Euro 2016: Saturday Cheat Sheet

Euro 2016: Saturday Cheat Sheet

This article is part of our Euro 2016 series.

MATCHES (EDT)

9:00 a.m: Belgium v. Ireland
12:00 p.m: Iceland v. Hungary
3:00 p.m: Portugal v. Austria

ODDS REPORT

EXPECTED CORNER TAKERS:

Belgium: Kevin De Bruyne, Dries Mertens
Ireland: Robbie Brady
Iceland: Gylfi Sigurdsson
Hungary: Balazs Dzsudzsak
Portugal: Joao Moutinho, Ricardo Quaresma
Austria: Christian Fuchs

PLAYERS OF INTEREST

GOALKEEPER

Gabor Kiraly, HUN v. ICE: The two keepers from the top two favorites are certainly the choice picks, but those looking for savings should turn to Kiraly against an Iceland side that punched above their weight in a draw with Portugal earlier this week. The Hungarians are coming off a big opening shutout against Austria, and there's little reason to believe the Iceland attack will offer more problems.

DEFEDNER

Vieirinha, POR v. AUS:Vieirinha was very in the attack during Portugal's opening match against Iceland, sending in 12 crosses and putting his only shot on goal. He is likely to have similar opportunities against Austria, who picked up a huge win in their first match but are still big underdogs against Portugal.

Raphael Guerreiro, POR v. AUS: Guerreiro doesn't have quite the attacking upside as Vieirinha, but he's still very active, and stacking them could provide plenty of points.

Laurent Ciman, BEL v. IRL: Belgium used four centerbacks during their opening match, with Ciman being pushed out wide, which left him available to send in four crosses. He's clearly not fully comfortable in that position, but a few crosses and a clean sheet (Belgium

MATCHES (EDT)

9:00 a.m: Belgium v. Ireland
12:00 p.m: Iceland v. Hungary
3:00 p.m: Portugal v. Austria

ODDS REPORT

EXPECTED CORNER TAKERS:

Belgium: Kevin De Bruyne, Dries Mertens
Ireland: Robbie Brady
Iceland: Gylfi Sigurdsson
Hungary: Balazs Dzsudzsak
Portugal: Joao Moutinho, Ricardo Quaresma
Austria: Christian Fuchs

PLAYERS OF INTEREST

GOALKEEPER

Gabor Kiraly, HUN v. ICE: The two keepers from the top two favorites are certainly the choice picks, but those looking for savings should turn to Kiraly against an Iceland side that punched above their weight in a draw with Portugal earlier this week. The Hungarians are coming off a big opening shutout against Austria, and there's little reason to believe the Iceland attack will offer more problems.

DEFEDNER

Vieirinha, POR v. AUS:Vieirinha was very in the attack during Portugal's opening match against Iceland, sending in 12 crosses and putting his only shot on goal. He is likely to have similar opportunities against Austria, who picked up a huge win in their first match but are still big underdogs against Portugal.

Raphael Guerreiro, POR v. AUS: Guerreiro doesn't have quite the attacking upside as Vieirinha, but he's still very active, and stacking them could provide plenty of points.

Laurent Ciman, BEL v. IRL: Belgium used four centerbacks during their opening match, with Ciman being pushed out wide, which left him available to send in four crosses. He's clearly not fully comfortable in that position, but a few crosses and a clean sheet (Belgium have the highest odds for one) could make Ciman pay off quite well.

MIDFIELDER

Balazs Dzsudzsak, HUN v. ICE: Dzsudzsak wasn't nearly as productive as many had hoped in Hungary's last match, but he gets a great opportunity to take on a bigger role against Iceland. His quiet game consisted of eight crosses, two shots (one on goal), one tackle and one interception. He does it all, and if Hungary can get their attack going, Dzsudzsak will be a major part of it.

Ricardo Quaresma, POR v. AUS: Quaresma didn't start against Iceland after recently recovering from injury, but he finished with eight fantasy points on DraftKings in just 14 minutes. He took two shots and sent in five crosses (including a few corners), and if he maintains that role while in the starting lineup, he could easily reach double-digit crosses.

Yannick Carrasco, BEL v. IRL: After struggling in their opening match, Belgium could be facing some lineup changes, one of which should be Carrasco moving into the first XI. The Atletico Madrid attacking midfielder was active in limited time against Italy, and he provides a solid salary savings as part of a huge favorite.

FORWARD

Cristiano Ronaldo, POR v. AUS: After failing to come up big against Iceland, Ronaldo will likely be peppering shots in an effort to get on the scoresheet. The difficulty is that he needs at least two goals to really make value, though on the plus side, he's totally capable of doing so.

Marko Arnautovic, AUS v. POR: Arnautovic provides a decent floor given that he can check multiples boxes across the stat sheet, and the Portugal defense is always susceptible given how much their fullbacks like to move up. That could give Arnautovic the perfect situation to get to goal.

Nani, POR v. AUS:Nani doesn't provide the upside of Ronaldo, but he outscored his countryman in the opening match thanks to a goal on five shots (three on target), four crosses and three fouls drawn. The salary savings is very attractive, but again, if Ronaldo goes off like he can, there will be no way to catch up.

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