San Marino vs Slovenia Betting Tips

San Marino have scored just one goal in Euro 2016 qualifying so far, they do have one point from a draw and they do face a visiting Slovenia that cannot break into the top two automatic qualifying spots, but also are all but guaranteed to finish third. They also have home field advantage, not the best of surfaces and sometimes a tricky place to play attacking football.

Still, the question in this game from a betting perspective is how many, rather than entertaining anything around San Marino scoring or doing anything other than losing.

Slovenia aren’t the most attacking-minded team in European football, but they’ve got some ability going forward and they did beat San Marino 6-0 in the first game between the two teams. They know that they’ll have two more games to play before their presence in Euro 2016 is decided.

Their previous game was a somewhat disappointing and uninspiring 1-1 draw with Lithuania. Still, San Marino are no Lithuania even and this should be an opportunity for this squad to generate some “feel good” emotions.

Three Reasons for Betting Tips

1. San Marino won’t score

These handicaps are so difficult to bet against when the team has no goal-scoring ability. One goal in nine games pretty much says it all…

2. Handicap just three goals

At -3, expecting San Marino to do four goals better than their last outing against Slovenia seems highly optimistic. We’ll take those three goals happily and believe that the visiting team notches up a bigger margin victory.

3. Slovenia frustration

They couldn’t have qualified anyway, but we think there’ll be an element of frustration carrying over from the disappointing 1-1 draw with Lithuania last time out.