Euro 2020 gets underway on June 11 with 24 countries vying for the 2020 UEFA European Football Championship. There will be plenty of talent on display throughout the tournament.
Europe’s best footballers will also battle for the Euro 2020 Golden Boot which is given to the player that scores the most goals in the tournament. Reigning Golden Boot champion Antoine Griezman, who scored six goals at Euro 2016, is in the mix.
Here’s a look at the top goal scorer betting odds and predictions at Euro 2020.
The Favorites
Tottenham’s Harry Kane is considered by many to be one of the elite goal scorers in the world. He won the Golden Boot at the 2018 World Cup with six goals though three came against Panama in the group stage.
Kane is favored at +650 to top all goal scorers at Euro 2020. In 2020-21 Premier League play, Kane has 23 goals in 35 matches.
Kane’s primary competition comes from Romelu Lukaku of Belgium. Lukaku, who plays for Inter Milan in Serie A, is given the same odds as Kane (+650) to earn the Golden Boot.
Lukaku is already Belgium’s record holder for goals scored. In 93 games for his country, he has 60 goals. At the 2018 World Cup, he won a Bronze Boot after tying for the second-highest number of goals scored.
Cristiano Ronaldo
Don’t count out the 36-year-old Ronaldo who is listed at +1300. He led Portugal to the Euro 2016 title five years ago. He’s also tied with Michel Platini as the all-time top scorer in Euro tournament history.
This could be his last European Championships and he could go out in style as the winner of the Golden Boot.
The French Trifecta
Reigning Golden Boot winner Griezman hails from France as do Kylian Mbappe and Karim Benzema. Mbappe only played in five of the French national team’s 10 qualifying matches, but he still scored in three of those matches. Mbappe currently has 42 goals in 47 appearances with Paris Saint-Germain.
Benzema (+1300) has 30 goals in 46 appearances for Real Madrid in La Liga. He will make his comeback to the French national team giving Les Bleus three scorers capable of winning the Golden Boot.
The Longshots
Griezman is actually a longshot to repeat his effort from 2016. He is listed at +2500 to lead all goal scorers this year.
Spanish forward Alvaro Morata is listed at +3000 after a solid season with Juventus this season. He has had his best season since 2016-17 scoring 20 goals.
The real value longshot is Poland’s Robert Lewandowski. He is considered to be one of the best strikers in the world. Lewandowski has scored over 500 senior career goals for his club and country. He has scored an amazing 41 goals in 29 Bundesliga games this season.
In two matches playing for Poland this season, the Bayern Munich star has scored three goals. He could be on pace for another 2015 in which he scored 11 times in seven matches.
Top Goalscorer Pick for Euro 2020
It will take at least three goals to be in contention to win the Golden Boot. Over the past 10 major tournaments involving Europe, the average Golden Boot winner recorded 5.3 goals.
With that in mind, the three players from France will cancel each other out. Lewandowski would be a great longshot bet, but his performance in major tournaments leaves a lot to be desired.
While Kane is favored at most sportsbooks, Lukaku is the better pick. Belgium is the third-highest favorite and they score a lot. Being the country’s all-time leading scorer and in the midst of a 30-goal season with Inter Milan, take Lukaku to win.
PREDICTION: ROMELU LUKAKU – BELGIUM
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