European Championship action comes thick and fast on Friday as one of the world’s best strikers looks set to make his first appearance in Germany.
Poland striker Robert Lewandowski missed their Group D opener through injury but is poised to return to the fray against Austria, while heavyweights Netherlands and France go head-to-head in Leipzig – with the French missing their own star in Kylian Mbappe.
Our final tip sees Ukraine looking to bounce back from their shock humbling by Romania when they take on a Slovakia side who could seal a rare knockout stage appearance with victory.
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Bet of the Day
Ukraine to win v Slovakia @ 21/20
Ukraine may have suffered heartache on matchday one in their 3-0 defeat to Romania but Serhiy Rebrov’s men can bounce back with victory over Slovakia.
The Blue and Yellow were poor for large swathes of their meeting with the Tricolours, but this is now a must-win match for Ukraine, with defeat almost certainly eliminating them from the competition with a meeting with Belgium on the horizon.
Slovakia may have produced the shock of the tournament so far with their win over the Red Devils, but they were arguably very fortunate to do so, with Belgium having two goals disallowed as well as missing a plethora of opportunities.
Ukraine need to step up to salvage their campaign and they possess the star quality to do so in Dusseldorf.
With a win potentially being enough to qualify for the knockouts in third, expect the Blue and Yellow to go for broke and come away with all three points.
Special of the day
Robert Lewandowski to score anytime in Poland v Austria @ 49/40
Poland were unlucky to come away with nothing from their opening meeting with the Netherlands and a tough day at the office is again in store when they face an Austria side who ran France close.
In what is arguably the toughest group to call, the final result could well come down to the wire once again but one man who could have some sort of say is influential striker Lewandowski.
The captain leads the way in terms of appearances (150) and goals (82) for his country and, in what could be his last major tournament with the Eagles, the 35-year-old will be desperate to get his name on the scoresheet to try and keep his country’s campaign alive.
Longshot of the day
Netherlands to win and Wout Weghorst to score anytime v France @ 11/2
France will be missing their star striker in Mbappe and that could be the catalyst that the Netherlands need to stun one of the tournament favourites.
The Dutch came from behind to beat Poland on matchday one and their saviour that day could be their saviour again here – Wout Weghorst.
The 31-year-old has netted from the bench in each of his last three appearances and this form could see him make a game-changing impact once again.
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