Paddy Power weekend bulletin

Paddy Power (Friday 20th June – Sunday 22nd June)

Euro 2008
Croatia v Turkey Friday, 7.45pm
Holland v Russia Saturday, 7.45pm
Spain v Turkey Sunday, 7.45pm

Other Sport
Amir Khan v Michael Gomez Boxing Saturday 10pm
French Grand Prix F1 Sunday, 1pm

PADDY POWER MONEY-BACK SPECIALS

Penalty Points
If you back a team to win in 90 mins and they go on to reach the semi-finals via a penalty shootout Paddy Power will refund losing win-draw-win 90 minute match bets on that team.

Terms & Conditions: Applies to win-draw-win 90 minute single bets placed before kick-off only. Max Refund €300/£200 per customer/bet. Paddy Power football rules apply.

PADDY POWER QUARTER FINAL SPECIALS

To Reach Semi Finals
2/5 Croatia
7/4 Turkey
1/3 Holland
2/1 Russia
8/11 Spain
Evs Italy


To Win On Penalties

9/1 Croatia
9/1 Turkey
9/1 Holland
9/1 Russia
15/2 Spain
15/2 Italy


To Win in Extra Time

15/2 Croatia
14/1 Turkey
15/2 Holland
17/1 Russia
17/2 Spain
10/1 Italy


Spain v Italy
13/1 Spain to come from behind and win
4/1 Match to go to penalties

Luca Toni Specials
The Italian striker has looked more like the leaning tower or Pisa than a Roman gladiator so far this tournament, missing even the barn door let alone the actual goal. How will he perform against Spain? (90 mins only)

How many shots will Luca Toni have?
Evs Three or less
8/11 Four or more

Will Toni have more shots on target or off target?
Eve More off target than on
11/5 More on target than off
11/5 Tie


How many shots will Luca Toni have off target?
4/5 Two or less
10/11 Three or more

Who will have most shots on target?
6/4 Villa
6/4 Torres
11/5 Toni

Latin Temperaments - First player to be sent off

20/1 Ramos
20/1 Marchena
22/1 Puyol
22/1 Senna
25/1 Fabregas
28/1 Alonso
28/1 Capdevilla
33/1 Casillas
33/1 Iniesta
33/1 Xavi
33/1 Juanito
33/1 Albiol
33/1 Arbeloa
40/1 Garcia
40/1 Silva
50/1 Torres
50/1 Villa
50/1 Guiza



16/1 Materazzi
22/1 De Rossi
25/1 Perrotta
25/1 Camoranesi
25/1 Zambrotta
28/1 Grosso
28/1 Panucci
33/1 Buffon
33/1 Toni
33/1 Cassano
33/1 Ambrosini
33/1 Barzagli
40/1 Quagliarella
40/1 Borriello
40/1 Aquilani
40/1 Gattuso
40/1 Chiellini
50/1 Del Piero
50/1 Di Natale


Holland v Hiddink’s Russia
10/1 Hiddink to be sent to the stands
9/2 Hididnk to sing the Dutch anthem
66/1 Hiddink to wear an orange tie
250/1 Hididnk to celebrate a Dutch goal

How Many Will Holland Score?
7/2 None
7/4 One
23/10 Two
9/2 Three
17/2 Four or more

EURO 2008 WEEKEND MATCHES


Match Betting
Home Draw Away
Croatia v Turkey 10/11 23/10 7/2
Holland v Russia 5/6 12/5 4/1
Spain v Italy 6/4 2/1 11/5

Correct Scores & First Scorers

Croatia v Turkey
1-0 2-0 2-1 3-0 3-1 3-2 4-0 4-1 4-2
5/1 7/1 7/1 14/1 14/1 25/1 40/1 40/1 80/1

0-0 1-1 2-2 3-3 0-1 0-2 1-2 0-3 1-3 2-3 4-0 4-1 4-2
7/1 5/1 13/1 80/1 9/1 22/1 12/1 80/1 45/1 50/1 375/1 225/1 250/1

First Goalscorer

6/1 Petric
6/1 Olic
7/1 Budan
15/2 Klasnic
9/1 Kalinic
10/1 Kranjcar
11/1 Modric
14/1 Srna
18/1 Kovac
18/1 Vukojevic
25/1 Pranjic
25/1 Leko
33/1 Vejic
33/1 Corluka
40/1 Knezevic
40/1 Simic
40/1 Simunic
50/1 Kovac

7/1 No Scorer e/w odds 1/3 places 1, 2, 3

15/2 Nihat
9/1 Semih Senturk
10/1 Tuncay
10/1 Mevlut
16/1 Kazim-Richards
16/1 Arda Turan
18/1 Tumer Metin
22/1 Karadeniz
22/1 Hamit Alintop
25/1 Sabri Sarioglu
25/1 Emre B
33/1 Ayhan Akman
33/1 Hakan Balta
40/1 Ugur Boral
40/1 M Topal
50/1 Emre A
66/1 Servet Cetin
66/1 Emre G



Holland v Russia
1-0 2-0 2-1 3-0 3-1 3-2 4-0 4-1 4-2
11/2 7/1 13/2 13/1 12/1 22/1 30/1 30/1 60/1

0-0 1-1 2-2 3-3 0-1 0-2 1-2 0-3 1-3 2-3 4-0 4-1 4-2
17/2 5/1 12/1 66/1 10/1 25/1 13/1 90/1 45/1 45/1 425/1 225/1 225/1


First Scorer

5/1 Van Nistelrooy
6/1 Van Persie
13/2 Huntelaar
7/1 Vennegor
8/1 Kuyt
8/1 Robben
8/1 Sneijder
10/1 Van Der Vaart
20/1 Engelaar
22/1 De Zeeuw
25/1 Van Bronckhorst
28/1 Heitinga
28/1 De Jong
33/1 Ooijer
40/1 Mathijsen
40/1 Bouma
40/1 Boulahrouz
50/1 De Cler

17/2 No Scorer e/w odds 1/3 places 1, 2, 3

8/1 Pavlyuchenko
10/1 Arshavin
10/1 Sychev
11/1 Adamov
11/1 Saenko
18/1 Semak
18/1 Bystrov
18/1 Ivanov
18/1 Zyrianov
20/1 Semshov
25/1 Zhirkov
28/1 Ignashevich
28/1 Torbinsky
28/1 Shirokov
40/1 Anyukov
40/1 Kolodin
50/1 Yanbayev
66/1 V Berezutskiy



Spain v Italy
1-0 2-0 2-1 3-0 3-1 3-2 4-0 4-1 4-2
11/2 10/1 17/2 25/1 22/1 35/1 90/1 80/1 125/1

0-0 1-1 2-2 3-3 0-1 0-2 1-2 0-3 1-3 2-3 4-0 4-1 4-2
6/1 9/2 13/1 90/1 13/2 13/1 9/1 40/1 30/1 40/1 150/1 100/1 175/1


1st Scorer

11/2 Torres
11/2 Villa
7/1 Guiza
15/2 Garcia
12/1 Silva
14/1 Fabregas
14/1 Iniesta
18/1 Xavi
18/1 De La Red
22/1 Alonso
25/1 Senna
25/1 Ramos
33/1 Capdevilla
40/1 Juanito
40/1 Marchena
50/1 Puyol
66/1 Arbeloa
66/1 Navarro

6/1 No Scorer e/w odds 1/3 places 1, 2, 3

13/2 Toni
8/1 Del Piero
8/1 Di Natale
9/1 Borriello
9/1 Cassano
9/1 Quagliarella
16/1 Perrotta
16/1 Camoranesi
18/1 Aquilani
18/1 De Rossi
28/1 Ambrosini
33/1 Panucci
40/1 Grosso
40/1 Materazzi
40/1 Chiellini
50/1 Zambrotta
66/1 Barzagli


F1

F1 2008 Driver’s Championship

5/4 Raikkonen
15/8 Hamilton
7/2 Massa
7/1 Kubica
50/1 Heidfeld


Constructor’s Championship

1/4 Ferrari
5/1 McLaren
11/2 BMW


French GP
Driver Outright Podium 1st to Retire
Raikkonen 5/4 2/7 33/1
Massa 15/8 4/11 25/1
Kubica 13/2 4/5 33/1
Hamilton 8/1 5/4 28/1
Kovalainen 14/1 15/8 18/1
Heidfeld 25/1 7/2 28/1
Alonso 28/1 4/1 18/1
Webber 80/1 18/1 25/1
Trulli 100/1 25/1 20/1
Coulthard 200/1 33/1 12/1
Button 200/1 40/1 18/1
Rosberg 200/1 50/1 20/1
Piquet 200/1 50/1 8/1
Glock 200/1 40/1 14/1
Barrichello 200/1 50/1 20/1
Nakajima 250/1 66/1 8/1
Bourdais 300/1 80/1 15/2
Vettel 300/1 66/1 9/1
Fisichella 500/1 100/1 10/1
Sutil 500/1 100/1 15/2

BOXING

Amir Khan v Michael Gomez
1/25 Khan
33/1 Draw
8/1 Gomez




Round Betting

Khan Round Gomez
9/2 1 66
4 2 66
7/2 3 80
9/2 4 80
7 5 80
10 6 125
14 7 125
16 8 125
20 9 125
25 10 125
33 11 125
50 12 125
6 Points 25
1/10 KO/TKO 16

Italy vs Romania preview

Italy must bounce back from their Dutch disappointment when they take on Romania in Zurich. The world champions were among the favourites to lift the trophy prior to the start of the tournament, but Monday's 3-0 loss has left them in a precarious position and piled the pressure on boss Roberto Donadoni.

Anything less than victory for the Azzurri against Romania would be deemed a disaster, while a second successive defeat would eliminate them from the tournament.

Changes

Donadoni has revealed that he could make up to five changes and has confirmed that Alessandro Del Piero and Giorgio Chiellini will come in. Fabio Grosso, Daniele De Rossi and Antonio Cassano have also been tipped to feature from the start, while Marco Materazzi, Andrea Barzagli, Antonio Di Natale and Mauro Camoranesi could be the ones who find their places under threat.

Donadoni realises the importance of picking up three points but has stressed that his side will have to find the right balance between attack and defence. He said: "Winning is fundamental for us. We have worked towards that goal and will do everything to achieve it. We must not think if we have not scored by the fourth minute it is a disaster. The game lasts 90 minutes and we must be patient."

Piturca hope

Romania tested France's patience in their opening match and held out for a goalless draw to boost their chances of qualifying for the quarter-finals. They were impressive in defence and will look to similarly frustrate Italy, but coach Victor Piturca has hinted at a slightly more attacking approach.

Striker Ciprian Marica is set to miss out after suffering a blow to his head in training on Tuesday but Piturca has no other injury concerns. Adrian Mutu toiled away up front against Les Bleus with little support but still managed to pose problems and Piturca is hoping his side can break down the Italian backline. "I haven't decided who will start yet, but I might make some changes from the game against France," he said. "We will have to be vigilant in defence but there will also be times when we press in the opponents' half. The team that's better organised and can produce moments of inspiration will have the best chance of winning. Italy are the favourites, but we came here to put on a good display and our main aim is to qualify for the knockout stage."

Source: skysports.com

Dutch fans eagerly await opening Euro 2008 match

The Swiss city of Bern is slowly turning orange as hundreds of Dutch football fans descend on the city to watch the Netherlands play its first Euro 2008 match. The Dutch squad faces Italy on Monday evening. The Swiss authorities expect around 30,000 Dutch football fans to come to Bern to support their team. Most of the fans don't have tickets for the match but will follow the action on large outdoor screens throughout the city.

Marco van Basten, coach of the Dutch squad, says that striker Arjen Robben will probably miss the Netherlands' second match against France on Friday as well as tonight's opening game. The striker suffered a groin strain during training on Saturday and will need about a week to recover. It is possible that Robin van Persie will be in the starting lineup for this evening's match. Earlier, coach Van Basten said van Persie would not be fit but he is making a rapid recovery from his thigh injury.

Source: radionetherlands.nl

Euro 2008 special bets

Euro 2008 is starting this week, and we would like you to take the opportunity and place your bets now! We managed to make a list with some interesting bets and their odds from Expekt, one of the bookmakers we recommend most for Euro 2008.

Euro 2008 winner of group A:

Portugal - 2.35
Czech Republic - 3.50
Switzerland - 3.85
Turkey - 7.50

Euro 2008 winner of group B:

Germany - 1.70
Croatia - 3.25
Poland - 6.75
Austria - 17.00

Euro 2008 winner of group C:

Italy - 2.75
France - 3.05
Holland - 3.10
Romania - 11.00

Euro 2008 winner of group D:

Spain - 1.85
Greece - 5.00
Sweden - 5.00
Russia - 5.50

Euro 2008: Which group does the winner belong to?

Group A - 4.00
Group B - 3.40
Group C - 3.10
Group D - 4.25

Euro 2008 winner:

Germany - 4.50
Spain - 6.00
Portugal - 7.50
Italy - 7.50
France - 9.00
Holland - 11.00
Croatia - 12.00
Czech Republic - 16.00
Russia - 20.00
Switzerland - 23.00
Greece - 26.00
Sweden - 30.00
Turkey - 34.00
Poland - 34.00
Romania - 34.00
Austria - 76.00

Euro 2008 UEFA Player Of The Tournament:

C Ronaldo - 5.50
M Ballack - 8.00
F Torres - 8.00
C Fabregas - 11.00
M Klose - 15.00
L Toni - 15.00
F Ribery - 15.00
D Villa - 21.00
R van Nistelrooy - 26.00
T Henry - 26.00
A Pirlo - 26.00
Deco - 26.00
K Benzema - 29.00
L Podolski - 34.00
Z Ibrahimovic - 34.00
A Del Piero - 34.00
I Casillas - 34.00
G Buffon - 34.00
R Van Persie - 34.00
N Kahveci - 51.00
M Gomez - 51.00
A Frei - 67.00
A Mutu - 67.00
H Larsson - 67.00
P Pogrebnyak - 67.00
L Modrić - 67.00
T Sanli - 81.00
N Kranjčar - 81.00
M Petrić - 81.00
E Smolarek - 101.00
J Koller - 101.00

Source: Expekt.com