Quote from: joker_josue on Today at 12:51:36 AM

Quote from: KTChampions on December 19, 2021, 10:16:12 PM

Maybe bookmakers are guided by the mood of the fans (or rather, the money that they bet on various outcomes). Perhaps fans from rich countries generate a greater flow of money for these European teams (Ukraine is also an Europe but eastern), so bookmakers are forced to give such odds. It will be interesting to see who is right in the end.

Bookmakers are probably relying on the U17 result. Where Wales beat Ukraine 3-1. And then you should also take into account the fact that Wales has Gareth Bale in their team. But honestly, I see Ukraine as having a better chance of winning this match than Wales. Now, it won't be an easy game, it will certainly be a very unbeatable match until the last minute.

I don't think bookmakers look at the U17, these are completely different teams after all. I suppose to some extend the quotes could be affected by hedging (if a lot of people put money on Team A it might be good to offer a better rate for Team B and a worse rate for Team A) but also by which team is playing in their home country. In fact the latter seems to have a huge influence when looking at the quotes discussed here as home teams have much smaller quotes than away teams. I wonder how big this influence in times of Covid and (at least semi-)empty stadiums is?

From what people write here, it seems to be easy money to bet against Russia and Austria Wink