th

With showing respect you mean he doesn't want to win 10-0 or score 3+ goals? I'd imagine this would be a good game to improve your average as a striker.

No, I mean he will show them respect by fielding a full team. Although they will win, he will still treat them like any other international game.

[John Ball]

Re: UEFA Euro 2016 Qualifiers > Thursday October 9th Hungary lose at home to northern Ireland Romania beat Greece away Yet Romania are only 4/5 to beat Hungary at home. Am i missing something? Losing at home to Northern Ireland spells big problems.

[mikki24]

Re: UEFA Euro 2016 Qualifiers > Thursday October 9th

4pts Slovakia (+1.25AH) to beat Spain 1.90 Bet365 Slovakia may not be pushovers in this match. They’ve been playing well in recent times and Spain have flattered to deceive recently too. I’m not sure we should read an awful lot into Spain’s big win over Macedonia last time out and we’ll find out a lot more about them here. They may still win but if they do I think it will be tight against a Slovakia side who look full of confidence and looking to build on a fine win in Ukraine in their first match. Full preview here: http://www.punterslounge.com/slovakia-vs-spain-betting-spain-can-be-made-to-work-hard-in-zilina

we are without attackers in scoring form and maybe without Hamsik too because of illness. maybe will take place some not very known name (Mak, Kiss) with which can our manager make some surprising tactical move. but if Fabregas and Costa will be ok, we can do nothing with theirs great form. our main weakness are wingers Stoch and Weiss which have loss their speed because of latest transfers to Arab(camels) League. Our stats in Zilina Stadium (from 2009) are awful, first game we won here in August 2014 against Malta - 1:0. I expect not very defensive game, but if Slovakia score Spain will double it. I guess for BTS and odds are on interesting vaule 2,2 in bet365.

[Kisvesza]

Re: UEFA Euro 2016 Qualifiers > Thursday October 9th

Hungary lose at home to northern Ireland Romania beat Greece away Yet Romania are only 4/5 to beat Hungary at home. Am i missing something? Losing at home to Northern Ireland spells big problems.

Yes, there are problems, but the biggest problem was our previous manager, who was fired after the defeat. Our (temporary) captain is now Pál Dárdai (former international footballer and Hertha legend, you may know him), who is better than Pintér, but he doesn't have any major coaching experience on this level, as he only coached youth players before. That doesn't necessarily mean that he isn't up for the job, as the Hungarian football community respects him and he certainly has more influence and commanding presence than Pintér, which might substitute for the lack of experience. Or might not. Another news, when Dárdai was announced, our best striker Ádám Szalai also announced that he is going to return to the squad. Still, Romania is the favourite, as their squad is better than ours overall, especially in defence. Also, this is a major match because of rivalry. However, the last time we won against them was in 1981, the last time we won in Romania was in 1958 (a friendly), and we only won one competitive match in Romania back in 1952, an Olympic qualifying match (1-2). A win for Hungary would be a stunning and miraculous event, there is a slight chance of draw, especially if the Romanians take the match for granted, but as I have mentioned, there is a rivalry between the two sides so I cannot really imagine that the hosts will do that. All in all, you are right, betting on Romania would be a fair choice. Personally, I will not place any bet for Romania, no matter how big are the odds. If it's okay for you John, I copied the conversation to the appropriate topic, where it might help people who are looking for information.

[mniXo]

Re: UEFA Euro 2016 Qualifiers > Thursday October 9th

we are without attackers in scoring form and maybe without Hamsik too because of illness. maybe will take place some not very known name (Mak' date=' Kiss) with which can our manager make some surprising tactical move. but if Fabregas and Costa will be ok, we can do nothing with theirs great form. our main weakness are wingers Stoch and Weiss which have loss their speed because of latest transfers to Arab(camels) League. Our stats in Zilina Stadium (from 2009) are awful, first game we won here in August 2014 against Malta - 1:0. I expect not very defensive game, but if Slovakia score Spain will double it. I guess for BTS and odds are on interesting vaule 2,2 in bet365.[/quote'] Hamsik and Mak are without fever now, so maybe they will play.

[AF13]

Re: UEFA Euro 2016 Qualifiers > Thursday October 9th ENGLAND – SAN MARINO Final Score 3-0 at 14.00 @ Marathonbet England hosts the weak San Marino and the “Three Lions” will not be satisfied only with the win, but they want to combine it with a very good performance. The team of Roy Hodgson made a positive start at the qualifiers for EURO 2016, taking an away win against Switzerland (0-2) with two goals from Danny Welbeck. The history of the fixture is 100% in favour of England, as it counts 4/4 wins against San Marino with average scoring 6.5 goals per game. I don’t think that the score margin will be that wide in tonight’s game, but I am taking the risk to choose the 3-0 as final score.

[Aidymac]

Re: UEFA Euro 2016 Qualifiers > Thursday October 9th I'll be stunned if they only score 3 mate, at least 5...

[theo13]

Re: UEFA Euro 2016 Qualifiers > Thursday October 9th Slovenia - Switzerland Slovenia has 4 losses in a row ( 3 friendly games ) and the team doesn't seem to be doing well as they haven't even score in those 4 last games . After the game against Estonia they know they must start collecting points otherwise even the third place will be difficult to get. Stevanovic saw the red card against Estonia and won't be playing today. Switzerland also made a bad start for the Euro 2016 qualifiers but the loss in England's home was something they expected from the start so from now on they know they can't lose any more points. They played well in their last game and could have done something better and if they play the same way today they can win the 3 points against Slovenia. Switzerland to win @ 2.35 Marathonbet

[Greek-Betting]

Re: UEFA Euro 2016 Qualifiers > Thursday October 9th Slovenia vs Switzerland – Win for Switzerland @ 2.30 Marathonbet Switzerland didn’t deserve to lose to England at the opening day of the qualifiers. They had their chances, they should have scored at least one goal, they were a little bit naive on defence. For me, it’s a sure thing that they have more quality than Slovenia and at these high odds, I am willing to count on them, even though they are under a new coach, Vladimir Petkovic. Hosts lost against Estonia at opening day, in a game where they were expected to win. Their performance was bad, they consumed all their time passing the ball, didn’t created clear chances, they went down with a goal on 86’ minute. I go with Switzerland on this one.

[lazynko]

Re: UEFA Euro 2016 Qualifiers > Thursday October 9th Slovakia - Spain After a great win in the first round in Ukraine, our national team is preparing for the biggest match of the group, the home game against Spain. Even that we won against Ukraine as quite big underdogs, our situation is still the same and Spain is deservedly considered as a big favourite in this one. The match against Ukraine gave us "healthy confidence" (as we call it here), and I´m not worried about not keeping the feets on the ground. I´m very happy that Ján Kozák became our national coach one year ago, despite the fact that he used to be very controvensial, he knows something very well - he doesn´t let the players feel as world champions after one successful game (which used to happen often in the past). It´s useless to compare our depth or quality of the squad with spanish one, because the difference is well-known. I just want to point to some areas where we might be stronger as we were in the past. Firstly, if we are capable of repeating our last performance, spanish players might find it more difficult to beat our defence. All 4 defenders played fantastic game in Ukraine, doubled by great goalkeeper Kozá?ik. Liverpool´s Martin Škrtel missed this game due to suspension, but he is back for tonight, and even that he is quite irregular in my opinion, it definitely gives us more strength in the defence. That might raise a question about who will be our 2 CDs, because both ?urica and Gyombér showed quality in Ukraine. Honestly, I´m quite sure that Škrtel will play alongside ?urica, but I would be positively surprised if Kozák uses Gyombér as a defenisive midfielder, maybe instead of Pe?ovský. In the ofensive part of our game, we always had difficulties and even that in my opinion our situation is better, difficulties with finding a productive goalscorer aren´t over yet. The best potential might be in Róbert Mak, currently the best goalscorer of greek Super League, scoring 4 goals in 5 games. It´s not breathtaking fact, but definitely the promising one. We also depend on Marek Hamšík´s performance, who many times failed to show his real quality in the matches of national team. Exactly one week ago he did it on Slovak ground, in Bratislava, but in the shirt of Napoli when beating Slovan 2-0. He scored the first one and assisted to Higuain in the second one. Both Mak and Hamšík suffered from a fever in the last days, but both took part in the last training, so I honestly believe that they are ready for today´s game. All in all, Spain is a huge favourite in this game, despite that I mentioned some positives about our national team. From my point of view, it would be very difficult to achieve a good result today, it can only happen if we repeat our performance in Ukraine and add something more as well. I feel that we are stronger and more organized in the defence at the moment, but I would be very surprised if Spain doesn´t score a goal, given a huge quality they have. So the only bet I might take today, is BOTH TEAMS TO SCORE, because I think that we have the required quality to score one, and it´s also time to show that we might not be that underish, impotent team as we used to be, for example in tha last qualification cycle. Odds on BTTS are going up, so I´m very happy to take it @2.38 at Bet365 !! good luck!:hope

[HastGill1]

Re: UEFA Euro 2016 Qualifiers > Thursday October 9th

Two games this week that have (what I consider) total banker bets associated with them although the prices will reflect this, I will go 10/10 on England to win to nil and Belgium to win to nil against Andorra, happily do singles and doubles if I can. San Marino will get into England's half about 3 times, and have probably 1 or 2 shots all game from distance..we all know San Marino's problems, no point in going into too much detail. I expect Andorra's home form to improve quite a lot now on their shambles of a 'pitch' if you can even call it that at the new stadium, but their away form will probably remain poor - if you ignore games against Moldova they have only scored once away from home since mid 2009. Belgium are generally rock solid at home and should win by at least 3. If you are one of the 15 people in the world allowed to have a betvictor account you can get on Belgium to win to nil nice and early at 1.57 which is more than generous and will come down quite a lot I imagine. Can't imagine any of the other bookies pricing it that high, I would be delighted if I could get on at 1.4 or similar. England corner handicap bets should also be considered but will probably have to wait a few days for any to become available, they should clear the -10 handicap with ease. You would say Ireland should also be considered to win to nil against Gibraltar, but I think they will have a few half opportunities as they have been very attacking the few times I have watched them, I don't consider them in the same bracket as the other minnows mentioned above..remember that one goal Andorra have scored away since mid 2009? Was against Ireland! I will be on the same bets for probably Italy v Azerbaijan and San Marino v Switzerland obviously..lots of money to be made here I feel.

Although there is still a fair bit of time until the match kicks off the England price has long since fallen and it looks like I got on at the best price available, which makes a change as I normally go too early. Andorra were available on the betfair sportsbook at 1.28 which was the best there has been, other than the early betvictor price I pointed out above which was well out of line. Think enough has been said about this game anyway! Bets are in summary; San Marino not to Score - 1.22-1.28 - bet365 - 35 Points Andorra not to Score - 1.28 - betfair - 12.5 Points Double - 1.48 - bet365 - 15 Points Slovakia v Spain I don't find the price on Spain to be too bad here and think they are worth a small play. Whatever you think about the death of their style of play they don't struggle to get past the smaller nations with relative ease, their qualification campaigns have been fairly flawless. The retirements haven't weakened them too much other than Alonso who is still world-class but it is certainly in defence where they will have a new look which is probably no bad thing tbh. Ramos is injured for the game so Bantra has been called up, central defence is where the problems are with Puyol still struggling for form. I don't see any real problems in the rest of the team though, Busquets, Silva, Fabregas, Koke - hardly a bad midfield, two of the best performing midfielders in the Prem and plenty of creativity. Costa has struggled for Spain but we have seen what a good player he is and it's only a matter of time before he gets a few goals, in reserve they have Valencia youngster Alcacer who performed well for them in the opening 5-1 win against Macedonia. Slovakia are a fairly average side. They had an impressive opening day 1-0 win away to Ukraine but Ukraine conceded from a pretty horrendous defensive mix-up and dominated most of the game. Slovakia have a few good players in midfield like Hamsik and Stoch and a decent defensive base but they are fairly poor performers at home - beating who you would expect them to and losing to who you would expect them to. They will play on the defensive like they did in the opening day but surely with a bit more attacking intent considering they are playing at home. Spain will obviously dominate possession and I don't see anything in the ageing Slovakia attack which makes me think they will cause Spain too many problems. I won't quote many Spain stats as the personnel has changed quite a lot but they have an excellent record away in qualifying campaigns against countries like Slovakia, and are still a class outfit, I don't see them struggling too much here. Spain -1.0AH - 1.68 - pinnacle - 3 Points

[cornelinho]

Re: UEFA Euro 2016 Qualifiers > Thursday October 9th @Kisvesza: In Romania at the moment no player, no coach, no men thinks we have already 3 points against you. The thing is every one wants to beat Hungary, even a baby that you will be waking up at 2 in the morning. The problem is IF we will be able! we have a defensive side and a defensive minded coach so who knows? If coach of Steaua would be our coach, would have been a question of how many you'll get, really! You have a team that I really like, some players that would suit great in OUR team, like Dszudszak, In rest all the best and let the best win the match and that one to be my side :)!

[Alexc]

Re: UEFA Euro 2016 Qualifiers > Thursday October 9th

Slovenia vs Switzerland – Win for Switzerland @ 2.30 Marathonbet Switzerland didn’t deserve to lose to England at the opening day of the qualifiers. They had their chances, they should have scored at least one goal, they were a little bit naive on defence. For me, it’s a sure thing that they have more quality than Slovenia and at these high odds, I am willing to count on them, even though they are under a new coach, Vladimir Petkovic. Hosts lost against Estonia at opening day, in a game where they were expected to win. Their performance was bad, they consumed all their time passing the ball, didn’t created clear chances, they went down with a goal on 86’ minute. I go with Switzerland on this one.

I'm not saying I disagree with your bet, but that's a ludicrous statement. England could have had six in that one, Switzerland should of been happy with a 2-0 defeat.

[Aidymac]

Re: UEFA Euro 2016 Qualifiers > Thursday October 9th

I'm not saying I disagree with your bet' date=' but that's a ludicrous statement. England could have had six in that one, Switzerland should of been happy with a 2-0 defeat.[/quote'] Somehow I don't think the Swiss would be happy with a 2-0 defeat. England deserved to win the game, but they only had 3 shots on target so I don't know where 6 goals is coming from. Joe Hart made a wonder save and Gary Cahill cleared a ball off the line, Swiss had more possession and shots on goal. But yeah, England fully deserved the win.

[Kisvesza]

Re: UEFA Euro 2016 Qualifiers > Thursday October 9th

@Kisvesza: In Romania at the moment no player, no coach, no men thinks we have already 3 points against you. The thing is every one wants to beat Hungary, even a baby that you will be waking up at 2 in the morning. The problem is IF we will be able! we have a defensive side and a defensive minded coach so who knows? If coach of Steaua would be our coach, would have been a question of how many you'll get, really! You have a team that I really like, some players that would suit great in OUR team, like Dszudszak, In rest all the best and let the best win the match and that one to be my side :)!

It is good to have an opinion from the other side. If I have to name players who are CERTAINLY better than their Romanian counterparts, I would name also Dzsudzsák and Szalai. (There are others, who are up to debate, such as Lovrencsics, Stieber or T?zsér.) Our strongest position is the goalkeepers' place (if we are thinking collectively about the players as defence, midfield and attack), but there our two best keepers are both injured. (Megyeri isn't actually a bad keeper, but he hasn't played a game in the national team and also, he is out of favour in Olympiakos since last season. Király is past from his prime, but he has the experience and the match fitness. Our defence is the weakest, so it would be great to have a solid keeper.) If you play defensively, I would say we might catch a point, as our strength is in the attacking part of the midfield. A win still would amaze me, because I cannot imagine having a clean sheet. However, if you let our players on you and initiate counterattacks, then anything other than a Romanian victory would be a huge upset. However, this is all just speculation, we will see what will happen on the pitch. The Hungarian media usually starts the hype about our national matches at least a week before the game, but now there isn't any, it is fairly quiet here. Maybe for once it is good not to put any unnecessary expectations on the players. I also copied this post to Saturday's matches. If you want to reply to this, please reply in that topic, because people don't want to read to read about a Saturday fixture in a Thursday topic. Thank you. :)

[Kiddo112]

Re: UEFA Euro 2016 Qualifiers > Thursday October 9th Corals going 1.3 on BTTS No in England game. Also Belgium clean sheet is 1.3 with Powers Sent from my HTC One using PL Forum

[Kiddo112]

Re: UEFA Euro 2016 Qualifiers > Thursday October 9th In fact only one team to score is 1.33 with Corals Sent from my HTC One using PL Forum

[HastGill1]

Re: UEFA Euro 2016 Qualifiers > Thursday October 9th

In fact only one team to score is 1.33 with Corals Sent from my HTC One using PL Forum

Unbelievable..:lol..how can these odds compilers keep their jobs!? They haven't scored in 30 away matches or whatever it is and they put them at that price at Wembley!

[Hutcho_CFC]

Re: UEFA Euro 2016 Qualifiers > Thursday October 9th I'm on the Stop San Marino Scoring Train at the price above at 1.33. Crazy large price. Ronaldo hasn't suddenly declared he is from san marino has he? :lol

[HastGill1]

Re: UEFA Euro 2016 Qualifiers > Thursday October 9th

I'm on the Stop San Marino Scoring Train at the price above at 1.33. Crazy large price. Ronaldo hasn't suddenly declared he is from san marino has he? :lol

They do have one player in their squad who is paid to play, defender from the Italian 5th division..keep it under your hat..;)

[canaries91]

Re: UEFA Euro 2016 Qualifiers > Thursday October 9th Looks like it's gone.

[Fader]

Re: UEFA Euro 2016 Qualifiers > Thursday October 9th 66/1 on Hendo hat-trick anyone? : )

[GrandaddyCrunk]

Re: UEFA Euro 2016 Qualifiers > Thursday October 9th

I'm not saying I disagree with your bet' date=' but that's a ludicrous statement. England could have had six in that one, Switzerland should of been happy with a 2-0 defeat.[/quote'] What in the world were you watching? Both goals came from individual mistakes (Inler and von Bergen) and England probably had one other big chance when Welbeck fluffed his pass on the 3v2. Apart from that Switzerland had more possession and shots and really should have scored.

[Bobbyhead]

Re: UEFA Euro 2016 Qualifiers > Thursday October 9th Anyone know of any stats/links for San Marino corners, if they even exist? Wondering if they typically get 0 corners to match their goal tally?! PP going 6/5 that they win a corner. Surely England aren't going to be too defence minded here, & SM will have the odd attack now & again? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

[wedgec]

Re: UEFA Euro 2016 Qualifiers > Thursday October 9th Last time we played them Joe Hart was getting massive cheers every time he touched the ball, don't think they'll get a corner myself.