Portugal v Ivory Coast Betting Odds Have Drogba And Ronaldo Expected To Battle It Out In First World Cup 2010 Match

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Portugal V Ivory Coast Betting Odds Have Drogba And Ronaldo Expected To Battle It Out In First World Cup 2010 Match
Tuesday 15 June 2010 at 13:30
Ivory Coast v Portugal

The Portugal v Ivory Coast betting odds have these teams closely matched in their first games of the World Cup 2010 and in the first match from World Cup Group G. Portugal v Ivory Coast is expected to be a great match that could decide who goes through from the group, with Brazil expected to qualify as winners.

First Goalscorer Market

The first goalscorer market is expected to receive a lot of pre match interest in what could be a low scoring game. Ronaldo can be backed at 9/2 with Paddy Power to score first and the Chelsea striker Drogba is at 13/2 again with Paddy Power. Both players can take the free kicks for their respective countries and it would be a surprise to no one if a goal is scored in this way.

Match Odds

The Ivory Coast v Portugal match odds show the Portuguese as slight favourites to get the 3 points at 2.27 with Betfair, the draw is on offer at 9/4 with Ladbrokes and a victory for the Ivory Coast is a value 5/2 with Coral.

Low Scoring Correct Odds

The correct score market points to a low score with 1-0 to the Portuguese on offer at 6.79 with Betfair and 1-0 to the Ivory Coat on offer at 8.79 with Betfair. The betting exchange also offers a £25 no lose free bet for new customers interested in this match. So far in the World Cup defences have been on top with goals in short supply and Under 2.5 goals this afternoon looks nailed on at 1.57 with Coral and Totesport.

Asian Handicap

On the Asian Handicap market a back of the Ivory Coast at +0.25 looks attractive with Bet 365 at 1.98. Given that Portugal were not at their best in qualifying for the World Cup, requiring a narrow playoff victory over Bosnia Herzegovina to get through, and the fact that Ivory Coast will have an edge in playing in Africa for this game. We cannot see the Africans losing and they may be Brazil's biggest rivals in Group G.

The game is live on ITV 1 and is sure to be a tight affair, to place a bet on the game click any of the bookmakers above. To back Ronaldo or Drogba visit Paddy Power.