Belgium to bounce back? Sutton's predictions - second group games

Euro 2024 has served up a fewer astonishment scorelines already, particularly successful Group E.

BBC Sport shot master Chris Sutton sewage 7 of nan opening 12 group games correct, but was caught retired by Slovakia's daze triumph complete Belgium and did not spot Romania beating Ukraine either.

You did not do overmuch better, though.

Out of almost 50,000 votes, only 16% of you thought Romania would triumph and conscionable 4% backed Slovakia, though you did prime nan correct consequence successful 8 games.

Can you and Chris do amended adjacent time? You tin make your ain predictions for nan 2nd group of group games below, including Scotland versus Switzerland and England against Denmark.

Sutton is besides picking nan bid he thinks each of nan six groups will decorativeness in.

He is backing France to triumph nan European Championship, believes England will suffer to them successful nan semi-finals, and thinks Scotland will not get retired of their group.

Match report

What a commencement from Germany, but it is still astonishing really nan temper of their fans has changed truthful quickly.

There was truthful overmuch negativity astir their prospects going into this tourney past abruptly 1 bully triumph complete Scotland, and they are going to triumph successful it.

As awesome arsenic they were, I don't spot it being arsenic elemental arsenic that, though of people it should springiness them assurance and get nan federation believing a small spot more.

In contrast, Hungary made a disappointing commencement successful their conclusion by Switzerland. They are nether unit because they really request thing from this crippled but I tin only spot different convincing Germany victory.

Sutton's prediction: 3-0

Match report

Before nan Germany game, nan Scotland fans made it 1 of nan champion pre-match atmospheres I person ever witnessed.

And past nan crippled kicked disconnected and it was specified a sorry performance. Scotland were smothered completely, and were not allowed to play.

They person to do overmuch amended against Switzerland, and it will beryllium absorbing to spot whether Steve Clarke puts Billy Gilmour into midfield this time. I americium not judge Gilmour would person made overmuch quality against Germany but I tin understand why location are calls for him to beryllium picked this time.

Clarke has a determination to make astatine nan backmost too, pinch Ryan Porteous suspended. I deliberation he's sewage to bring Scott McKenna successful astatine centre-half, but he will astir apt spell pinch Grant Hanley. I americium not judge astir Hanley, pinch his deficiency of game-time for Norwich past season, and that mightiness beryllium a consequence excessively far.

I would beryllium reasoning astir bringing James Forrest in, perchance astatine correct wing-back. People mightiness scoff astatine that, but he has played location earlier and is versatile.

Scotland's first purpose has sewage to beryllium to get up nan pitch, thing they grounded to do against Germany, but it won't beryllium easy. The Swiss person started really good and Granit Xhaka was influential for them against Hungary.

I said earlier nan tourney that I thought Scotland person a Championship backline, and I americium worried astir that again here.

Sutton's prediction: 1-2

Match report

Both of these teams mislaid their openers truthful this has go a large crippled for them.

Albania scored truthful early against Italy and past seemed to deliberation 'what do we do next?'.

They did person a chance precocious on, but Italy should person been retired of show by then.

Croatia, meanwhile, were level arsenic a pancake against Spain. Their fans were brilliant, but their squad were beaten by half-time and you could show they started reasoning astir this crippled because Luka Modric and Mateo Kovacic some came disconnected midway done nan 2nd half.

I don't deliberation Croatia will find things easy present either, though. They will person plentifulness of possession, but they request to do thing pinch it, and Albania will ever beryllium vulnerable connected nan counter-attack.

Croatia person immoderate value players who tin impact games but they are an aging squad and they are my prime arsenic flops for this tourney - I person picked them to decorativeness 4th successful Group B - truthful let's spell for Albania to get thing here.

Sutton's prediction: 1-1

Match report

This is nan crippled of nan tourney truthful far. I americium astatine this 1 for Radio 5 Live and I americium really looking guardant to it.

I support proceeding loads of negativity astir Spain, earlier and aft their triumph complete Croatia, and I don't understand why.

The crippled was nan first successful 136 competitory matches wherever they had little possession than their opponents, but they were highly businesslike astatine everything they did defensively, and carried a threat too.

You could reason nan measurement they played is akin to what we person seen from Italy successful nan past, successful position of absorbing unit and counter-attacking pinch devastating effect.

As for Italy, they responded really good aft going down against Albania and for each nan disapproval they person had, they sewage up and missed immoderate large chances to triumph nan crippled much comfortably.

Because of that it became a spot difficult and nervy for them but they held connected to triumph - and it was only nan 2nd clip they person travel from a extremity down to hit anyone astatine nan Euros, since they overcame Bulgaria astatine Euro 2004.

So, I consciousness for illustration some teams are successful a beautiful bully spot but that does not thief maine make a prediction, because really connected world do you telephone this?

I want to prime a winner... truthful I americium going for Spain. If Italy leader Luciano Spalletti has a worry, it is astir his backline... and Spain will beryllium capable to get astatine them.

Sutton's prediction: 2-1

Match report

Slovenia had chances against Denmark moreover earlier they scored but, because they person a constituent connected nan committee already, I person a emotion they will beryllium backmost much here.

Serbia worried England successful nan 2nd half, but without having thing excessively clear cut, and I don't spot them arsenic being peculiarly vulnerable going forward.

I person a emotion this will extremity up being rather a cagey draw, which would time off some teams pinch everything to play for successful their last games.

Sutton's prediction: 1-1

Match report

I don't work together pinch each nan disapproval I person heard pursuing England's opening triumph complete Serbia, and I tin spot this being beautiful comfortable for Gareth Southgate's side.

To beryllium honest, I americium sick and tired of group whinging astir what England person done truthful far. I americium often accused of being negative, but England person started a tourney pinch a triumph and it is still supposedly not bully enough.

One of nan debates has been whether Southgate should instrumentality pinch Trent Alexander-Arnold successful midfield, and I americium massively connected nan obstruction there.

You look astatine what his strengths are and he is simply a awesome passer of a football, but past he does person deficiencies successful that position, and it is down to Southgate to determine whether he is worthy nan risk.

If England spell further into this tourney past possibly Southgate will spell for a spot much stableness successful there, but I don't spot this arsenic nan clip to interest astir that. This is not nan Danish squad of tournaments past and I don't deliberation they will origin excessively galore problems.

I americium going for different England win, and different cleanable expanse - and I want to springiness a speedy mention to Marc Guehi.

I americium not saying I had doubts astir him earlier nan Serbia crippled because he has had a bully season, but he still had to measurement up to play successful his first crippled astatine a awesome tourney - and he was perfectly colossal.

Sutton's prediction: 0-2

Berlin / 21 June / 17:00 BST

Both these teams mislaid their opening games by a azygous goal. The Netherlands could person won much comfortably but Poland carried much of a threat connected nan counter-attack than I anticipated.

Robert Lewandowski should beryllium fresh to play, truthful they should beryllium moreover much dangerous.

I did not get a due look astatine really Austria did against France because I had been moving astatine nan Belgium versus Slovakia crippled connected nan aforesaid evening but, from what I’ve seen, they did OK.

They carried a threat and though Kylian Mbappe missed a aureate chance, they were still successful nan crippled astatine nan end. This is going to beryllium adjacent too, but this clip they mightiness beryllium nan squad who nicks nan win.

Sutton's prediction: 0-1

Leipzig / 21 June / 20:00 BST

We are waiting to spot if Kylian Mbappe plays pinch his surgery nose. I americium nary aesculapian master - I can't beryllium an master astatine everything - but my test is that it astir apt comes down to really sore it is.

Patrick Vieira collapsed my chemoreceptor erstwhile – he elbowed maine disconnected nan shot astatine a area erstwhile I was playing for Blackburn successful 1998. I went down and erstwhile I looked up he was laughing astatine maine while my eyes were pouring pinch water.

Then I tried to return retribution by going successful two-footed connected him, missed… and sewage a consecutive reddish card. As I sewage up, I saw nan ref waving nan reddish paper astatine maine and Emmanuel Petit pushed maine complete and I landed connected my chemoreceptor again. It was a unspeakable fewer minutes for me.

I reckon I would person been capable to play pinch my surgery nose, but not that peculiar time because I was sent off.

As for nan game? I conscionable cannot spot past France, really.

I rather liked nan measurement nan Netherlands played against Poland, but France will still astir apt separator past them. It is what they do.

Sutton's prediction: 1-2

Dusseldorf / 21 June / 14:00 BST

I loved being successful Cologne for Slovakia’s triumph complete Belgium, to spot nan fans wrong nan stadium during nan crippled and nan celebrations afterwards.

I americium a large instrumentality of Stanislav Lobotka, nan small enforcer successful nan mediate of nan park. Apart from him they are a squad of giants but what really stands retired is really good organised they are.

According to nan world rankings it was nan biggest daze successful Euros history, but Belgium should not beryllium astatine number 3 connected that showing. They request to person a bully look astatine themselves.

I wondered if Slovakia could support their attraction for 90 minutes but, successful fairness, they did.

This is simply a different benignant of trial for them, because Ukraine request thing aft being good beaten successful what I thought would beryllium a tight matter against Romania. They really request to triumph this, but I don't spot that happening.

Sutton's prediction: 1-1

Cologne / 22 June / 20:00 BST

This group has been blown wide open. I deliberation everyone thought Belgium would beryllium nan squad that vanished top, but they are nether pressure.

They had a mates of goals disallowed against Slovakia, and nan handball was harsh, but they besides wasted a load of chances. Romelu Lukaku looked for illustration he was playing pinch his boots connected nan incorrect feet.

Romania are a spot for illustration Slovakia successful that it’s joyous to spot a squad who astonishment everyone for illustration they have. I can’t opportunity I cognize everything astir Romanian football, but nan value of their goals and nan measurement they played, intends they will fancy their chances.

The Belgium backline is still vulnerable, but they person to triumph this game, and I deliberation they will.

Sutton's prediction: 2-1

Hamburg / 22 June / 14:00 BST

Georgia gave it a bully spell against Turkey but they lost.

Their purpose would beryllium to get to their last crippled and person thing to play for, but to do that they really request thing present to enactment successful nan tournament.

The Czech Republic put everything into nicking a consequence against Portugal but they must surely look astatine this crippled to kickstart their campaign.

Sutton's prediction: 0-1

Dortmund / 22 June / 17:00 BST

By beating Georgia successful their first game, Turkey person already done amended than they did astatine nan past Euros.

With Portugal, erstwhile you look astatine players they’ve got, you tin spot they person nan value needed to spell and triumph this tournament, aliases it wouldn’t beryllium intolerable anyway.

They are a spot for illustration Belgium successful that they were beautiful flawless successful qualifying, and person sewage immoderate talented players, but they could not get things correct aft that.

Sutton's prediction: 0-2