BOTH the Czech Republic and Germany had excellent weekend wins, but who'll take this final game showdown? We asked Chris Graham (@chrisgraham79).
Czech Rep U21 v Germany U21 | Tuesday 19:45 | BT Sport 1
The European Under 21 Championships. Another difficult tournament to make money from this summer. Group A has been especially erratic and it goes without saying that stakes should be small.
Hosts Czech Republic had a nightmare in their opening match against Denmark but bounced back incredibly well on Saturday when crushing Serbia 4-0. That was just three days after the Serbs managed to draw against hot favourites Germany. Help.
Germany themselves seem to be (like the cars they manufacture) moving through the gears. A 1-1 draw with the Serbs was followed up by a dominant empowering 3-0 win over Denmark on Saturday night.
A draw is enough for the Germans to go through while the Czechs will be out if they fail to take something from this game. Even a draw won't be good enough if the Danes get anything against Serbia at the same time.
Bookmakers aren't messing about with Germany here and have them best price 13/20 (William Hill) to take the three points. The Czechs are 9/2 despite their 4-0 win on Saturday and the fact they're playing at home.
The question is though – which Czech Republic will turn up? If it's the team that emphatically beat Serbia should they really be that price? Also the sides met last November in a friendly with the Czechs earning a 1-1 draw.
To be honest, I'm too nervous to get involved with the Czechs as the Germans have the capability to crank things up to the max and crush the non-qualifying hosts.
Instead I'll opt for goals and have a small interest in Over 3.5 Goals at odds of 2/1 with BetVictor. The sides scored seven between them on Saturday and the hosts will have to open up to remain in the tournament so that could bear fruit for Germany.
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Czech Rep U21 v Germany U21 – Over 3.5 Goals (2/1 BetVictor)
