Italy vs Switzerland – Euro 2020 Preview
Italy beat Turkey 3-0 in the opening game at this years tournament, which is a result that looks impressive with many people feeling Turkey could be dark horses this year. They dominated the game having 24 shots on goal, with 8 of those finding the target, whilst they had 64% possession, taking 8 corners and […]
Turkey vs Wales – Euro 2020 Preview
Turkey lost 3-0 to Italy in their opening game, having 3 shots, with none on target, just 36% possession, 2 corners and 2 yellow cards. Turkey came here as many peoples dark horses, and it remains to be seen whether they had a bad day and lost to a very good Italy side who will […]
Finland vs Russia – Euro2020 Preview
Finland won their opening game of the competition 1-0 against Denmark, though that is a result that needs taking with a hefty pinch of salt due to events involving Christian Eriksen, and the fact the goal was a pretty bad goalkeeping error with Denmark also missing a penalty as well. In that game Finland had […]
Sam Rideout’s Royal Ascot Day 2 Preview
The top-quality action just keeps coming on Day 2 of Royal Ascot. The feature race of the day is undoubtedly the Prince Of Wales’s Stakes where we see the return of Aiden O’Brien’s superstar filly Love. The preview hit the crossbar on Day 1, recording one winner and four places. Let’s hope we can turn a few of those […]
Sam Rideout’s Royal Ascot Day 1 Preview
Royal Ascot is here Ladies and Gentlemen! Five fantastic days of racing kicks off with three Group 1’s on the opening day, where the likes of Palace Pier, Battaash and Poetic Flare will bid to add to their impressive CV’s. Throughout the week I will be assessing each race, looking for value and hopefully picking a few winners! Palace Pier can […]
France vs Germany – Euro 2020 Preview
Two time winners of the European Championships in 1984 and 2000, France come here as World Champions and Euro 2016 runners up. They won their qualifying group but were made to work hard by Turkey who beat them 2-0 and held them to a 1-1 draw at Stade De France. In their last couple of […]
Hungary vs Portugal – Euro 2020 Preview
Hungary couldn’t have ended up with a worse draw. Their opening game vs Portugal is followed by games against Germany and France, with many considering it a miracle if they don’t finish bottom of their group. They finished 4th in their qualifying group, though did beat Croatia 2-1 and Wales 1-0. They were granted the […]
Spain vs Sweden – Euro 2020 Preview
Spain have won the Eurus 3 times, in 1964, 2008 and 2012 (joint most with Germany), though have disappointed in recent major tournaments having exit in the group stage at the 2014 World Cup and at thee last 16 stage in the 2016 Euros and 2018 World Cup. Their recent form in general has been […]
Poland vs Slovakia
Poland topped their qualifying group and found themselves in the top tier of the UEFA Nations League, so they have been playing some of the higher level teams at this competition on a relatively regular basis. Though that does mean that they come here having only won 1 of their last 7 games, and they […]
Scotland vs Czech Republic – Euro 2020 Preview
Scotland have qualified for their first major tournament in over 20 years, and will try to advance past the group stage of a major tournament for the first time in their history. Scotland finished third in their qualifying group and in truth, were nowhere near to the top 2 places, finishing 9 points behind 2nd […]