Euro 2024 – Day 7 Prediction: Kane can shine in England success

Day Seven in Germany sees England return to action, as they look to seal their place in the European Championship quarter finals.

Following their hard-fought victory over Serbia, Gareth Southgate’s men are out to make it two wins out two, when they face Denmark in Frankfurt (17:00).

The game of the day takes place on Thursday evening, when two title contenders meet in Group B as Spain and Italy go toe-to-toe.

Meanwhile, the other two nations in England’s group will meet in the day’s opening match, as Slovenia and Serbia clash at the Allianz Arena in Munich.

Tip 1 - Harry Kane First Goal Scorer @ 18/5

Some England fans who turned on their television late and missed the kick off on Sunday night would have been forgiven for thinking Harry Kane had been left out.

The Three Lions skipper touched the ball just twice in the first 45 minutes of the win over Serbia, in what was almost certainly his quietest outing for his country.

Kane was bypassed by quite a bit of England’s play, as runners from midfield – particularly Jude Bellingham - looked more threatening in the first half.

Even in a quiet display, the Bayern Munich ace still came close to getting on the scoresheet, when seeing his point-blank header pushed against the bar by Serbia keeper Predrag Rajkovic.

With how important he is to the England team, it is highly unlikely Kane will have as little impact against Denmark – who he scored the winner against in the Euro 2020 semi-final.

The captain, who was Europe’s top scorer with 44 goals last season, will no doubt be desperate to get off the mark for this tournament as soon as possible.

It looks likely that Southgate will make a change at left-back, with Luke Shaw said to be close to fitness. If the Manchester United man replaces the right-footed Keiran Trippier, Kane can expect more delivery into the box.

Tip 2 – Slovenia v Serbia - Over 2.5 Goals @ Evens

Both Slovenia and Serbia showed enough in their opening Group C games to suggest either could still qualify for the knockout stages.

Slovenia are in a better situation after coming from behind to earn a point against Denmark, to extend their unbeaten run to seven matches.

Matjaz Kek’s men have a big threat going forward, having scored nine goals in their last six internationals and having found the net in each of their last 13 matches.

Serbia need to bounce back from their defeat to England, where they looked much more threatening in the second half in Gelsenkirchen.

Dragan Stojkovic’s men have bagged seven times in their last six games and have scored six goals in their last two meetings with Slovenia.

Former Premier League forward Aleksandar Mitrovic grabbed five goals in qualifying and found the net 28 times in 28 games for Al Hilal last season.

Tip 3 – Spain v Italy – Draw @ 12/5

Arguably the biggest game of the tournament so far takes place in Gelsenkirchen on Thursday night, when Spain and Italy collide.

Both teams won their opening games and remain amongst the top seven in the betting to win the tournament.

Spain were particularly impressive in their 3-0 success over Croatia, with La Roja having what looks like an ideal mix of youth and experience.

Lamine Yamal became the youngest ever person to play in a European Championship match, who started at the age of 16 years and 338 days.

At the other end of the scale, Alvaro Morata scored another international goal – his 36th for his country - at the age 31.

Italy started the defence of their title with a comeback win over Albania, but this will be a much tougher test for Luciano Spalletti’s men.

Spain have won the last two meetings 2-1 with both of those fixtures coming in the Nations League in 2023 and 2021.

Their last competitive clash came at the 2020 Euros, when they drew 1-1 in the semi-finals before Italy went on to win a penalty shoot-out.