This tournament has been a profitable one for those who favour the corner betting markets. All the way through the favourites have been met with trouble when attempting to unlock their opponent. Heavy possession and crosses into the box has been the theme, and more often or not, when not ending up in the net, the result has been a corner. For example, bookies offered a rather chunky 6/5 on Spain taking over 6.5 corners against Italy. They took nine. The odds on Belgium taking over 6.5 corners against Hungary were shorter, but still backable at 4/5. If we look into other last 16 matches where one team has been strong favourites, we can see that Germany took eight corners and France nine.
Looking at Belgium’s matches at these finals thus far, they took eight corners against Italy, five against Ireland, a dozen against Sweden and eight against Hungary. So, the bet – Belgium over 6.5 corners – won in three cases out of four. However, bookies again are offering this market for Belgium. The odds are 5/4. I expect Belgium to attack a lot, particularly down through flanks. They will surely dictate possession of the game and target Lukaku with crosses into the box. Belgium to take more than 6 corners at 5/4 is the bet to take in this quarter-final tie.
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