Euro 2012 Golden Boot - Top Goalscorer Betting
One of the most popular betting markets for Euro 2012 will surely be for the winner of the Golden Boot. This is a betting market for the player who scores the most goals during Euro 2012. The beteuro2012.com team have delved into the history books and trawled the stats to try and help you find the potential winner of Euro 2012 Golden Boot!
So which player is most likely to be head the goal scoring charts at the end of Euro 2012? If common sense rules are applied, the leading nations such as Spain, Germany, Holland and England are according to the bookies odds most likely to get the furthest in Euro 2012. They will in theory play more games and score more goals which is the model we are happy working with. How the groups are drawn and who they may meet in the knockout stages will also play an important part. If a leading team has perceived easier opposition then the opportunity to score goals maybe higher. The qualifying form and past performances at major championships should also not be ignored. Germany always go far (think Podolski, Gomez, Muller, Klose), Holland can turn on the attacking style at anytime (think Huntelaar, Robben, Van Persie) and Spain as reigning European and World Champions are also hot favourites to score plenty of goals (think Villa, Pedro, Silva and Torres if he's back on form!).
Some other teams to consider are the likes of Portugal who with the prolific Cristiano Ronaldo in their ranks could surprise a few and England should also not be discounted. With Wayne Rooney banned for the first two matches of the Euro 2012 Group Stages it would be a major acheivement if he collects the Euro 2012 Golden Boot but the likes of Darren Bent, Theo Walcott or Daniel Sturridge could step upto the plate and bang the goals in for England!
Looking at the other leading nations such as Italy and France, they have both flattered to deceive in recent times but again past tournament form should not be ignored. Italy are known as slow starters but more often than not manage to grind their way into the latter stages. The typical Italian defensive style may mean not a lot of goals but if the sometimes wayward genius that is Mario Balotelli is on form then he could be worth a serious look in the betting. After the French horror show that was World Cup 2010, new Head Coach Laurent Blanc has steadied the French ship and he has plenty of attacking options at his disposal. Karim Benzema has found his feet and scoring boots at Real Madrid and the Franck Ribery has the skills to light up Euro 2012 with his goalscoring runs from midfield.
So after all of our analysis and discussions deep into the night the beteuro2012.com team simply can't look past the obvious claims of David Villa of Spain for the Euro 2012 Golden Boot. In terms of form these stats simply cannot be ignored:
David Villa scored three goals at the 2006 World Cup, was the top scorer at Euro 2008 and earned the Silver Boot at the 2010 World Cup. Villa will also be leading the forward line for the reigning European and World Champions Spain who are hot favourites to win Euro 2012 with their attractive and attacking style of play. Villa also plays his club football every week for Barcelona alongside the likes of Lionel Messi and Pedro and they arguably one of the finest attacking teams in living memory! David Villa is also the first Spanish player to reach 50 international goals and is now Spain's all-time leading goalscorer ahead of Raul. His major championship pedigree is also proven by the fact that David Villa has scored more World Cup goals than any other player in Spain's history. His goals-to-games ratio for his national team has not been matched by any player since Alfredo Di Stefano!
UPDATE: David Villa suffered a broken leg on December 16th 2011 when playing a FIFA World Club Cup match with Barcelona. He is now back on the road to recovery and subject to him returning to competitive action in enough time ahead of Euro 2012 he will remain our pick for the Euro 2012 Golden Boot. As such, we currently advise "no bet" on David Villa until nearer the start of Euro 2012.
Euro 2012 Golden Boot - PICK
* David Villa - Spain (12/1)
Euro 2012 Golden Boot - EACH WAY BETS
Our 5 value bets for the Euro 2012 Golden Boot are as follows:
* Pedro - Spain (33/1)
* Robin Van Persie - Holland (10/1)
* Thomas Muller - Germany (25/1)
* Mario Gomez - Germany (8/1)
* Karim Benzema - France (25/1)
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