After some low-key international friendlies took centre stage on Wednesday evening we are now finally into the swing of some intriguing European Championship 2020 Qualifying matches and it will be Scotland that kick off today’s action at 3:00pm as they travel to a mediocre Kazakhstan side.
Northern Ireland will kick off their quest for qualification at home to Estonia, while some of the other eye-catching matches sees Netherlands face Belarus, while World Cup semi-finalists Belgium will play Russia in arguably the standout game of what is a busy Thursday evening.
Away from the footballing arena the Premier League Darts action heads into Europe and Berlin plays host to five sparkling matches, which will see Germany home favourite Max Hopp make his Premier League debut against Raymond van Barneveld, while in Super League Wakefield and Warrington do battle.
Thursday’s Football Treble
Scotland have found some form under Alex McLeish and they can start their qualification campaign with a win, while Northern Ireland should outclass Estonia, with our treble being completed with a shock win for Hungary in Slovenia.
| Thursday Football Treble | Odds | Bet | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tips: | Scotland to beat Kazakhstan | @ 1 / 1 | |
| Northern Ireland to beat Estonia | @ 4 / 9 | ||
| Hungary to beat Slovakia | @ 21 / 5 | ||
| Treble pays | @ 14 / 1 | BetVictor | |
Thursday’s Premier League Darts Double
Former world champion Rob Cross can sparkle in Berlin on Thursday night and he can down Gerwyn Price in the early part of the evening, while later on world championship finalist Michael Smith can down Mensur Suljovic and help land a 7/2 double.in the German capital.
| Thursday – 7.00pm | Odds | Bets |
|---|---|---|
| Premier League Darts Double (Berlin) | ||
| Rob Cross to beat Gerwyn Price Best Bet | 6/5 |  |
| Michael Smith to beat Mensur Suljovic | 6/5 | |
| Double pays | 7/2 | |
Nap Of The Day
Nicky Henderson’s The Bottom Bar has been struggling of late, but the seven-year-old has been eased by the handicapper and he can make the most of the drop in the handicap by claiming victory in Ludlow’s Alfa Aggregate Products Novices’ Limited Handicap Chase at 3:00pm.
| Thursday – 3.00pm | Odds | Bets |
|---|---|---|
| Ludlow | ||
| The Bottom Bar to win Best Bet | 5/1 |  |
Winning Tips Five From Five
The best advised winning bets in the last five days on the Betting Directory:
| 21st March | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 16th Mar | Italy v France | France -10 | 1/1 |
| 16th Mar | Swansea v Man City | Man City win +3.5 goals | 7/4 |
| 16th Mar | Wolves v Man Utd | Wolves to Quality | 6/5 |
| 19th Mar | 3:40 Huntingdon | Capone | 11/8 |
| 20th Mar | Germany v Serbia | Under 2.5 goals | 11/10 |
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