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The second round of Euro 2012 fixtures kicks off on Tuesday, as Greece and Czech Republic go head-to-head in Group A.
Greece fought back valiantly against Poland in their first game, and after going 1-0 down and being reduced to ten men, they regrouped to salvage a point through a Dimitris Salpigidis goal. The substitute impressed after coming off the bench and Fernando Santos may well be considering giving the midfielder a start in the next game. The Greeks will be without Sokratis Papastathopoulos after his red card, and look to be down to their bare bones at the back. With a point in the bag already Greece don’t necessarily have to win this fixture, but would be struggling to qualify should they lose. Bwin have the Greeks as outsiders at odds of 3.10 to win the game.
Czech Republic were put to the sword by Russia in their first game, with Michal Bilek’s men looking second best in a 4-1 defeat. The eastern European nation did get a consolation through Vaclav Pilar in the loss, but senior statesmen such as Petr Cech, Milan Baros and Tomas Rosicky will need to come to the fore in the remainder of the tournament if the Czechs are to get out of the group. After their first defeat, Bilek’s men really need to win this to get back into the reckoning. Bwin have them as favourites however, with odds of 2.30 for a Czech win.
This will be a tightly-contested one, with the Greeks showing that they can battle against adversity in their first game. My Euro 2012 football betting tip is a 2-0 win to Greece, which Bwin have at 13.50.
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