Poland v Czech Republic betting is the big Group A clash, where the winner will find themselves in the quarter finals. So can the co-host of Euro 2012, Poland, muscle their way through? Will there be a breakthrough in this match or will nerves get the better of the two? For this match at Bet365, as the online bookmaker offers great insurance on Euro 2012 matches with their 0-0 Bore Draw special, which covers lost stake refunds on any losing First Goalscorer, Last Goalscorer, Anytime Goalscorer, Half Time/Full Time, all Correct Score Markets and all Scorecast markets if the game ends in a 0-0 draw. The highly rated online bookmaker Bet365 offers a free £200 bet for new customers registering an account.
Poland v Czech Republic Euro 2012 Odds at Bet365
Poland 6/5, Czech Republic 9/4, Draw 12/5
All eyes will be on Poland, who are playing some impressive stuff in front of their home support. They have certainly played their part so far in making Euro 2012 a good success and they could extend that through to the knock-out stages. All four teams in Group A are in with a chance of qualification, and the Poles need to come out and get a win. They have picked up two draws in their opening two matches, earning a 1-1 draw against Greece before battling back to hold group favourites Russia to a point as well. Can they find that elusive win though? Well, they have really looked quite impressive in patches, especially after not having played competitive football for the past 18 months, and they actually have good record form against the Czech’s to suggest that they can keep the Polish flame burning a little longer at the summer finals. The situation for Poland is simple, they have to win. They start a point back of their opponents, and two behind leaders Russia. So Poland have to worry about overhauling the Czech’s and a win will guarantee that they land in the quarter finals. There is the chance of course that a win could see them top the group, if Russia fail to get a point against Greece in the other match.
Poland have not been afraid to try and play football at all. They have looked quite a lively side, and granted, they do lack a bit of finishing power and quality in the final third, but they have created chances for themselves. They are actually a hard working side as well, and with the home support behind them, then who knows. The bookies have them down as favourites to beat the Czech’s. This is knock-out football for Poland already, and they should be able to take a lot of confidence from their against Russia. Two of the last three meetings with the Czech Republic have ended in wins for Poland, and if Robert Lewandowski can really live up to his hype and look sharper and get more involved in the game than he did against Russia, then Poland could have a big hero on their hands. As for the Czech Republic, they were pummelled by Russia in their first match, with their defence all over the place. They did much better defensively against Greece in their second match, but you have to take everything into consideration, and Greece are not anywhere near as much of an attacking threat as Russia are, so naturally they would have had an easier time.
The Czech’s blitzed out to an early 2-0 lead over Greece inside of ten minutes, but they still had to scrap in the end as Greece did get one back. Still, the Czech’s held out, but again they didn’t look thoroughly convincing. There is really nothing to fear about the Czech’s for Poland, and while this is likely to be a very open and exciting game, Poland arguably have shaped up just a little better at Euro 2012 than the Czech Republic. The Czech’s are nothing special going forward at all, and there are big weaknesses at the pace. If Poland can play at pace then the Czech’s could crumble defensively. The Czech Republic do hold a little bit of an advantage in the situation of qualification for the quarter finals. The could scrape home with a draw, as long as Greece don’t beat Russia by anything more than five goals. The Czech’s have lost three and won two of the last five against Poland, and all of the wins in that run have gone to the home team.
Poland v Czech Republic betting Prediction: Tough game to call actually, but think that Poland should just about be able to edge this one. They are the ones who definitely need to win, and they have shown more adventure at Euro 2012 than the Czech’s. Poland are on an eight match unbeaten streak, and therefore, we like looking at narrow margins, and Poland to win by a 1 Goal Margin looks good for 3/1 at online bookmaker Bet Victor.
