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Matchday 2 (Thread) #EuroFantasy

▪️ Rundown of every fixture in matchday 2

▪️ Thoughts on what was the best fantasy assets from matchday 1 and which ones to get in for matchday 2

▪️ Predicted playstyles

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FINLAND 🇫🇮 vs RUSSIA 🇷🇺

Finland’s first ever goal and win in a major tournament obviously got overshadowed by more important events but all credit to them. The shots were 22-1 for Denmark but Finland were extremely compact and the penalty was the only big chance that they...

gave away. Finland had the 2nd least amount of possession with 30% in matchday 1 and I expect them to try and keep the ball a lot more in matchday 2 which should give the Russians more space so it still definitely feels like a fixture to target.

Should be said that Russia...

didn’t look great at all against Belgium but this will of course be a completely different type of game for them. Dzyuba (8.5) still seems like the best captaincy option on the first day but the question is whether you want to use one of your 3 forwards spots on him. Only Kane...

had more goal contributions than him in the Euro qualifiers.

The options otherwise are limited but Golovin (7.5) and especially Fernandes (5.5) are interesting assets. Fernandes is a really attacking right back that had 3 big chances in the most recent World Cup qualifiers...

and also poses a big threat from set pieces. Matchday 1 was the matchday of the attacking fullbacks (Spinazzola, Meunier, Dumfries) and I think Fernandes might be next.

TURKEY 🇹🇷 vs WALES 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

Except Finland, these were the 2 teams that conceded the most amount of shots in the first round so this could be a bit of an open affair judging by that. I wouldn’t be surprised if we saw some changes in the lineup from Turkey since they got completely...

outplayed by Italy. No team conceded more shots or shots on target than Turkey in matchday 1. Wales will be very happy with the result against Switzerland but showed that it will still be very tough for them to advance. This feels like a must win game for both teams and Bale...

(9.5), Yilmaz (8.0) and Calhanoglu (8.5) are the only options I would look at here even though they didn’t show anything in MD1.

ITALY 🇮🇹 vs SWITZERLAND 🇨🇭

Italy were the most impressive team out of everyone in matchday 1 with a very solid defense and great attacking play. Switzerland and Embolo (8.0) impressed and should probably have won against Wales but this will obviously be a much tougher...

opponent. Switzerland isn’t a team that usually can fall apart like Turkey did so something like a 2-0 win for Italy seems reasonable here. Spinazzola (5.5) was the MOTM against Turkey where his attacking potential was on display. Only Schick, Embolo and Yaremchuk had more...

shots on target in MD1. He and Donnarumma (5.5) both feel like great picks moving forward.

Nothing really changed my opinion when it comes to the front 3. Berardi (6.0) is the best budget midfielder in the game. Insigne (8.5) is a great option for the price while Immobile...

(10.0) will likely have the most goal contributions but he is hard to fit in. I suspect that Insigne will be a very popular captaincy choice yet again and understandably so with Italy looking brilliant at the moment.

UKRAINE 🇺🇦 vs NORTH MACEDONIA 🇲🇰

Just like Finland vs Russia, this definitely feels like a fixture to target. North Macedonia conceded the most number of big chances (5) in MD1 against an Austrian team that has played very negative in recent matches. Ukraine looked decent...

going forward and have a lot of interesting options. Yaremchuk (7.0) had 3 shots on target and finished with 9 pts, Yarmolenko (8.5) scored a worldie and impressed as did Malinovskyi (7.0) with a brilliant set piece delivery. I’m currently looking to own 2 of these in MD2,...

simply because of how shaky North Macedonia looked at the back.

Zinchenko (5.5) is also a great option playing OOP in midfield but it’s questionable how much that helps his attacking potential. He had the most tackles out of anyone in matchday 1 which shows how important he...

is defensively for Ukraine and I don’t know if he will be as involved in the attack as you would like. With Ukraine not really impressing in defense either, it’s hard to know if he is a great pick or not this week. Pandev (6.5) might just pop up with a goal.

DENMARK 🇩🇰 vs BELGIUM 🇧🇪

Lukaku’s (11.0) brace in MD1 made half the game very happy and with his form it’s hard to overlook him for captaincy on this day but you can definitely make a case for not going for him. This will be his toughest game in the group stage and hopefully...

Denmark has somewhat recovered from the tragic events with the good news that has followed even though it must be understandably difficult for the team to refocus. Denmark are a very solid defensive team and have been for a long time now and I think a lot depends on the...

availability of KDB in this fixture. If he is available it will be tough for Denmark to keep out him and Lukaku but if he isn’t, I think this might be quite a close game.

Meunier (5.5) was the highest point scorer in matchday 1 at the time of writing even though he didn’t...

start. Castagne’s (5.5) injury means that he will start but I don’t know if this is the best fixture for him. Belgium do have an aging and high defensive line which quick players like Braithwaite and Poulsen could take advantage of even though Denmark’s attacking potential of...

course now is damaged. Hazard (10.0) could be a nice gamble but it’s still tough to know whether he starts or not.

NETHERLANDS 🇳🇱 vs AUSTRIA 🇦🇹

Two teams with two goal scoring right wing backs in MD1 face off in MD2. Lainer (5.0) and especially Dumfries (5.5) impressed with their attacking positioning. This was something that he showed in the last pre-tournament friendly and isn’t...

something he does for his club. No player had more big chances than Dumfries in matchday 1 so even though Netherlands looked shaky at the back when they made the subs in the 2nd half, Dumfries looks like an amazing option going forward.

Wijnaldum (8.0) and Sabitzer (8.0)...

also impressed with Wijnaldum taking 5 shots and Sabitzer creating the most big chances (2) in matchday 1.

The strikers in Arnautovic (7.0), Depay (10.0), Weghorst (7.0) also looked good but I probably wouldn’t go for any of them this gameweek.

SWEDEN 🇸🇪 vs SLOVAKIA 🇸🇰

Both these teams came up with shock results in matchday 1 which I with a bit of fortune predicted. Sweden kept out Spain despite only having 15% possession (!!) but did have 2 big chances and Isak (8.0) was very much involved in both. Against...

Slovakia, Sweden will of course set up a much more attacking style and get Forsberg (7.5) a lot more involved than he was against Spain. I would expect Larsson to drop out of the lineup with either Claesson (7.0) or Kulusevski (7.0) to come in which should mean that Forsberg…

will be on every single set piece so he feels like a really good pick for this matchday. It’s hard to fit in Isak but with 2% ownership, he is a great differential. I would also expect Augustinsson (5.5) to be a lot more involved going forward while Danielson (4.5) will keep…

his place after a great performance and is a good budget pick with his set piece threat.

When it comes to Slovakia, the game against Poland suited them quite nicely but it’s still very hard to know who will be involved for them if they were to score.

CROATIA 🇭🇷 vs CZECH REPUBLIC 🇨🇿

A tough game to call this one with Croatia not impressing versus England while Czech Republic put in a decent performance against Scotland and will come into this game with a lot more confidence. Talking about confidence, Schick (8.0) had an…

outstanding 5 shots on target against Scotland (most out of any player in MD1) and scored a beautiful brace. He might become what Cheryshev was for Russia in 2018, an unexpected player that can carry Czech Republic to overwhelming results. It’s hard to fit him in but you…

shouldn’t underestimate a player in such good form.

Croatia didn’t look good against England and they haven’t looked good for a very long time now which the fans know. The squad possesses a lot of quality that should beat the Czech Republic but I would probably avoid most of…

their assets in this fixture. Perisic (8.5) might be a good option but other than that, I wouldn’t look towards Croatia.

ENGLAND 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 vs SCOTLAND 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

This derby seems like it will possibly be the most hyped up game of this matchday with England impressing and coming in as huge favourites. England started off brilliantly against Croatia with Sterling (9.5) and Foden (8.0) getting most of the...

chances. Phillips (5.0) was very attacking compared to what we are used to seeing from him and would be my pick for a real budget mid this matchday.

Kane (11.5) wasn’t involved at all except the big chance that he got, but with his incredible record in qualifying and being...

on penalties, he is the clear number 1 captaincy option on this day.

I would be very surprised if we saw any changes in the starting XI for England in this fixture which means that Mings (4.5) will keep his place if Maguire doesn’t come back in time. A great option as a…

budget defender.

When it comes to Scotland, it’s hard to say what they could potentially bring in this game, but I have to mention the fact that Robertson (5.5) played the most key passes (6) out of anyone in the first game. England will definitely know about this.

HUNGARY 🇭🇺 vs FRANCE 🇫🇷

At the time of writing, these two teams haven’t played their first games yet which makes it difficult to write about them but if you are on a limitless chip, 3 French players looks like the way to go here. There are some concerns about what looks to…

be problems in the dressing room between Mbappe (12.0), Giroud (8.0) and possibly Griezmann (11.0). Benzema (10.0) should be a 100% fit for this fixture and it’s a bit of a lottery between who you would pick for this fixture. Some might go for 2 attackers and 1 defender and…

some go for 2 defenders and 1 attacker. In midfield there honestly aren’t many options with Pogba (8.5) not really being one that I fancy. Not much separates the fullbacks Pavard (6.0) and Hernandez (6.5) but I would prefer Pavard because Hernandez can potentially get subbed…

early for Digne (6.0)

For Hungary, I wouldn’t recommend any of their assets for any of the group stage games, simple as that.

PORTUGAL 🇵🇹 vs GERMANY 🇩🇪

I haven’t obviously seen any of these teams play either and similar to the Germany vs France game in MD1, I would likely avoid the assets in this fixture just because of the uncertainty. Ronaldo is of course still Ronaldo and he can easily score…

against anyone but I wouldn’t really recommend anyone here.

SPAIN 🇪🇸 vs POLAND 🇵🇱

Spain had 85% possession in MD1 with the most big chances created out of any team and should probably have won the game but they now face a Poland team with no real identity or playstyle with a manager that is massively questioned after the loss to...

Slovakia. Alba (6.0) created 2 big chances and played 4 key passes against Sweden and could be a great pick for this week but it’s still hard to know who will score the goals for Spain. Moreno (6.5) will likely get the start now after a poor performance from Morata (9.0) and…

I expect Spain to punish Poland a lot more than what they did against Sweden. If Spain wants to win this group, they can’t drop points here yet again. I would expect Poland to try and keep more possession than what Sweden did which might give Spain more space to exploit.