England Better Than Even Money To Win on Monday

Published on June 18th, 2017 3:26 pm EST
Written By: Dave Manuel
England vs. Slovakia - Matchup - Nation flags encircled. England will look to right the ship on Monday when they take on Slovakia in Group A action at the UEFA U21 Championship in Poland.

Slovakia is currently sitting at the top of Group A after defeating host nation Poland 2-1 in their first contest, while England is two points back after playing Sweden to a scoreless draw in their first contest. Sweden is not an easy team, as evidenced by the fact that they are the event's defending champions, so England would be well-served to turn in a strong performance on Monday.

Slovakia, on the other hand, could guarantee themselves entry into the next round of play with a win against England, so you know that they will be taking the contest very seriously.

England is the slight favourite to win - let's look at the betting odds:

Slovakia, 77/20
Draw, 14/5
England, 5/6

According to the bookmakers, the five likeliest outcomes of Monday's match are:

England 1-0, 6/1
Draw 1-1, 6/1
England 2-1, 15/2
England 2-0, 7/1
Draw 0-0, 10/1

Here are the five players seen as having the best chances of scoring on Monday:

Tammy Abraham, 6/4
Cauley Woodrow, 15/8
Jacob Murphy, 11/5
Nathan Redmond, 11/5
Jack Grealish, 12/5

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This is a must-win game for England's side, so it will be interesting to see what kind of a performance they turn in on Monday.

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