The last of the round of 16 matches in the 2010 World Cup is a mouth watering clash between two favourites – Spain and neighbours Portugal, which will go ahead at the Green Point Stadium tonight.
Our ‘Tip Of The Match’ is to go against the odds and back a Portugal win at $4.33 with perhaps a penalty shootout win at $10.
Scheduled to kick off at 8.30pm locally, which will make it 4.30am AEST tomorrow morning, SBS will be the place to tune in from 4am with the pre match debates as to which of these powerhouses will go home.
Spain were hot favourites to win the tournament from the beginning, although shocked the world when they lost their opening game to Switzerland before finding their wobbly feet.
With David Villa leading by example up front, Spain then followed suit and head into tonight’s thriller as favourites at $2 with SportsBet.
Despite having arguably the best ever Spanish side to grace a pitch, the starting 11 have not yet proved why it is they came into the tournament as favourites, and will no doubt look to this fixture to rectify themselves and send a message to the rest of the tournament.
Portugal on the other hand dealt with their tough group well, drawing with the Ivory Coast before demolishing North Korea 7-0 and then holding Brazil to a goalless draw and are at $4.33 for the win.
The Portuguese have proved they can defend well, having kept clean sheets so far this tournament, and will no doubt look to do the same tonight with Cristiano Ronaldo always ready for the counterattack.
One anticipated meeting on the pitch tonight will undoubtedly be between Villa up front and the Portuguese wizarding skipper Ronaldo, the latter having won the man of the match award in all three of his sides group games.
This is a tough one to pick, as if Spain play to their best with Fernando Torres finally hitting his pre injury form – they will win, but if they continue to look vulnerable, the side to have scored seven goals in one match will no doubt find their way through to the quarters.
Our ‘Tip Of The Match’ is to go against the odds and back a Portugal win at $4.33 with perhaps a penalty shootout win at $10.
So if you would like to place a bet on either of these sides’ tonight, or the upcoming quarter finals, make sure you head to SportsBet for a huge range of odds and markets on offer which cater for all sorts of fans and punters!
