World Cup Top Goalscorer Market

Most world Cup bets centre around predicting the overall tournament winner, however is there any value in this market? Normally the potential winner can be narrowed down to 3 or 4 Nations and as the Bookies are always well informed of this we can look elsewhere for some value, the Top Goalscorer market. What is most interesting about this tournament is that there are 3 real underdog nations in Hondouras, New Zealand and North Korea, if any of those get it horribly wrong we may see a rath of goals for one player, given that 6 goals is often a golden boot bench mark and a hattrick in the group stages could become significant.

The Favourite’s
The favourite with most books is Spain’s David Villa (generally 8/1), clinical in Euro 2008 he has maintained that form at club and country levels, and there look to be opportunities for goals in Group H given that they are partnered with Switzerland, Chile and the hapless Hondouras, however in the knowckout stages they are partnered with the tricky looking Group G and therefore could come unstuck early against Brazil, Portugal or the Ivory Coast. Also, he may have to share the attack with Fernando Torres so is unlikely to “hog” Spain’s goals and therefore I think we should look elsewhere.

Argentina’s Lionel Messi (10/2 BlueSq) has been in sparkling goal scoring form for Barcelona this term and is widely regarded as the World’s best player. However, Argentina rather limped through qualification and boss Maradona has made some questionable selections in not taking Riquelme which could stifle their attacking prowess. Personally I don’t see any value in Messi as he plays a different role for Argentina that he does with Barcelona and is yet to hit top form for his country.

England’s Wayne Rooney (11/1 with http://888.com) is another player to enter the tournament on good club form. Whether England can progress to the semi final stages guaranteeing them the maximum number of games is pertinent to Rooney’s chances, as is England’s formation, will the Manchester United man have a partner in attack of plough a lone furrow?

Some to Watch out For

Brazil will be there or there abouts again and so it would be foolish to ignore the focal point of their attack. Luis Fabiano (12/1 with Ladbrokes) is a favourite of coach Dunga’s and he will benefit from an unusually structured Brazil team, and of course from the excellent service he will receive from Kaka. Fabiano looks great value at 12/1, especially as he could be fancied to land some scoring chances in Group G against Hondouras.

Gonzalo Higuain (18/1 SkyBet) was a late comer to the Argentina squad having been far from a regular at Real Madrid this season. Despite this he has made significant impacts from the bench and is highly spoken of by Argentina coach Maradona. He is sure to benefit from being around the talents of Messi, Tevez and Veron and could find goals against Greece, Nigeria and South Korea in the group stages.

And for the real outsider try Frank Lampard (generally 66/1). Sure to feature in England’s midfield he comes into the tournament after another good season at Chelsea (27 goals for the Premier League Champions) don’t be fooled by recent penalty kick failures, he is likely to dispatch any chances from the spot as well as being deadly from in and around the penalty box, definitely worth a few pounds at 66/1 too!

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