England have been replaced as the favourites to win Euro 2024, according to an Opta super computer.
Gareth Southgate’s side were favourites going into the tournament, posessing a wealth of talent in their ranks including the likes of Jude Bellingham, Phil Foden and Cole Palmer.
That talent hasn’t transformed into results thus far, however, with two wins and two draws to the Three Lions’ names all coming in unconvincing fashion.
The team were met by boos and plastic missiles after the 0-0 draw with Slovenia to close the group stage, and needed a last-minute Jude Bellingham strike to avoid elimination at the hands of Slovakia.
Those performances, potentially alongside the showings of other candidates, mean England have been knocked off top spot as the most likely side to win the tournament next week.
England are no longer favourties to win Euro 2024, according to an Opta super computer
Gareth Southgate’s side had been favourites to lift the trophy going into the tournament
That tag now belongs to Spain, however, after a string of impressive performances in Germany
Their replacements, according to the predicton, are Spain, who are stated to have a 20.03 per cent chance of lifting the tournament on the back of their showings so far.
England are still just behind with a 19.9 per cent chance, with Germany in third, again just behind, at 19.22 per cent.
Spain have netted nine goals in their four games so far and cruised past Georgia in the last-16 to set up a tie against the host nation.
One of the two teams therefore has to get eliminated at the quarter-final stage, meaning the percentages will change drastically, likely increasing te chances of the winning side.
Should Spain get knocked out and England win their last-eight tie against Switzerland, however, it is possible Southgate’s men would again move to the top of the odds.
In fourth place out of the sides sit France, who are ranked at having 15.65 per cent chance of success on the back of their win over Belgium.
Portugal are fourth at 8.8 per cent, with The Netherlands sixth with 6.38 per cent.
Switzerland, England’s opponents on Saturday, are given 5.01 per cent chance, Austria 3.32 per cent chance, Turkey 1.16 per cent chance and Romania, to round it off, 0.52 per cent chance.
Soutgate’s side, who have been off the boil, are given a 19.90 per cent chance of success
Germany, meanwhile, are ranked third with a 19.22 per cent chance of winning the competition
The predictions also detail the chances of each side reaching various stages of the comptetition, with England given a 44.92 per cent change of reaching the final in comparison to Spain’s 30.95.
That’s likely due to the teams on each side of the draw, with England to face Switzerland and then Netherlands or Austria, while Spain may have to face Germany and France just to reach the final.
Southgate’s side will go into Saturday’s game with a 66.81 per cent chance of success, according to the super computer, with Spain narrow favourites to beat Germany at 54.82 per cent.
France, meanwhile, are given 57.01 per cent chance of beating Portugal to reach the last four, though are given just 25.43 per cent chance of reaching the final.
Portugal are given a staggering 15.73 per cent chance of beating both France and either Germany of Spain to reach the final of the competition they won in 2016.
France are backed to beat Portugal as they bid to win the title, given 57.01 per cent chance
Cristiano Ronaldo’s Portugal, who face France next, are given 8.80 per cent chance of winning the title
According to Sky Bet, England are still the favourites at odds of 7/2, just ahead of Spain at 4/1.
France and Germany are both ranked at 9/2 with Portugal and Netherlands even at 12/1.
Two of Austria, Turkey, Netherlands and Romania will be eliminated this evening in their last-16 ties.
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