Bet Facts / Jamie "The Pacman" Pacheco / 11 June 2008 / Leave a comment

Fans of Switzerland may well be cursing their luck tonight after an injury-time goal knocked them out of their own tournament, but those who backed Turkey on Betfair at odds of [16.5]...

Fans of Switzerland may well be cursing their luck tonight after an injury-time goal knocked them out of their own tournament, but those who backed Turkey on Betfair at odds of [16.5] after they went a goal down will be feeling a lot better about themselves.

Hakin Yakin was matched at [11.0] to open the scoring and Switzerland were matched at 6.8 to be leading at half-time but that's as good as things got for Switzerland. The co-hosts were matched at [1.32] to win the match and the draw traded at a low of [1.17] before Arda Turan's very late winner. Switzerland to be leading at half-time and Turkey winning at full-time was matched at a massive [55.0], the 2-1 correct score was backed at [29.0].

Switzerland traded at a low of [1.8] on the "to qualify" market when a goal up. With Portugal already through, it will now be between the Czech Republic ([1.65] to qualify) and Turkey ([2.5] to qualify) for a probable quarter-final showdown with Germany.

A late third goal by super-sub Ricardo Quaresma meant those who predicted a correct score of 3-1 to Portugal on Betfair got paid out at odds of [28.0]. The fourth goal of the match was also welcomed by those who backed over 3.5 goals in the match at [7.0].

Portugal drifted to a price of [2.56] from their kick-off price of [1.9] whilst still level midway through the second-half; the draw was backed at a low of [2.22]. Earlier, Portugal were matched at just [1.15] to be leading at half-time before Sionko's equalizer, the half-time draw was matched at [8.6] in running.

Portugal's win means that they are virtually (if not mathematically) through to the quarter-finals and they were matched at a high of [1.58] to progress past the group stages. That Cristiano Ronaldo and co will actually win the group is not a certainty just yet, they are [1.05] to do so, but those who backed them at [2.7] to win Group A will have plenty of trading opportunities at worst.

The 2004 runners-up are third-favourites to go one better this time round and are currently trading at [6.0]. Only Germany at [4.7] and Spain at [5.2] are shorter priced.

Tags: Deco, Euro 2008 betting, Portugal win.