- Cristiano Ronaldo may be eliminated, but he tops the odds for the Euro 2020 Golden Boot.
- Ronaldo has scored five goals and notched one assist, with Patrik Schick on five goals with him.
- The England duo of Harry Kane and Raheem Sterling present the most credible threat to Ronaldo’s perch.
LAS VEGAS - Cristiano Ronaldo’s Portugal squad was eliminated from Euro 2020 in the round of 16. However, during that time, the Portuguese star was able to score five goals, and that is enough for him to be the favorite to win the Golden Boot in Euro 2020.
The online sportsbooks have Ronaldo tied with Patrik Schick of the Czech Republic, who also has five goals in the tournament.
Schick’s Czech Republic team was eliminated by Denmark in the quarter-finals, however, robbing him of the chance to beat Ronaldo outright.
The tie-breaker between those with the same amount of goals scored is assists, and if that remains tied, then the tie-breaker is the fewest minutes played, followed by goals scored in qualifying.
Ronaldo notched one assist during the tournament, while Schick had zero, which means that if it came down to the two of them, Ronaldo would be declared the victor via tiebreaker.
Euro 2020 Top Goalscorer Odds
- Cristiano Ronaldo +175
- Patrik Schick +175
- Harry Kane +300
- Raheem Sterling +700
- Kasper Dolberg +2500
- Ciro Immobile +3300
- Alvaro Morata +5000
- Lorenzo Insigne +6600
- Ferran Torres +10000
- Manuel Locatelli +10000
With at most two games left for each of the teams remaining in the tournament, the quest to unseat Ronaldo and Schick is best regarded as a long shot.
Raheem Sterling is near the top of the odds boards, with +700 odds and three goals to his name, and he could make a run at Ronaldo.
With one assist to his name alongside those three goals, he could score two more goals and force Ronaldo to the second tiebreaker, fewest minutes played. This would go in favor of Ronaldo, however, which means Sterling needs two goals and an assist in order to win the Golden Boot.
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He could also win it by scoring three more goals, which would bring him to six goals in the tournament.
Still, if the quality of his assist to Harry Kane against Ukraine is anything to go by, he’s easily skillful enough to pull this off.
Speaking of Kane, his goals against Ukraine moved him far up the odds boards, to the point that he’s the most likely man to overtake Ronaldo. Kane has scored three goals with zero assists, and he’ll need to make a run in order to be in serious contention, but he’s as close as it gets with +300 odds.
One must wonder whether or not there is some bias going on here - Sterling clearly has a better statistical case than Kane at the moment with that extra assist, but Kane is nearly level with him on the odds boards.
This seems to suggest that the public is willing to wager on Kane scoring plenty of goals in England’s remaining games. Still, Kane is the striker on this team, and he seems to be roaring into form - it’s not a shock to see him at the top of the odds boards for currently active players.
This will surely be an intriguing wager to examine for any fans of soccer betting as the Euros start to draw to a conclusion.
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