Daily Spread Betting Roundup 18.11.19

England secure a top 6 seeding at Euro 2020, Wales set up a must win closer against Hungary, and Northern Ireland head to the play-offs – it’s the Daily Spread Betting Roundup!

England secure top 6 seeding – Kosovo v England
Gareth Southgate and co. made sure the only blemish on their Euro 2020 qualifying was October’s loss in the Czech Republic, following up Thursday’s 7-0 dismantling of Montenegro with a 4-0 win in Kosovo. That leaves England as one of the top 6 seeds heading into next summer’s tournament, one that will hopefully end with a home win at Wembley.

The score line perhaps flatters the visitors slightly – 3 of those goals came in the final 11 minutes, with a long stretch of nothing coming after Harry Winks’ 32nd minute opener. That did mean, however, that the Total Goal Minutes make-up hit 284 against a starting price of 161-176 – in other words, 108 times your original stake

There was also money to be made from the scorers. Yes, there were the familiar faces of Harry Kane and Marcus Rashford. Winks, on the other hand, opened the match at a Goal Minutes spread of just 2.5-5, meaning his first international goal would have left you with 27 times your initial bet. Substitute Mason Mount’s injury time closer, meanwhile, could have made you 84 times your opening stake from an original spread of 3-6.

Wales set up winner-takes-all final fixture – Azerbaijan v Wales
It hasn’t been the best qualifying campaign for Wales. Nevertheless, after beating Azerbaijan 2-0, they still stand a chance of reaching Euro 2020 if they win against Hungary on Tuesday.

Things got a bit niggly as the fixture went on, with 4 yellow cards apiece. That took the Bookings make-up to 80 – take off the opening spread of 48-52, and you’ve got yourself 28 times your initial stake.

Draw not enough for NI – Northern Ireland v Netherlands
At any other time in their history, a goalless draw against the Netherland would be seen as a huge result for Northern Ireland. However, their inability to get all 3 points, combined with Germany’s 4-0 win over Belarus, means Michael O’Neill’s side have to go through the play-offs if they want to reach Euro 2020, regardless of what happens in Frankfurt on Tuesday night. To add to the heartache, captain Steven Davis missed a penalty in the 1st half.

Still, that 0-0 finish was an unlikely outcome – so much so, in fact, that backing the match to be drawn at a binary spread of 20-23.9 would have won you 76.1 times your original stake.