Croatia is unbeaten in their last 10 games with an 8-0-2 record since Oct. 10. The Group D winners will take on Cristiano Ronaldo and Portugal this Saturday in Paris in the Round of 16 at Euro 2016.
Euro 2016 Round of 16 odds: Portugal, Ronaldo among Euro underdogs on the Saturday slate
Saturday’s Euro 2016 betting card features Wales vs. Northern Ireland, Croatia vs. Portugal and Switzerland vs. Poland.
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The Croats are going off at +164 to win this match in regulation at sportsbooks monitored by OddsShark.com. Portugal would pay +220 on a regulation win, while the game going to extra time is going off at +205.
Portugal didn’t pick up a single win in group play, drawing all three of their games. Ronaldo was criticized for an awful game in a 0-0 draw against Austria, but bounced back with a brilliant two-goal game in a 3-3 draw against Hungary.
A goal in the 87th minute against Spain gave Croatia a 2-1 lead in the team’s final game of the group stage and earned Croatia the top spot of Group D with a 2-0-1 record.
Elsewhere, Gareth Bale’s talent has been on full display in the Euro 2016 tournament as the Welsh star has scored three goals in leading Wales to a 2-1 record and the top seed in Group B. Wales is the biggest favorite on the board on Saturday, going off at +104 on the three-way line over Northern Ireland at +394 and the regulation draw at +206.
Northern Ireland finished third in Group C with a 1-2 record, but was able to advance into the knockout round thanks to the goal differential tiebreaker among third-place finishers and their win over Ukraine. The Group C third-place finishers had two goals and allowed two goals in the group stage for a zero-goal differential.
The Round of 16 opens on Saturday with a match between Switzerland (+240) and Poland (+138), with odds of the game going to extra time at +190. Switzerland’s strong defense helped the Swiss play home country France to a 0-0 draw and secure the second spot in Group A with a 1-0-2 record.
Poland looked impressive in the group stage, winning games over Northern Ireland and Ukraine and playing Germany to a 0-0 draw. Along with Germany, Poland was one of two teams in the group stage to not allow a single goal with three straight clean sheets, but they enter the Round of 16 back in the pack at +2500 on the odds to win Euro 2016.
