Euro 2020 Group A Betting Preview - odds on Wales reaching the knockouts?

Though they are outside the top 5 favourites, at 9/1 to win the tournament, Italy shouldn’t be overlooked. They haven’t lost an international fixture since September 2018 and have Ciro Immobile coming off a 25-goal season for Lazio.

That puts the Italians at a Group Goals Scored spread of 5.2-5.7, a Group Goals Conceded spread of 2.1-2.5, and a Group Total Goal Minutes spread of 270-295.

An established Swiss side will be looking to Xherdan Shaqiri, while for Turkey it may well be one final outing for Ligue 1-winner Burak Yilmaz.

It’s worth noting that even with their 35-year old captain, Turkey have the youngest squad in the competition, with an average age of 24.58.

But where does this leave Wales? Despite the dizzying highs of Euro 2016, Rob Page’s lads are on the wrong end of Spreadex’s prices.

We’re offering the Welsh at a Group A Index spread of 4.5-6, where the group winner gets 25 points, runners up 10 and 3rd place 5. They’re at Evens to qualify, meanwhile, against odds on prices for their other 3 groupmates.

If they are to pull off another coup, then Gareth Bale – who has more than 1 goal in every 3 games for his country – needs to be far more consistent than he was at a club level for Spurs.

As for a route to the final, the winner of Group A will take on the runner-up in Group C – according to Spreadex’s prices, that’d be Ukraine or Austria, though never discount a Netherlands meltdown – in the last-16. On paper the quarter-finals will likely be contested against Group B’s Belgium, before a semi against potentially Portugal, France or Germany from Group F, or maybe even a Croatia, England, Spain or Sweden dependent on how Groups D and E pan out.

It might be more appealing, then, to finish in 2nd place. The runners-up take on whoever finishes 2nd in Group B – which contains Belgium, Denmark, Russia and Finland – in the round of 16. That’s before meeting either the Winner of Group C – let’s say the Netherlands – or 3rd place in D/E/F in the quarter-finals.

And don't forget, Spreadex has a truly astounding number of Euro 2020 prices, from Group and Tournament Goals Scored, Goals Conceded and Total Goal Minutes for every team AND the competition as a whole, to top goalscorer markets, in-play betting on every game, long-term spreads and fixed odds, and more!