Euro 2012 Predictions – Which team is going to win the Euro 2012?

Which nation will be holding up the trophy in this summer's Euro's?

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Euro 2012 predictions are part and parcel of the forthcoming European Championships betting. Which team is going to win the Euro 2012? Online bookmakers will be flooded with punters trying to make their correct calls on many different aspects of Poland and Ukraine 2012. The main market of interest in Euro 2012 predictions will be the outright winner, where punters have that one in sixteen shot of getting it right. Of course, the likelihood is that the odds will be a lot shorter than that, because the market is divided up into the three realistic favourites, the chasing pack and then the long shots. This is the market which will draw the most amount of attention, as defending European and World Champions Spain lead the way as favourites, with the 2008 defeated finalists Germany close behind them. The major other threat at the 2012 European Championship finals is going to be Holland, who were runners up at World Cup 2010. So who is the most likely to prevail?

Well, Spain are still the ones to beat, and priced at 8/1 in William Hill Euro 2012 odds because they have a side littered with world class stars like Iniesta, Xavi and Alonso. They would be the first ever nation to defend a European title though, so it is not an easy task. So that may put the ball back in the court of the Germans, and Joachim Low’s men will edge things in our Euro 2012 predictions. They are the ones with the growing momentum in the game, they have the power and pace to perhaps just edge the tournament, as Spain look more to be clinging onto their golden era. The Germans, one of the most successful nations at the European Championships, are the growing force and with their youth, which has matured slightly from their wonderful World Cup 2010 run, look as if they could have the edge of things and at 10/3 in Euro 2012 Paddy Power odds make decent value as well.

Which team is going to win the Euro 2012? Joachim Low’s Germany are going to be a major threat, because they are more of an attacking threat than Spain. This is because Germany play at a much higher pace and take a more direct route to goal. They still enjoy possession and great technique on the ball, but they like to push forward towards goal and create chances, especially down the flanks, than the likes of Spain and the Netherlands who will push the ball around a little bit more with their tika-taka style of football. Germany are also blessed with the experience of Miroslav Klose up front as well as Bayern Munich’s Mario Gomez, who is trading as favourite in the top goalscorer market. Gomez has enjoyed a fine season in the Bundelisga and Champions League and because Germany are expected to go deep into the tournament at Euro 2012, Gomez will get plenty of chances.

The other major player in Euro 2012 predictions when assessing which team is going to win Euro 2012, is the Netherlands. They are a very organised side and have the ability to play some wonderfully fluent football. They are one of the best sides in the world at passing and movement into space, and they are spearheaded by two of the most prolific goalscorers in European football. English Premier League top scorer Robin van Persie and Bundesligsa top scorer Klass-Jan Huntelaar are set to battle it out for a starting spot. The Netherlands like to go with two holding mid-fielders and just one up front, so the two world class strikers may have to share duties. Or will Bert van Marwijk step outside of his box and start both of them? Whichever way Holland go, they are very solid and very creative, especially on the counter attack and they must have learned from their 2010 World Cup Final defeat.

Euro 2012 predictions is also an important part of planning your outright winner bet, because it can start with Group Winner and Group Qualifier bets. Who do you think will finish first and second? Will England be able to pip France to top spot in their group? Will Spain top Italy? Who will win out in the Group of Death between the Netherlands, Germany and Portugal? Start planning your betting here work your way through the draw, trying to prediction who your backed selection may come up against in the latter rounds. That way you can not only lean towards an outright winner, but you look at the Name The Finalists market, where for example Spain/Germany is priced at 8/1 with online bookmaker Bet365.

So who will be the last team left standing? Spain? Germany? Holland? England perhaps?