What a few days! All three of the GB teams that qualified for the Euros have now played their first fixtures.
As reported previously, we are once again running our predictions vs those of a dice throw. So far the only actual correct prediction was Alex who fortold of Wales' 1-1 draw with Switzerland.
Today saw a valiant Scotland lose 0-2 to the Czech Republic, a result that did not live up to either or our optimistic predictions, nor those of the dice.
Football took one step towards home yesterday when England scraped past Croatia by a goal to nil. Neither Alex nor Kevin had seen that coming, perhaps bearing in mind the last time that these two met in a major tournament, and/or England's usual stuttering start in these things. The dice showed most confidence calling it 3-0 to England and although the scoreline was far more conservative, all points did go England's way.
When we look at goals scored things do look more accurate: Alex, Kevin and the dice all predicted that Wales would find the back of the net once. Alex and Kevin also both knew that England were good for a goal against Croatia, and the dice somehow knew that the Croats would fail to score. Kevin was most realistic about Scotland's finishing, whilst the dice cannily 'knew' that the Czech's would put two past them.
So, watch this space!
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