Euro 2008: Czech Republic v Portugal odds and match preview

Euro 2008: Czech Republic v Portugal odds and match preview And now that the first round of the Euro 2008 group games are behind us, it gets much more interesting with the upcoming game Czech Republic v Portugal. Both the Czech and the Portuguese won their first Group A matches against the underdogs of the group and will face off on Wednesday night, having the chance to take the lead in Group A. At the British online bookmaker Bet 365 the odds are favouring Portugal at 1.80, which Czech Republic is a big underdog to win the match with odds 5.00, a draw will pay out 3.30 times your bet.

According to the latest reports, Czech midfielder Jaroslave Plasil will be replaced by the Euro 04 top goalscorer Milan Baros, who will pair up with Jan Koller on the offence. David Jarolim is also rumoured to be replaced by fully recovered Marek Matejovsky (abdominal muscle injury), while right-back Zdenek Pospech is reportedly fully recovered from a flu and is fit to participate in the Euro 2008 game against Portugal. Meanwhile the Portugease will replace goalkeeper Quim with Nuno Espirito Santo and are expected to come out with the same squad that brought the victory over Turkey in the first game of Group A. Kick-off time for the Czech Republic v Portugal game is set for 18:00 local time from Stade de Geneve, Geneva. You can bet live online at Bet 365.

Published on 06/10/2008