"Tonybet" gambler's diary. Journalist M. Pocius (Day 3) © EuroFootball.com

Yesterday brought only one correct guess about the number of yellow cards in the Germany - Portugal duel. Meanwhile, if the Danes scored their goal, then the Dutch attackers, from whom I expected at least a double, disappointed, I guess, not only me, but most betting enthusiasts. At the same time, the threat of a preliminary bet arose, in which I predicted the gold of the Oranges in the tournament. However, nothing is lost yet, there are two more matches left in the group.

It is not worth mentioning guesses about the exact result and the scorer of the goal, as they were intended for amusement and called "maybe it will work out by chance." The tournament is just beginning, so until we have seen all teams and their displayed gameplay, it is not worth taking everything too seriously, right?

Thank you for the advice and comments: both good and bad. I am still waiting for them. Share your successes, suggest your bets for future battles. It can be useful not only for me, but also for you. More heads are always better than one.

Today's Euro 2012 menu - Group C, where the championship will start with Spain - Italy and Ireland - Croatia.

Balance: 932.30 Lt

Spain - Italy Spain to have more corners > 2.0 and Ireland - Croatia total number of goals over >30.0 (total odds 3.06). Bet - 15 Lt.

Regarding corners, I consulted with statistics. It shows that playing against opponents of various styles and abilities, Spain rarely collects more than 2 corners, so, especially if F. Torres starts, not avoiding playing near the corner flag, there will definitely be more than one.

The first European middleweights match, I think, will not be cautious, because the price of mutual matches, knowing what still awaits in the future, is very high. The Irish are more destructive than creative, the Croats do not distinguish themselves with discipline either, so I predict that we will hear the referee's whistle often.

Ireland - Croatia Croatia to get more yellow cards (odds 2.90). Bet - 15 Lt.

My friend's statistics reveal that in the qualifying tournament, Croatia took a respectable second place among the most yellow-carded teams. This is very encouraging, considering the high coefficient, which just does not allow it to go unnoticed. Yesterday's bet related to cards was successful, so today I hope that fortune will be favorable again.

Ireland - Croatia draw, Spain - Italy Spain will win (total odds 5.36). Bet - 10 Lt.

Ireland has already forgotten the taste of defeat and rarely concedes - this is the merit of the Italian coach G. Trapattoni and the main reason why I predict that the match will end in a draw. The Croatians do not show great miracles in attack. Yes, if they are lucky, they can score 3 goals, but there are not many of those successful days. By the way, they cannot boast of excellent defense either, because at least during the qualification for the championship, the Maltese national team was able to score against the Croatian team.

With the loss of C. Puyol, most football experts began to talk that the biggest problems for the current European champions will arise precisely in defense. Maybe so, but the offensive potential is so huge that even the Italian defense will not remain unmarked. Unless there is a renewed confrontation between representatives of "Barcelona" and "Real Madrid" in the Spanish national team camp.