Stan James Betting Information

Euro 2012 Betting Preview - Group B

sborge — Thu, 24 May 2012 15:52:53 +0000

When the draw for the group stages of Euro 2012 was complete there was absolutely no doubting which the prescribed ‘Group of Death’ was going to be. Containing four of the top ten sides in the FIFA world rankings, Group B was always going to be given the infamous tag that always seems to crop up in every major tournament. It can be argued that this description has never been more poignant, as you would have to go back many years to remember a group which had four sides placed so highly in FIFA’s rankings.

Euro 2012 Betting Preview - Group D

lradford — Thu, 24 May 2012 15:42:07 +0000

Euro 2012's Group D is made up of co-hosts Ukraine, along with Sweden, England and France, and if the Euro 2012 betting is to be believed, this group is wide open.

Euro 2012 Betting Preview - Group A

sborge — Thu, 24 May 2012 15:24:00 +0000

Group A is the only group in Euro 2012 to lack a nation in the top 10 of FIFA’s World Rankings and on paper looks to be the most unpredictable of this summer’s tournament with all four sides capable of making it through to the quarter-finals (Russia/Poland 9/2 in Euro 2012 straight forecast betting).

Euro 2012 Betting Preview - Group C

lradford — Thu, 24 May 2012 15:20:41 +0000

Group C of the European Championships is made up of defending Champions Spain as well as Italy, Republic of Ireland and Croatia (Spain 1/2 in Group C Euro 2012 betting).

Euro 2012 Betting Preview - Denmark

sborge — Thu, 24 May 2012 15:09:03 +0000

Denmark are the underdogs for this summer’s tournament at 66/1 in the Euro 2012 betting, but that is probably more down to the difficulty of their group rather than the lack of talent in their squad. Denmark qualified for Euro 2012 by winning six of their eight games in a group that had the likes of Portugal and Norway in it, and that should give them the belief that they can conquer this ‘Group of Death’ (Denmark 66/1 in Euro 2012 Betting).

Euro 2012 Betting Preview - England

lradford — Thu, 24 May 2012 14:55:01 +0000

England missed out on a place in Euro 2008 and so will be bidding to make amends after comfortably qualifying for Euro 2012 (England 10/1 in Euro 2012 betting). England reached a significant historical milestone against Montenegro in their final qualifying match for Euro 2012. The game finished 2-2 and secured England's qualification for the European Championships, but just as importantly for the anoraks out there it was England's 900th international match.

Euro 2012 Betting Preview - Portugal

sborge — Thu, 24 May 2012 14:44:54 +0000

Portugal come into Euro 2012 slightly under the radar at tasty odds of 20/1 in the Euro 2012 betting. Despite having one of the best players in the world at their disposal they struggled past qualification, finishing second behind Denmark and level on points with third place Norway. They eventually came through a potentially tricky playoff against Bosnia & Herzegovina after demolishing them 6-2 in the second leg (Portugal 20/1 in Euro 2012 Betting).

Euro 2012 Betting Preview- France

lradford — Thu, 24 May 2012 14:39:45 +0000

Euro 2012 will be France's sixth consecutive European Championship finals, and they will be hoping to improve further on their record as one of the most successful nations in the tournament of recent times. France have won the European Championships twice, tied with Spain, with both teams only one win behind Germany who have won three times (France 12/1 in Euro 2012 betting).

Euro 2012 Betting Preview - Netherlands

sborge — Thu, 24 May 2012 14:34:13 +0000

The Netherlands could prove to be one of the most popular bets of the tournament at odds of 13/2 in the Euro 2012 betting at the time of writing, offering a lot more value than the likes of Germany and Spain but still more than capable of producing the goods with a host of world-class attacking talent in their side (Netherlands 13/2 in Euro 2012 Betting).

Euro 2012 Betting Preview - Sweden

lradford — Thu, 24 May 2012 14:28:48 +0000

Sweden have traditionally been a strong nation in international football, and probably stronger than most would appreciate, with 11 World Cup appearances to their name as well as three medals in the Olympics (Sweden 66/1 in Euro 2012 betting). Sweden qualified for Euro 2012 as best runners-up when they beat Holland in their final qualification game to secure their place.

Euro 2012 Betting Preview - Germany

sborge — Thu, 24 May 2012 14:01:25 +0000

Germany come into this summer’s tournament as one of the favourites in the Euro 2012 betting, after an exceptional qualifying campaign where they ended up on maximum points after winning all ten of their games, averaging 3.4 goals a game (Germany 3/1 in Euro 2012 Betting). Germany’s relatively young side has come unstuck against Spain in recent tournaments, losing to them in tight affairs in the final of Euro 2008 and in the semi-finals of the World Cup in 2010.

Euro 2012 Betting Preview - Russia

sborge — Thu, 24 May 2012 13:30:02 +0000

Dick Advocaat will lead out his Russia team perhaps thinking they have a better chance than the Euro 2012 betting suggests (Russia 20/1 to in Euro 2012 betting). Russia had an impressive qualification campaign that saw them make it through to Poland and Ukraine as they finished quite comfortably top of their Euro 2012 qualifying group. They only lost one match in qualifying, and they will be hoping for a similar run that led them to the semi-finals four years ago when they lost to eventual winners Spain.

Euro 2012 Betting Preview - Poland

sborge — Thu, 24 May 2012 13:11:01 +0000

The Euro 2012 co-hosts Poland will come into this tournament on the back of very little competitive football, but recent friendly performances will give them a lot to be positive about after they beating Argentina and drew with in 2011 (Poland 50/1 in Euro 2012 betting). This is only Poland’s second appearance in the European Championships, having failed to get past the group stages four years ago. However their relatively young squad will be looking to recreate memories of Poland’s infamous runs to the World Cup semi-finals in the 1970s and early 80s.

Euro 2012 Betting Preview - Greece

sborge — Thu, 24 May 2012 12:46:10 +0000

Greece head into Euro 2012 as outsiders in the Euro 2012 betting, something that is the norm for them. Greece are looking to emulate their magnificent run in Portugal eight years ago when they came out as champions against all the odds – Greece were 100/1 before Euro 2004 - with a well disciplined and well organised team ethic. This time round Greece are 50/1 in the Euro 2012 betting, but their run in qualification will give the country reason to believe they can do it again this summer.

Euro 2012 Betting Preview - Ukraine

lradford — Thu, 24 May 2012 12:42:27 +0000

The Euro 2012 co-hosts Ukraine qualified for the tournament automatically, and have fine-tuned their performance and preparations with a series of friendlies. Ukraine are unbeaten in their last four games at the time of writing, though it has to be said that tournament football is a whole different kettle of fish to playing friendlies (Ukraine 50/1 in Euro 2012 betting).

Euro 2012 Betting Preview - Czech Republic

sborge — Thu, 24 May 2012 12:29:16 +0000

Czech Republic are not among the fancied teams in the Euro 2012 betting. They qualified for Euro 2012, and their fifth consecutive European Championships, by overcoming the likes of Scotland and Lithuania to a second place finish in a group that also had the might of Spain (Czech Republic 50/1 in Euro 2012 betting). They were the nation who qualified for Euro 2012 with the least total number of points after suffering three defeats, two of which came against Spain, with the other coming in a disappointing 1-0 home loss to Lithuania.

Euro 2012 Betting Preview - Spain

lradford — Thu, 24 May 2012 12:04:44 +0000

Defending European Champions Spain head to Euro 2012 with a perfect qualifying campaign behind them, though they have suffered high-profile friendly losses against Argentina and neighbours Portugal in recent times (Spain 1/2 to finish first in Group C Euro 2012 betting).

Euro 2012 Betting Preview - Republic of Ireland

lradford — Thu, 24 May 2012 11:51:30 +0000

This will be the Republic of Ireland's second appearance at a European Championship, a surprisingly low number on the face of it (Republic of Ireland 50/1 in Euro 2012 betting). Ireland's first appearance was in 1988, a tournament that will hold fond memories for Irish supporters following their victory over England. They went on to be knocked out of the tournament by the eventual winners Holland.

Moving on to the present day, in Euro 2012 qualifying Ireland suffered only one defeat, a 3-2 loss to Russia in their third qualifier, and they picked up some great results along the way including a 2-0 victory over Italy in June.

Euro 2012 Betting Preview - Italy

lradford — Thu, 24 May 2012 11:28:38 +0000

Italy have reached the European Championships semi-finals only twice since winning the tournament on home turf in 1968, but they are four time World Cup winners, with only Brazil bettering that record. Italy qualified for Euro 2012 comfortably, including a 5-0 thrashing of the Faroe Islands, and a 3-0 victory over Estonia (Italy 14/1 in Euro 2012 betting).

Pat Smullen to ride Born To Sea in Irish 2000 Guineas

Stan James — Thu, 24 May 2012 10:49:59 +0000

Pat Smullen will ride Born To Sea in Saturday's Abu Dhabi Irish 2,000 Guineas at the Curragh, with the colt set to sport a first-time hood. A half-brother to the brilliant Sea The Stars, Born To Sea ruined his chance in the Newmarket Guineas by pulling much too hard in the early stages and trainer John Oxx hopes the hood will help to keep him calm.