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European Championship Betting Guide: Friday 6/18/21

Alex Heinert  —  @alheinert Jun 17th, 2021
Euro 2020 continues Friday with a trio of winners from Matchday 1 looking to advance to the knockout stages. Should you trust England, Slovakia, and the Czech Republic to keep the positive results coming?

The 2020 UEFA European Championships roll on Friday with three more matches that -- quite frankly -- are difficult to call.

Slovakia, the Czech Republic, and England all earned victories on Matchday 1, but each has tricky assignments in their second outings of the tournament, with Sweden, Croatia, and Scotland all desperate to pick up their first wins of the competition.

Read on for how these matches might shape up, and be sure to check out FanDuel Sportsbook for all the odds on Euro 2020 and more!

Sweden vs. Slovakia

Saint Petersburg Stadium | St. Petersburg, Russia | 9am ET
The Pick: Sweden -120

In a tournament that’s been mostly chalk so far, the biggest Matchday 1 surprises of these Euros were authored by the two teams ready to kick off Friday’s slate.

Despite ceding 75% of the possession, absorbing an eye-watering 80 attacks, and failing to register a single shot on target, Sweden ultimately kept two-time European champions Spain at bay to record a 0-0 draw in Seville on Monday.

Earlier that day in St. Petersburg, Slovakia were outshot and out-possessed by a Poland side playing with 10 men for the match’s final half hour, but the Sokoli cashed in on the only two shots on goal they registered to score a vital 2-1 upset.