Paraguay and Spain will round off the 2010 World Cup quarterfinal fixtures tomorrow night, when they take to the Ellis Park Stadium for their fight to the semis.
Our ‘Tip Of The Match’ is to go with a Paraguay half-time lead but overall loss at $12, as the South Americans will push for an early goal.
Scheduled to start at 8.30pm tomorrow night over in Johannesburg, time difference will see it kick off at 4.30am AEST on Sunday morning, with SBS starting their coverage from 4am.
This fixture is widely tipped as the easiest to predict, with Spain dominating the odds at $1.50 with SportsBet, although at this stage of the competition, anything can happen.
The Europeans travelled to South Africa with the title of favourites stamped firmly on their backs, and so the South Americans who exceeded expectations by progressing through the group stage, let alone making it to the quarters, are at $7.50 to continue their fairytale.
While it may seem a tall order for Paraguay, Spain can be beaten – just ask Switzerland who sent a shockwave through the tournament beating them in their opening game.
However with the help of David Villa leading Spain from the front, they have come back in epic proportions with the striker scoring four himself and is at $3.50 for the Man Of The Match and $2.88 to be the first scorer.
For the South Americans, this is the first time they have made it to the quarterfinals of a World Cup, and so the magnitude of the game could either work against them, or drive them forward and they are at $11 to score in both halves.
On paper, this is the most one-way of all four fixtures, although that often comes back to haunt teams nodded as favourites – so can Spain live up to expectations?
Our ‘Tip Of The Match’ is to go with a Paraguay half-time lead but overall loss at $12, as the South Americans will push for an early goal, but Spain will no doubt come back and prove why it is they are touted as tournament favourites.
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