Online bookmaker Paddy Power have a Money Back Special running for Euro 2012 betting. One of the most important and popular areas of betting for the early stages of the European Championship finals, is Group Winners. This is a popular market, where value can be found, and with all of the groups at Euro 2012 looking as if they are going to be too close to call, it is going to be worthwhile seeing what is offer in terms of prices. Can you pick the four winners of the four groups at Euro 2012? If you think you can, there is going to be a nice bit of insurance on taking a Group Winner Accumulator in Paddy Power Euro 2012 betting.
Take a Euro 2012 Group Winners Accumulator with Paddy Power and if just one leg of your bet lets you down, then you will get a lost stake refund. So there is nice betting coverage to take advantage of, if you were looking to go big for small profit on an accumulator in Euro 2012 betting. Paddy Power, who offer a free £50 bet for new customers as a welcome bonus by matching the value of your first stake with a free bet, have a limit of a £100 refund on the money back special. It also applies to bets placed before the tournament only, so you are going to want to get in quick. Naturally there are group favourites, but are some surprises going to be sprung upon us at the 2012 European Championships?
What is on offer in Euro 2012 odds at Paddy Power for the group winner options?
Group A
The favourites are Russia at 11/8, as they will look to see off the challenges of the Czech Republic, Greece and the joint host nations Poland. The Russians are the strong force in this group, but Greece, who had a solid qualification campaign are still equally as big of a threat. It is not going to be a clear-cut group, and that is why Russia as favourites are at quite a positive price.
Group B
This is the big Group of Death and perhaps the hardest group from which to predict a winner. Germany are favourites at 11/10 with Paddy Power, but they have to go up against difficult opposition in the form of the Netherlands, Portugal and Denmark It could all come to how well Portugal do against Germany and Holland which decides the outcome of this group. So if Germany do slip up, there is a lot of value in both Holland and Portugal sneaking in as winners.
Group C
Spain are still the outright tournament favourites to win Euro 2012, so naturally they go as favourites as well to win Group C. Vicente del Bosque’s men are the clearest group winner favourites out of the four groups, going at a price of 8/15 with Paddy Power. Their closest rivals are likely to be Italy who are back at 7/2 in Euro 2012 odds at Paddy Power but they are struggling for goals, and lost 2-0 at home to Russia in a pre-tournament friendly. Croatia and the Republic of Ireland make up Group C.
Group D
The bookies have been split, divided over who will win Group D. However, there has just been a slight leaning towards France over England now, as Les Bleus are trading at 13/8 with Roy Hodgson’s men back at 15/8. These two old rivals meet up in the first group match and that is going to have a huge impact on which way the group will go. Defeat there for either side could be costly, so is there a possibility that the Ukraine or Sweden could steal in through the back door? This is a very competitive and evenly matched group.
