France got Euro 2016 underway with an emphatic 2-1 win over Romania last night, thanks to Dimitri Payet’s sensational strike. Today, three other games will take place, including what should be a close affair between Wales and Slovakia
The 24 group games at Euro 2012 produced only 5 draws but it is a safe bet that we’ll get more than 5 in the group stage in 2016 and not just because there are 12 more matches this time around.
The incentive to get at least a point on the board early on for some of the lesser fancied teams early in the tournament with a view to a third place knock out qualifying finish means it’s difficult to see this weekend’s fixtures passing by without a stalemate.
The odds makers can’t split Wales and Slovakia for their Group B match up and with the Welsh having only beaten Andorra since last October, Chris Coleman would settle for a point now if it was offered to him, I fancy.
#BestBet – Wales vs Slovakia = DRAW
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