Euro 2024 - Day 3 Prediction: Three Lions to start with a win
There's another busy day on the cards on Sunday at Euro 2024, with a further three games on the schedule, including England's opening encounter with Serbia.
The first game of the day comes from Group D, as Poland face the Netherlands at 2pm in Hamburg.
In Group C, Slovenia will do battle with Denmark at 5pm in Stuttgart, before Serbia and England collide in Gelsenkirchen.
Euro 2024 - Day 3 Betting Tips
- Netherlands to beat Poland @ 4/7
- Both teams to score - Slovenia v Denmark @ 21/20
- England to win and both teams to score @ 5/2
Tip 1 - The Netherlands to beat Poland @ 4/7
Group D is arguably the toughest of the lot at Euro 2024, with France, the Netherlands, Austria and Poland all grouped together.
The Netherlands will view their opening game as a must-win encounter, especially with harder games to come later in the month.
Ronald Koeman's side finished second in qualifying behind France, and while they lost both games to Les Bleus, they have been pretty consistent in recent months.
Only France and Germany have got the better of them in their last ten matches, while they have won the other eight encounters.
They beat Canada and Iceland 4-0 in their final two warm-up matches, and they will expect to beat Poland in Hamburg.
Michal Probierz's side are unbeaten in eight games, but they only qualified for Euro 2024 through the playoffs.
Poland rely heavily on the quality of striker Robert Lewandowski, but the Barcelona frontman will miss the game due to a thigh injury. The Poles only scored 10 goals in eight qualifiers, and they will struggle to trouble the Netherlands without their star man.
Tip 2 - Both teams to score - Slovenia v Denmark @ 21/20
Slovenia and Denmark's Group C encounter will take place at the Stuttgart Arena, and those in attendance should be in for an entertaining afternoon.
These two teams may be sick of the sight of each other, having played each other twice in qualifying.
Denmark and Slovenia finished on 22 points apiece, but Denmark finished top of Group H due to their superior head-to-head record.
It was difficult to split them in qualifying, and that should be a similar case on Sunday. Denmark have won five of their last six games with Slovenia, while both teams have netted in the previous three meetings between the pair.
Slovenia have lost one of their previous ten in all competitions, while Denmark's record is slightly better, with one defeat in 12, so both teams should be able to find the net with ease.
Tip 3 - England to win and both teams to score @ 5/2
The Three Lions have a point to prove this weekend, having lost 1-0 to Iceland in their final friendly before heading to Germany.
Gareth Southgate has already hinted that his future may lie elsewhere if England do not go all the way, so a strong start is imperative this week.
While England topped their group in qualifying, Serbia finished second to Hungary in Group G, but they scored 15 times in eight qualifiers.
Both teams found the net in Serbia's last six qualifiers, while England have conceded in four of their previous five matches. Southgate has already lost a few defenders to injury, so while they should overpower Serbia, they will do well to keep the ball out of their net.
England will look to lay down a marker in their opening game, and they will take on a team that have crumbled on the big stage before.
Serbia conceded eight in three games at the 2022 World Cup, so Southgate's side should be able to recover from that shaky display against Iceland.
