The Betfair Football £10 Bet of the Day

Day 123: We're backing over 2.5 goals between Denmark and England at [2.26]

We were left frustrated last night as Tyrone Barnett's last-gasp header for Macclesfield away to Hereford denied us an impressive double, however we're looking to bounce back this evening with a wager that, at the risk of looking silly, is more Bet of the Month than Bet of the Day!

Over 2.5 goals in tonight's Denmark versus England match is priced at a massive [2.26] despite the fact that Three Lions friendlies frequently prove to be high-scoring encounters.

In fact, eight of England's last nine non-competitive games have contained three goals or more, including each of the last five, while their last two away from Wembley in all competitions produced a huge combined total of nine.

Admittedly, Denmark have kept clean sheets in their two Euro 2012 qualifiers in Copenhagen but they're far from impenetrable at the back, enjoying a 2-2 draw with Germany in their last friendly in the Danish capital, while they leaked three in their toughest qualifier to date in Portugal.

They also have a history for high-scoring fixtures with England having met on three occasions in the 21st century with over 2.5 goals a feature of each collision. The last one in Scandinavia finished 4-1 in Denmark's favour in 2005, while Morten Olsen's side also triumphed in a five-goal thriller the time before that at Old Trafford in 2003.

Our bet: We're backing Denmark and England to muster over 2.5 goals at [2.26], meaning that - before factoring in commission - we stand to win £12.60. The same punt pays only £11 with Paddy Power. Sign up for a new account now and have losing bets up to a total of £30 refunded for a week.

Overall profit: £108

Published: 9 Feb 2011

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