Euro 2016 – Knockout Stage Stats

Our good friends over at leading Betfair software producers, Racing Traders have kindly provided us with some excellent preview material for the knockout stage of Euro 2016

Euro2016 Knockout Stage Head-to-Head Stats – By Andy Newton

So that’s the Group Stages over – if we’re all honest the tournament is yet to really hit top gear with some very cagey opening fixtures. However, you can’t blame certain sides as the pressure to get out of the group stages and not to do anything silly is huge.

Therefore, as we enter the knockout phase of Euro2016 there is a good chance the matches will be better with teams in losing positions taking more risks – you might as well lose 4-0 and have a go, rather than lose 1-0 and not take a few chances along the way. Suspensions, injuries and sides getting the full use out of their squads will also come into play with these next matches coming thick-and-fast now.

So to help you along the way through the tournament, and to keep you prepared for each game, here at RacingTraders we’ve taken a ‘quick-fire’ look at each ‘Knockout Stage’ game from a HEAD-TO-HEAD angle. (Note, we’ll be adding in the Qtr-finals, Semi-finals and Final to this piece).

You’ll see below that there are some ‘standout stats’ when certain sides have met in the past and hopefully these will give you a few different betting angles to take into each game – plus we’ll also give you our RacingTraders best bet.

Key Dates…………

Last 16 (25th, 26th & 27th June)
Qtr-Finals (30th June, 1st, 2nd & 3rd July)
Semi-Finals (6th & 7th July)
Final (July 10th)

Saturday, 25th June 2016

Switzerland v Poland, 2pm

Last met 2014 (Int), Poland 2-2 Switzerland
Played twice before, 1 Poland, 1 Draw
Poland have NEVER lost to Switzerland
Both previous games went OVER 3.5 goals
Poland have scored at least 2 in both their previous games vs Switzerland
Switzerland’s last 3 games went UNDER 2.5 goals
Switzerland are unbeaten in their last 4 games
Poland’s last 4 games went UNDER 1.5 goals
Poland are unbeaten in their last 4 games
Poland have not conceded in their last 4 games

RACING TRADERS VERDICT: UNDER 2.5 GOALS

Wales v Northern Ireland, 5pm

Last met Mar 2016 (Int), Wales 1-1 N Ireland
Played 6 times before, Wales 2, Draw 3, N Ireland 1
Wales are unbeaten in their last 5 vs N Ireland
The last 3 head-to-heads went UNDER 2.5 goals
Two of N Ireland’s last 3 games ended in draws
Wales last four games went OVER 2.5 GOALS
Wales have lost 3 of their last 5 games
N Ireland’s last 4 games went UNDER 2.5 GOALS
N Ireland have won just 1 of their last 4 games
Both teams DIDN’T score in N Ireland’s last 6 games

RACING TRADERS VERDICT: BOTH TEAMS NOT TO SCORE

Croatia v Portugal, 8pm

Last met 2013 (Int), Croatia 0-1 Portugal
Played 3 times before, Portugal have won all three
Portugal have won all three head-to-heads ‘to nil’
Croatia have NEVER scored vs Portugal
Both teams DIDN’T score in the 3 previous head-to-heads
Croatia are unbeaten in their last 10 games
3 of Croatia’s last 4 games went OVER 2.5 goals
Portugal have drawn their last 3 games
Portugal are unbeaten in their last 4 games

RACING TRADERS VERDICT: DRAW (90 mins)

Sunday, 26th June 2016

France v Rep of Ireland, 2pm

Last met Nov 2009 (World Cup), France 1-1 Rep Of Ireland
Played 4 times before, France 2, Draws 2, Ireland 0
All the previous 4 head-to-heads went UNDER 2.5 goals
Ireland have only scored one previous goal vs France
Both teams DIDN’T score in 3 of the previous 4 head-to-heads
France are unbeaten in their last 7 games
5 of France’s last 7 games went OVER 2.5 goals
France have scored at least 2 goals in 6 of their last 7 games
Both teams scored in 4 of Ireland’s last 6 games
Ireland have scored at least 1 goal in 12 of their last 13 games

RACING TRADERS VERDICT: FRANCE WIN

Germany v Slovakia, 5pm

Last met in May 2016 (Int), Germany 1-3 Slovakia
Played 5 times before, Germany 3, Draw 0, Slovakia 2
Both teams scored in the last 3 head-to-heads
The last 3 head-to-heads went OVER 2.5 GOALS
Germany’s last 4 games went UNDER 2.5 GOALS
Germany have won ‘to nil’ in their last 4 games
Germany have not conceded in their last 4 games
Both teams DIDN’T score in Germany’s last 4 games
Slovakia have lost just 1 of their last 11 games
Both teams scored in 5 of Slovakia’s last 7 games

RACING TRADERS VERDICT: DOUBLE CHANCE: GERMANY/SLOVAKIA

Hungary v Belgium, 8pm

Last met Nov 2009 (Int), Belgium 3-0 Hungary
Played 3 times before, 1 draw, 2 Belgium
Belgium have NEVER lost to Hungary
Belgium have scored in their last 3 games vs Hungary
Hungary’s last 2 games ended in score draws
Hungary have lost just 1 of their last 8 games
5 of Hungary’s last 6 games went UNDER 2.5 GOALS
Both teams DIDN’T score in Belgium’s last 3 games
Belgium have scored in 11 of their last 12 games

RACING TRADERS VERDICT: UNDER 2.5 GOALS

Monday, 27th June 2016

Italy v Spain, 5pm

Last met March 2016 (Int), Italy 1-1 Spain
Played 16 times before, Italy 4, Draw 8, Spain 4
Italy have scored just one goal in their last 3 vs Spain
4 of the last 7 head-to-heads ended in draws
4 of the last 5 head-to-heads went UNDER 2.5 goals
Spain are unbeaten in their last 5 vs Italy
Both teams have NOT scored in 3 of the last 4 head-to-heads
Spain have scored in 5 of their last 6 vs Italy
Italy’s last 5 games went UNDER 2.5 goals
Both teams DIDN’T score in Italy’s last 5 games
Both teams DIDN’T score in 3 of Spain’s last 4 games
Spain have lost 2 of their last 4 games

RACING TRADERS VERDICT: UNDER 2.5 GOALS

England v Iceland, 8pm

Last met June 2004, England 6-1 Iceland
Wayne Rooney Scored a brace in the last head-to-head
It was 3-1 to England at HT in the last head-to-head
England scored the first goal after 25 mins
3 of England’s last 4 games went UNDER 2.5 goals
Both teams scored in 6 of England’s last 8 games
England have scored at least 2 in 10 of their last 14 games
Both teams scored in 7 of Iceland’s last 8 games

RACING TRADERS VERDICT: BOTH TEAMS TO SCORE

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