The Copa America 2016 gets underway in the early hours of Saturday morning for those of you here in the UK, when hosts USA face Colombia in the tournament opener..

copa america 2016 betting tipsThe Copa America is one of my favourite tournaments to watch with its end to end football and at times, lack of defensive quality…. Although in fairness the tournament plays host to some of the best attacking players in the world in Messi, Suarez & Aguero.

It is also a great tournament for us to have a bet on and I have looked into all the stats and picked out my top 5 bets for this years tournament.

1. Outright Winner: Argentina – Odds: 2.87

They are the tournament favourites and I think quite rightly so, they possess the best attacking options and have got much stronger defensively for this tournament. They enter the tournament on good form and  only have Chile as a threat in the group stage so should quality to the latter stages with ease. For me they are the most likely winners this year.

2. Outright Winner (Longshot): Ecuador – Odds: 34.00

The great thing about the Outright Winner market is that it allows you to pick an each-way bet, which means you can win 1/3 of the odds of your bet, if the team reaches the final…

My dark horse for the tournament this year are Ecuador. I think they have the players required to get through the group stage alongside Brazil and once there could be a match for any team in the latter stages… Whilst I think they might struggle if they get one of the big boys in the final, 1/3 odds on them reaching the final, I’ll take that!

3. Top Goalscorer: Almeida Gabriel Barbosa – Odds: 26.00

Whilst most people will likely be betting on the likes of Messi, Aguero or Suarez to be the top goalscorer at this years tournament, I have gone for a more outside shot.. Gabriel Barbosa is a 17 year old striker for Brazil, who plays club football at Santos… He is very highly rated and is tipped to be the next big thing from Brazil.

He scored his first goal for Brazil in his debut in a warmup game this week and I am expecting him to burst onto the scene at this tournament… Expecting him to hit a few against Haiti in the group stage.

4. Group Winners Acca: (Colombia, Brazil, Uruguay, Argentina) – Odds: 9.81

It is always fun to try and pick the winners of each of the four groups at the tournament and I think the odds of 9.81 for these selections is very good. Colombia appear to only have strong competition from hosts USA to win group A and I fancy them to beat the hosts in the opening game and claim that group.

Brazil should have very little trouble in winning their group, with their only likely threat being Ecuador.

Uruguay appear to have the hardest job as they face tough competition from Mexico, but Uruguay should have more than enough defensive strength to win their group with Luiz Suarez doing his thing at the other end of the pitch.

Argentina are the tournament favourites and they have Chile to battle for top spot in the group… For me they are the strongest team so should handle the group stage well enough to top their group.

5. Opening Game: Colombia Win + BTTS – Odds: 6.00

Whilst USA are the hosts I think their odds are inflated for that very reason, Colombia have the players to take USA apart in the opening game but defensively they are not the strongest so can see this being a both teams to score game…

I will be back Colombia to Win and Both Teams To Score in the opening game!

 

These are my top 5 bets for the Copa America 2016…. Feel free to share your best bets in the comments section below….

When betting on the Euros it is always a good idea to have an understanding of all the squads so you can assess the strength in depth each team has and the quality of the players they have at their disposal during the tournament, you can also assess if they have the right players for the matches they may face during the tournament.

This page contains details on all the squads for Euro 2016 and will be updated every time there is a change to the squads up until the final squads are announced, 10 days before the tournament starts.

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Euro 2016 Squad Rules

Each team submits a squad of 23 players, three of which must be goalkeepers. The squads must be submitted at least ten days before the opening match of the tournament. If a player is injured or ill severely enough to prevent his participation in the tournament before his team’s first match, he can be replaced by another player

 

Albania Squad

(Provisional 30-man)

Goalkeepers: Etrit Berisha (Lazio), Alban Hoxha (Partizani), Orges Shehi (Skenderbeu).

Defenders: Lorik Cana (Nantes), Arlind Ajeti (Frosinone), Berat Gjimshiti (Atalanta), Mërgim Mavraj (Koln), Amir Rrahmani (Split), Elseid Hysaj (Napoli), Ansi Agolli (Qarabag), Frederic Veseli (Lugano), Naser Aliji (Basel).

Midfielders: Ledjan Memushaj (Pescara), Ergys Kace (PAOK), Andi Lila (Giannina), Migjen Basha (Como), Odise Roshi (Rijeka), Burim Kukeli (Zurich), Ermir Lenjani (Nantes), Herolind Shala (Slovan Liberec), Taulant Xhaka (Basel), Armir Abrashi (Freiburg).

Forwards: Bekim Balaj (Rijeka), Sokol Çikalleshi (Medipol Baksasehir), Armando Sadiku (Vaduz), Milot Rashica (Vitesse), Shkelzen Gashi (Colorado Rapids).

 

Austria Squad

(Provisional 24-man)

Goalkeepers: Robert Almer (Austria Vienna), Heinz Lindner (Eintracht Frankfurt), Ramazan Ozcan (Ingolstadt)

Defenders: Aleksandar Dragovic (Dinamo Kiev), Christian Fuchs (Leicester City), Gyorgy Garics (Darmstadt), Martin Hinteregger (Borussia Monchengladbach), Florian Klein (Stuttgart), Sebastian Prodl (Watford), Markus Suttner (Ingolstadt), Kevin Wimmer (Tottenham Hotspur)

Midfielders: David Alaba (Bayern Munich), Marko Arnautovic (Stoke City), Julian Baumgartlinger (Mainz), Martin Harnik (Stuttgart), Stefan Ilsanker (Leipzig), Jakob Jantscher (Luzern), Zlatko Junuzovic (Werder Bremen), Marcel Sabitzer (Leipzig), Alessandro Schopf (Schalke), Valentino Lazaro (Salzburg)

Forwards: Lukas Hinterseer (Ingolstadt), Rubin Okotie (1860 Munich), Marc Janko (Basel).

 

Belgium Squad

(Provisional 24-man)

Goalkeepers: Thibaut Courtois (Chelsea), Jean-Francois Gillet (Mechelen), Simon Mignolet (Liverpool)

Defenders: Toby Alderweireld, Jan Vertonghen (Tottenham), Dedryck Boyata (Celtic), Jason Denayer (Galatasaray), Bjorn Engels, Thomas Meunier (Club Bruges), Nicolas Lombaerts (Zenit), Jordan Lukaku (Oostende), Thomas Vermaelen (Barcelona)

Midfielders: Marouane Fellaini (Manchester United), Radja Nainggolan (Roma), Axel Witsel (Zenit St Petersburg), Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City), Eden Hazard (Chelsea), Mousa Dembele (Tottenham)

Forwards: Michy Batshuayi (Marseille), Christian Benteke, Divock Origi (Liverpool), Yannick Carrasco (Atletico Madrid), Romelu Lukaku (Everton), Dries Mertens (Napoli)

 

Croatia Squad

(Provisional 27-man)

Goalkeepers: Danijel Subasic (Monaco), Lovre Kalinic (Hajduk Split), Ivan Vargic (Rijeka), Dominik Livakovic (Dinamo Zagreb)

Defenders: Vedran Corluka (Lokomotiv Moscow), Darijo Srna (Shakhtar Donetsk), Domagoj Vida (Dynamo Kiev), Sime Vrsaljko (Sassuolo), Gordon Schildenfeld (Dinamo Zagreb), Ivan Strinic (Napoli), Tin Jedvaj (Bayer Leverkusen), Duje Caleta-Car (Red Bull Salzburg)

Midfielders: Luka Modric, Mateo Kovacic (Real Madrid), Ivan Rakitic (Barcelona), Marcelo Brozovic, Ivan Perisic (Inter Milan), Milan Badelj (Fiorentina), Alen Halilovic (Sporting Gijon), Domagoj Antolic, Marko Rog, Ante Coric (Dinamo Zagreb)

Forwards: Mario Mandzukic (Juventus), Nikola Kalinic (Fiorentina), Marko Pjaca, Duje Cop (Dinamo Zagreb), Andrej Kramaric (Leicester City)

 

Czech Republic Squad

(Provisional 25-man)

Goalkeepers: Petr Cech (Arsenal), Tomas Vaclik (Basel), Tomas Koubek (Slovan Liberec).

Defenders: Theodor Gebre Selassie (Werder Bremen), Roman Hubnik, David Limbersky (Viktoria Plzen), Pavel Kaderabek (Hoffenheim), Michal Kadlec (Fenerbahce), Daniel Pudil (Sheffield Wednesday), Marek Suchy (Basel), Tomas Sivok (Bursaspor).

Midfielders: Vladimir Darida (Hertha Berlin), Borek Dockal, Ladislav Krejci, Lukas Marecek, Josef Sural (Sparta Praha), Daniel Kolar (Viktoria Plzen), David Pavelka (Kasımpasa), Jaroslav Plasil (Bordeaux), Tomas Rosicky (Arsenal), Jiri Skalak (Brighton)

Forwards: David Lafata, Patrik Schick (Sparta Praha), Tomas Necid (Bursaspor), Milan Skoda (Slavia Praha).

 

England Squad

(Provisional 26-man)

Goalkeepers: Fraser Forster (Southampton), Joe Hart (Manchester City), Tom Heaton (Burnley)

Defenders: Ryan Betrand (Southampton), Gary Cahill (Chelsea), Nathaniel Clyne (Liverpool), Danny Rose, Kyle Walker (Tottenham), Chris Smalling (Manchester United), John Stones (Everton)

Midfielders: Dele Alli, Eric Dier (Tottenham), Ross Barkley (Everton), Fabian Delph, Raheem Sterling (Manchester City), Danny Drinkwater (Leicester), Jordan Henderson, Adam Lallana, James Milner (Liverpool), Andros Townsend (Newcastle), Jack Wilshere (Arsenal).

Forwards: Harry Kane (Tottenham), Marcus Rashford, Wayne Rooney (Manchester United), Daniel Sturridge (Liverpool), Jamie Vardy (Leicester)

 

France Squad

Goalkeepers: Benoit Costil (Rennes), Hugo Lloris (Tottenham), Steve Mandanda (Marseille)

Defenders: Lucas Digne (Roma), Patrice Evra (Juventus), Christophe Jallet (Lyon), Laurent Koscielny (Arsenal), Eliaquim Mangala, Bacary Sagna (Manchester City), Jeremy Mathieu (Barcelona), Adil Rami (Sevilla)

Midfielders: Yohan Cabaye (Crystal Palace), Lassana Diarra (Marseille), N’Golo Kante (Leicester), Blaise Matuidi (Paris Saint-Germain), Paul Pogba (Juventus), Moussa Sissoko (Newcastle)

Forwards: Kingsley Coman (Bayern Munich), Andre-Pierre Gignac (Tigres), Olivier Giroud (Arsenal), Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid), Anthony Martial (Manchester United), Dimitri Payet (West Ham).

 

Germany Squad

(Provisional 27-man)

Goalkeepers: Manuel Neuer (Bayern Munich), Bernd Leno (Bayer Leverkusen), Marc-Andre ter-Stegen (Barcelona)

Defenders: Jerome Boateng (Bayern Munich), Emre Can (Liverpool), Jonas Hector (Koln), Benedikt Howedes (Schalke), Mats Hummels (Borussia Dortmund), Shkodran Mustafi (Valencia), Antonio Rudiger (Roma), Sebastian Rudy (Hoffenheim)

Midfielders: Sami Khedira (Juventus), Bastian Schweinsteiger (Manchester United), Mesut Ozil (Arsenal), Andre Schurrle, Julian Draxler (Wolfsburg), Marco Reus, Julian Weigl (Borussia Dortmund), Karim Bellarabi, Julian Brandt (Bayer Leverkusen), Toni Kroos (Real Madrid), Mario Gotze, Joshua Kimmich (Bayern Munich), Leroy Sane (Schalke)

Forwards: Thomas Muller (Bayern Munich), Mario Gomez (Besiktas), Lukas Podolski (Galatasaray)

 

Hungary Squad

(Provisional 30-man)

Goalkeepers: Gabor Kiraly (Haladas), Denes Dibusz (Ferencvaros), Peter Gulacsi (Leipzig), Balazs Megyeri (Getafe)

Defenders: Attila Fiola, Gergo Kocsis (Puskas Akademia), Gergo Lovrencsics, Tamas Kadar (Lech Poznan), Barnabas Bese (MTK), Richard Guzmics (Wisla Krakow), Roland Juhasz, Adam Lang (Videoton), Adam Pinter (Ferencvaros), Zsolt Korcsmar (Vasas), Mihaly Korhut (Debrecen)

Midfielders: Akos Elek (Diosgyori), Zoltan Gera, Adam Nagy (Ferencvaros), Mate Vida (Vasas), Laszlo Kleinheisler (Werder Bremen), Roland Sallai (Puskas Akademia)

Forwards: Balazs Dzsudzsak (Bursaspor), Zoltan Stieber (Nurnberg), Adam Gyurcso (Pogon), Adam Szalai (Hannover), Krisztian Nemeth (al-Gharafa), Nemanja Nikolic (Legia Warsaw), Tamas Priskin (Slovan Bratislava), Daniel Bode (Ferencvaros), Laszlo Lencse (Ujpest)

 

Iceland Squad

Goalkeepers: Hannes Halldorsson (Bodo/Glimt), Ogmundur Kristinsson (Hammarby), Ingvar Jonsson (Sandefjord)

Defenders: Ari Skulason (OB), Hordur Magnusson (Cesena), Hjortur Hermannsson (PSV Eindhoven), Ragnar Sigurdsson (Krasnodar), Kari Arnason (Malmo), Sverrir Ingi Ingason (Lokeren), Birkir Sævarsson (Hammarby), Haukur Heidar Hauksson (AIK)

Midfielders: Emil Hallfredsson (Udinese), Gylfi Sigurdsson (Swansea), Aron Gunnarsson (Cardiff), Theodor Elmar Bjarnason (AGF), Arnor Ingvi Traustason (Norrkoping), Birkir Bjarnason (Basel), Johann Gudmundsson (Charlton), Eidur Gudjohnsen (Molde), Runar Mar Sigurjonsson (Sundsvall)

Forwards: Kolbeinn Sigthorsson (Nantes), Alfred Finnbogason (Augsburg), Jon Dadi Bodvarsson (Kaiserslautern)

 

Italy Squad

(Provisional 30-man)

Goalkeepers: Gianluigi Buffon (Juventus), Federico Marchetti (Lazio), Salvatore Sirigu (Paris).

Defenders: Davide Astori (Fiorentina), Andrea Barzagli, Leonardo Bonucci, Giorgio Chiellini, Daniele Rugani (Juventus), Matteo Darmian (Manchester United), Mattia De Sciglio (Milan), Angelo Ogbonna (West Ham), Davide Zappacosta (Torino)

Midfielders: Marco Benassi (Torino), Giacomo Bonaventura, Riccardo Montolivo (Milan), Federico Bernardeschi (Fiorentina), Antonio Candreva, Marco Parolo (Lazio), Daniele De Rossi, Alessandro Florenzi (Roma), Emanuele Giaccherini (Bologna), Jorge Luiz Jorginho (Napoli), Thiago Motta (Paris), Stefano Sturaro (Juventus)

Forwards: Éder (Inter), Stephan El Shaarawy (Roma), Ciro Immobile (Torino), Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli), Graziano Pellè (Southampton), Simone Zaza (Juventus)

 

Northern Ireland Squad

Squad not yet been announced

 

Poland Squad

(Provisional 28-man)

Goalkeepers: Artur Boruc (Bournemouth), Łukasz Fabianski (Swansea City), Wojciech Szczesny (Roma), Przemysław Tyton (Stuttgart)

Defenders: Thiago Cionek (Palermo), Paweł Dawidowicz (Benfica), Kamil Glik (Torino), Artur Jedrzejczyk, Michał Pazdan (Legia Warsaw), Lukasz Piszczek (Borussia Dortmund), Maciej Rybus (Terek Grozny), Bartosz Salamon (Cagliari), Jakub Wawrzyniak (Lechia Gdansk)

Midfielders: Jakub Blaszczykowski (Fiorentina), Kamil Grosicki (Rennes), Tomasz Jodlowiec (Legia Warsaw), Bartosz Kapustka (Cracovia), Grzegorz Krychowiak (Sevilla), Karol Linetty (Lech Poznan), Krzysztof Mączynski (Wisła Krakow), Slawomir Peszko (Lechia Gdansk), Filip Starzynski (Zaglebie Lubin), Paweł Wszołek (Verona), Piotr Zielinski (Empoli)

Forwards: Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich), Arkadiusz Milik (Ajax), Artur Sobiech (Hannover), Mariusz Stepinski (Ruch Chorzow).

 

Portugal Squad

Goalkeepers: Rui Patricio (Sporting), Anthony Lopes (Lyon), Eduardo (Dinamo Zagreb)

Defenders: Cedric Soares, Jose Fonte (Southampton), Vieirinha (Wolfsburg), Bruno Alves (Fenerbahce), Ricardo Carvalho (Monaco), Pepe (Real Madrid), Eliseu (Benfica), Raphael Guerreiro (Lorient)

Midfielders: Danilo Pereira (Porto), William Carvalho, Adrien Silva, Joao Mario (Sporting), Joao Moutinho (Monaco), Andre Gomes (Valencia), Renato Sanches (Benfica)

Forwards: Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid), Nani (Fenerbahce), Eder (Swansea City), Ricardo Quaresma (Besiktas), Rafa Silva (Braga)

 

Republic of Ireland Squad

(Provisional 35-man)

Goalkeepers: Shay Given (Stoke), Darren Randolph (West Ham), David Forde (Millwall), Keiren Westwood (Sheffield Wednesday)

Defenders: Seamus Coleman (Everton), Cyrus Christie, Richard Keogh (Derby), Paul McShane (Reading), Ciaran Clark (Aston Villa), John O’Shea (Sunderland), Alex Pearce (Bristol City), Shane Duffy (Blackburn), Marc Wilson (Stoke), Stephen Ward (Burnley)

Midfielders: Aiden McGeady, James McCarthy, Darron Gibson (Everton), James McClean (West Brom), Glenn Whelan, Jonathan Walters (Stoke), Jeff Hendrick (Derby), David Meyler (Hull), Stephen Quinn (Reading), Harry Arter (Bournemouth), Wes Hoolahan, Robbie Brady (Norwich), Eunan O’Kane (Bournemouth), Anthony Pilkington (Cardiff), Jonathan Hayes (Aberdeen), Callum O’Dowda (Oxford)

Forwards: Robbie Keane (LA Galaxy), Shane Long (Southampton), David McGoldrick, Daryl Murphy (Ipswich), Kevin Doyle (Colorado Rapids)

 

Romania Squad

(Provisional 28-man)

Goalkeepers: Ciprian Tatarusanu (Fiorentina), Costel Pantilimon (Watford), Silviu Lung (Astra Giurgiu).

Defenders: Cristian Sapunaru (Pandurii Targu Jiu), Alexandru Matel (Dinamo Zagreb), Vlad Chiriches (Napoli), Valerica Gaman (Astra Giurgiu), Cosmin Moti (Ludogorets), Dragos Grigore (Al-Sailiya), Razvan Rat (Rayo Vallecano), Steliano Filip (Dinamo Bucharest), Alin Tosca (Steaua Bucharest)

Midfielders: Mihai Pintilii, Adrian Popa, Alexandru Chipciu, Nicolae Stanciu (Steaua Bucharest), Ovidiu Hoban (Hapoel Beer Sheva), Adrian Ropotan (Pandurii Targu Jiu), Andrei Prepelita (Ludogorets), Gabriel Torje (Osmanlispor), Alexandru Maxim (Stuttgart), Lucian Sanmartean (al-Ittihad)

Forwards: Claudiu Keseru (Ludogorets), Bogdan Stancu (Genclerbirligi), Florin Andone (Cordoba), Denis Alibec (Astra Giurgiu), Ioan Hora (Pandurii Targu Jiu), Andrei Ivan (CSU Craiova)

 

Russia Squad

Goalkeepers: Igor Akinfeev (CSKA Moscow), Guilherme (Lokomotiv Moscow), Yuri Lodygin (Zenit St Petersburg).

Defenders: Alexei Berezutski, Vasili Berezutski, Sergei Ignashevich, Georgi Schennikov (CSKA Moscow), Dmitri Kombarov (Spartak Moscow), Roman Neustadter (Schalke 04), Roman Shishkin (Lokomotiv Moscow), Igor Smolnikov (Zenit)

Midfielders: Igor Denisov (Dynamo Moscow), Alan Dzagoev, Alexander Golovin, Roman Shirokov (CSKA Moscow), Denis Glushakov (Spartak Moscow), Oleg Ivanov (Terek Grozny), Pavel Mamaev (Krasnodar), Alexander Samedov (Lokomotiv Moscow), Oleg Shatov (Zenit St Petersburg)

Forwards: Artem Dzyuba, Alexander Kokorin (Zenit St Petersburg), Fedor Smolov (Krasnodar)

 

Slovakia Squad

Not yet announced.

 

Spain Squad

(Provisional 25-man)

Goalkeepers: Iker Casillas (Porto), David De Gea (Manchester United), Sergio Rico (Sevilla)

Defenders: Sergio Ramos, Dani Carvajal (Real Madrid), Gerard Pique, Jordi Alba, Marc Bartra (Barcelona), Cesar Azpilicueta (Chelsea), Mikel San Jose (Athletic Bilbao), Juanfran (Atletico Madrid)

Midfielders: Bruno (Villarreal), Sergio Busquets, Andres Iniesta (Barcelona), Koke, Saul Niguez (Atletico Madrid), Thiago (Bayern Munich), Isco (Real Madrid), David Silva (Man City), Pedro, Cesc Fabregas (Chelsea)

Forwards: Aritz Aduriz (Athletic Bilbao), Nolito (Celta Vigo), Alvaro Morata (Juventus), Lucas Vasquez (Real Madrid)

 

Sweden Squad

Goalkeepers: Andreas Isaksson (Kasimpasa), Robin Olsen (Copenhagen), Patrik Carlgren (AIK)

Defenders: Ludwig Augustinsson, Erik Johansson (Copenhagen), Pontus Jansson (Torino), Victor Lindelof (Benfica) Andreas Granqvist (Krasnodar), Mikael Lustig (Celtic), Martin Olsson (Norwich)

Midfielders: Jimmy Durmaz (Olympiakos), Albin Ekdal (Hamburg), Oscar Hiljemark (Palermo), Sebastian Larsson (Sunderland), Pontus Wernbloom (CSKA Moscow), Erkan Zengin (Trabzonspor), Oscar Lewicki (Malmo), Emil Forsberg (Leipzig), Kim Kallstrom (Grasshoppers)

Forwards: Marcus Berg (Panathinaikos), John Guidetti (Celta Vigo), Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Paris), Emir Kujovic (Norrkoping)

 

Switzerland Squad

(Provisional 28-man)

Goalkeepers: Roman Bürki (Borussia Dortmund), Marwin Hitz (Augsburg), Yvon Mvogo (Young Boys), Yann Sommer (Borussia Mönchengladbach).

Defenders: Johan Djourou (Hamburg), Nico Elvedi (Borussia Mönchengladbach), Michael Lang (Basel), Stephan Lichtsteiner (Juventus), François Moubandje (Toulouse), Ricardo Rodríguez (Wolfsburg), Fabian Schär (Hoffenheim), Philippe Senderos (Grasshoppers), Steve Von Bergen (Young Boys), Silvan Widmer (Udinese).

Midfielders: Valon Behrami (Watford), Blerim Džemaili (Genoa), Gelson Fernandes (Rennes), Fabian Frei (Mainz), Renato Steffen, Luca Zuffi (Basel), Granit Xhaka (Borussia Mönchengladbach), Denis Zakaria (Young Boys)

Forwards: Eren Derdiyok (Kasımpaşa), Breel Embolo (Basel), Admir Mehmedi (Bayer Leverkusen), Haris Seferović (Eintracht Frankfurt), Xherdan Shaqiri (Stoke City), Shani Tarashaj (Grasshoppers).

 

Turkey Squad

(Provisional 31-man)

Goalkeepers: Ali Sasal Vural (Eskisehirspor), Harun Tekin (Bursaspor), Onur Kıvrak (Trabzonspor), Volkan Babacan (İstanbul Basaksehir).

Defenders: Gokhan Gonul, Sener Ozbayraklı, Mehmet Topal, Caner Erkin (Fenerbahce), Ahmet Calık (Genclerbirligi), Caglar Soyuncu (Altınordu), Hakan Balta, Semih Kaya (Galatasaray), Serdar Aziz (Bursaspor), Ismail Koybası (Besiktas).

Midfielders: Emre Mor (Nordsjaelland), Gokhan Tore (Besiktas), Volkan Sen, Ozan Tufan, Alper Potuk (Fenerbahce), Yasin Oztekin, Selcuk İnan (Galatasaray), Hakan Calhanogu (Bayer Leverkusen), Mahmut Tekdemir (Istanbul Basaksehir), Nuri Sahin (Borussia Dortmund), Oguzhan Ozyakup, Olcay Sahan (Besiktas), Arda Turan (Barcelona)

Forwards: Burak Yılmaz (Beijing Guoan), Cenk Tosun (Besiktas), Mevlut Erdinc (Guingamp), Yunus Mallı (Mainz).

 

Ukraine Squad

(Provisional 28-man)

Goalkeepers: Andriy Pyatov (Shakhtar Donetsk), Denys Boyko (Besiktas), Mykyta Shevchenko (Zorya Lugansk)

Defenders: Vyacheslav Shevchuk, Yaroslav Rakitskyi, Oleksandr Kucher (Shakhtar Donetsk), Yevgen Khacheridi (Dynamo Kiev), Artem Fedetskyi (Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk), Mykyta Kamenyuka (Zorya Lugansk), Bogdan Butko (Amkar Perm)

Midfielders: Anatoliy Tymoshchuk (Kairat), Taras Stepanenko, Viktor Kovalenko, Maksym Malyshev (Shakhtar Donetsk), Ruslan Rotan, Yevgen Shakhov (Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk), Yevgen Konoplyanka (Sevilla), Oleg Gusyev, Sergiy Rybalka, Denys Garmash, Sergiy Sydorchuk, Andriy Yarmolenko (Dynamo Kiev), Oleksandr Karavayev, Ivan Petryak (Zorya Lugansk), Oleksandr Zinchenko (Ufa)

Forwards: Roman Zozulya (Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk), Artem Kravets (Stuttgart), Pylyp Budkivskyi (Zorya Lugansk)

 

Wales Squad

(Provisional 30-man)

Goalkeepers: Wayne Hennessey (Crystal Palace), Danny Ward (Liverpool), Owain Fon Williams (Inverness)

Defenders: Ben Davies (Tottenham), Neil Taylor, Ashley Williams (Swansea), Chris Gunter (Reading), James Chester (West Brom), Ashley Richards (Fulham), Paul Dummett (Newcastle), Adam Henley (Blackburn), Adam Matthews (Sunderland), James Collins (West Ham)

Midfielders: Aaron Ramsey (Arsenal), Joe Ledley, Jonathan Williams (Crystal Palace), David Vaughan (Nottingham Forest), Joe Allen (Liverpool), David Cotterill (Birmingham), George Williams (Fulham), Andy King (Leicester), Emyr Huws (Wigan), Dave Edwards (Wolves)

Forwards: Hal Robson-Kanu (Reading), Sam Vokes (Burnley), Tom Bradshaw, Wes Burns (Walsall), Tom Lawrence (Leicester), Simon Church (Nottingham Forest), Gareth Bale (Real Madrid)

The Betalyst algorithm has evolved a lot over the past two years in an effort to increase the accuracy of the selections it provides and to help football punters make a consistent profit from their betting.

35000 profit 60 daysOver the past couple of months I have put special attention into the Both Teams To Score games algorithm as I noticed  that these bets tend to have fairly reasonable odds and if you could get an algorithm that could deliver winning tips with an accuracy in the high 80% mark you could make some serious money.

THIS MONTH I CRACKED THE CODE! The algorithm is projected to turn £100 into £35,000+ in just 60 days…

The Betalyst algorithm is now delivering an 88%+ accuracy for its top two both teams to score predictions every day. It does not take a genius to work out that accuracy like that can lead to some very strong profit, in fact based on the data taken since 12/03/2016 when the most recent version of the algorithm went live the projections show it could earn £1,700+ profit in month 1 from a £100 starting balance using a progressive staking system.

Lets dig a little deeper

Here is the data that shows the games that the algorithm has highlighted as it’s top two Both Teams To Score bets for each day since 12/03/2016 – On some days there was only 1 pick or no picks depending on how many games met the criteria to be selected as a tip: (There is a link to this data file at the bottom of this post)

btts-system-matches

As you can see it has correctly predicted 15 of the 17 games correctly, an accuracy percentage of 88.24%, with average odds of 1.68. Not bad at all…

Lets assign some £££ to this:

Lets say you are a punter that likes to put a level £10 bet on every selection, if you had done that for these games you would have made £81.90 profit in 10 days:

btts-system-matches-10-stakes

That is a fairly strong return after just 10 days and would work out close to £240 a month profit if the average odds and accuracy remained the same over a 30 period. You could put that to good use I am sure. If you are a slightly higher stakes roller and you were doing a level £50 bet on every selection your profit after 10 days would be £409, as you can see in the data below:

btts-system-matches-50-stakes

If the accuracy and odds stayed consistent, you would be looking at around £1,600+ profit a month from level £50 stakes.

Progressive Staking Example

I am a big fan of and use a progressive staking system for my betting, this means that my stakes for my days betting are based on a percentage of my total betting balance, for this algorithm I use 25%, as I know there are only a maximum of two selections that I would back every day so the most I can lose in a day is 50% of my betting balance. If you started with a betting balance of £100 at day 1, you would have made £448 profit after 10 days, as you can see below:

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The difference with progressive staking is that over time your stakes increase as you win more bets, so your profit increases as well. Using the data from this algorithm, the accuracy to date and the average odds, I modelled the potential profit that could be achieved in a 60 day period. With a starting bank of £100, you could turn that into £35,000+ in just 60 days using the tips from this algorithm and a 25% of balance staking strategy.

You can find all the data that I have shared above in this post in the following Google Sheet, note the tabs at the bottom for each of the staking methods I have explained here and the 60 day projection numbers:

Betalyst BTTS Accuracy Tracker Sheet

You can find the Both Teams To Score Tips that the algorithm produces free on our site here:

Both Teams To Score Betting Tips

What are peoples thoughts on the accuracy of this algorithm? Is there a better staking strategy that can be used?Have you been using the tips for your betting? Share your comments below.

bet365-small-offerThe Grand National takes place on Saturday 11th April and Bet365 have got a fantastic money back offer for Each-Way bets placed on the world’s greatest horse race.

All you have to do is place your bets on the Grand National between now and midday on Saturday 11th April. Bet365 will then give you half the stake back for every Each-Way bet that you place, up to a maximum total refund of £125 per customer.

To ensure that your refund is credited as quickly as possible, only include Grand National bets on your bet slip. Refunds will be credited to your account within 12 hours of bet placement.

To add to the great value, Bet365 are also Non-Runner No Bet and paying 1/4 odds for the first FIVE places on the big race.

This makes Bet365 the best site to place your Grand National bets on this year!

Sign-up today and Bet365 will also double your first deposit, up to £200!

One lucky Paddy Power customer woke up this morning over €200k richer after their 17-fold accumulator came in on Tuesday nights football.

The punter had picked the winner of 17 games taking place through the evening including the two Champions League games!

Paddy Power put together the following which shows the bet that was placed:

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I am sure Paddy was not happy taking a spanking like that on a Tuesday night. Mind you, William Hill also took a bit of a kicking after one punter landed a 6-fold in the Match Result + Both Teams To Score market that turned £3 into over £34k… Some serious money:

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Just goes to show that you only need that one lucky bet to land to return a life changing amount of money! Keep plugging away with those accumulators!

What is your biggest win to date?

We are pleased to announce the launch of our World Cup 2014 Betting Guide which contains 54 FREE tips for this summers tournament.

The guide consists of a selection of pre-tournament bets as well as a tip for each of the group games. Following the completion of the groups we will continue to deliver our tips via our email newsletter, Facebook Page and Twitter Profile so make sure you are following them all.

We don’t want to waffle on too much here about how great the guide is, we will let you find that out for yourself, grab your copy here:

World Cup 2014 Betting Guide/Tips