The UEFA Women’s European Championships take place in England from Wednesday, as the Lionesses open the tournament against Austria. Sarina Weigman’s side is expected to be one of the favourites to take glory at Euro 2022 and with 888sport’s great offer of Bet £10 – Get £40 in Bet Bonuses, now is a perfect time to get involved in the Summer’s big football tournament.
The Favourites
After years of German dominance, it was Holland who won the last Euro Finals, with the then hosts beating Denmark 4-2 in the final. The holders however go in as third favourites, this year and were beaten 5-1 by England in a warm-up contest a week ago, which will dent any confidence they had.
For the outright, Spain are favourite, with the team really proving a top side in recent years, as the development of La Liga Feminina has come on leaps and bounds, attracting top names from around the world. Spain are unbeaten in 22 games overall and thrashed a useful Australia side 7-0 recently, with the Matildas unable to stop them. Alexia Putellas in midfield is classed as the current world’s best player and her ability on the ball will need to be stifled for any team to beat the Spaniards.
The hosts, England are second favourites and are unbeaten in thirteen, coming into the tournament, with Sarina Weigman’s side showing a more ruthless side, when putting teams to the sword, as seen when thrashing Latvia 20-0 an North Macedonia 10-0 over the last year. Hosting the event will of course give the Lionesses an advantage with the fanbase and it could be the time for this team to win a major event.
Outside of these three, Germany and Sweden cannot be ignored, while France are always a good side, although recent issues within the camp, may offer more barriers to success.
Overall, i’m going for the hosts England to win. Home advantage and a much stronger side under Sarina Weigman’s leadership could propel the Lionesses to victory.
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England vs Austria (Wednesday 8:00pm)
England’s first match is against Austria, who are expected to be behind both England and Norway in this group.
Austria have lost once in the last eight games, to Denmark and have lost all seven meetings with England and failed to score in each. A Win to Nil bet on England looks an easy option, albeit at a short price, so a score prediction looks the way forward, when the market is available.
Expect a strong start from the hosts and Austria to be comfortably disposed of, in this opening match.
GROUP WINNER ACCUMULATOR
A useful market to go in on, is the Group Winner market, with two of the groups looking fairly straightforward as England should win Group A, with Norway the main concern, while in Group D, a disfunctional France side, should still have enough about the, to see off Italy and Iceland.
Group B is an interesting one, with favourites Spain, Germany and former runners-up Denmark. The Germans are a strong side, but not quite on the level as they have been in the past and with Spain continuously improving every year, I can’t see beyond the Spaniards for the Group win.
Group C throws up an interesting battle between Holland and Sweden, with the recent 5-1 defeat to England, likely to dampen Dutch expectations. The Swedes are a very strong side in general and I fancy them to upset the odds and take the group.
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