Brazil v Ivory Coast

Brazil made hard work of beating North Korea in their opening match but we have seen many teams so far improving on their opening match displays and it would be no surprise to see Brazil much slicker with their passing and finishing.

Ivory Coast seemed to miss a trick a little in not beating Portugal, who looked there for the taking, and even a loss here doesn't end their hopes of qualifying, they really need to look after their goal difference though.

Brazil v Ivory Coast Match Odds

Match betting is a massively popular market and the first market most punters choose to look at as your decision in this market is likely to impact all other bets you place on the game.

BACK BRAZIL TO BEAT IVORY COAST

Brazil will go into this game with plenty of confidence if they have beaten North Korea in their first match as expected. Ivory Coast are not bad opponents in the group stage but that is likely to work in the favour of the punters as it means Brazil will be a very backable price to win the game.

Ivory Coast showed during the African Cup Of Nations that they have two ways of playing and if they are not on song Brazil will walk all over them. Ivory Coast are capable of giving Brazil some nervous moments but even at their best they are not in the same class os Brazil.

Brazil v Ivory Coast Asian Handicap Odds

The Asian Handicap is an interesting bet as it usually gives one team a lead that should be enough to cancel out any superiority the favourites for the game have.

BACK BRAZIL -0.75

Brazil should win this game, but may not do it by more than a goal or two which means backing Brazil in the Asian handicap probably isn't going to make you rich, in fact it might make you a small loss. There is a fair chance Brazil will win by two or more goals though and it may be worth having a small bet on Brazil -0.75.

Brazil v Ivory Coast Goals Odds

Take a look at recent results for the two sides to help decide what the best bets are in the over/under betting and also the correct score market.

Brazil Recent Competitive Results

Ivory Coast Recent Competitive Results

BACK BRAZIL TO WIN 2-1 AND OVER 2.5 GOALS

Most Brazil games seem to be close to 2.5 goals, whichever side of the divide they fall on so it very much depends on the quality and tactics of the oppsition whether their matches finish with over or under 2.5 goals.This fact also means it can be worth looking at over 1.5 goal markets and under 3.5 goal markets.

Seven of Ivory Coast's twelve qualification matches had over 2.5 goals and even the unders games sailed close to the wind and with so much attacking talent on show it is almost inevitable that this game could end up with quite a few goals. Both teams are capable of scoring so don't expect Brazil to score all the goals in the match.Brazil are likely to win this game but not by far, 2-1 appeals as the best correct score bet whilst over 2.5 goals is a fair enough price.

Brazil v Ivory Coast Player Odds

Some of the most fun markets to bet on are the player markets, such as first goalscorer and anytime goalscorer. They are usually relatively big odds and can give plenty of reward if you pick correctly.

Brazil v Ivory Coast Team News

Many stars will be on show in this game, Brazil will have Player Of The Tournament contender Kaka as well as World Cup Golden Boot contender Luis Fabiano both in their line up whilst Ivory Coast will have their own Golden Boot challenger Didier Drogba up front, alongside many other top players such as Kolo Toure and Yaya Toure.

BACK LUIS FABIANO TO SCORE FIRST AGAINST IVORY COAST

With Brazil expected to score more goals than Ivory Coast in this match it should be best to play the numbers and concentrate Brazil players to open the scoring. Luis Fabiano may have looked a bit rusty against North Korea but this game should be a bit more open which will suit the Sevilla striker. He was the top scorer at the Confederations Cup last year with five goals, he was the second highest scoring in South America in qualifying with nine goals and he can score first here to get his first goal of the World Cup 2010.

Brazil v Ivory Coast Half Time Odds

The latest tips that include the half time result in them, some of the most popular bets here are half time result and half time/full time.

BACK DRAW / BRAZIL IN THE HALF TIME FULL TIME BETTING

Brazil seem to be winning as many games at half time as they are drawing but they do tend to score slightly more goals in the second half of matches. Add to that the fact that just one of Ivory Coast's qualification games had them losing at half time and it could be best to back the draw at half time with Brazil winning by the end of the match. The first games gave extra confidence to this with both teams going in at half time drawing and Brazil winning at full time.

Brazil v Ivory Coast Best Bet

BACK OVER 2.5 GOALS

Brazil winning the match came close as they are a pretty good price but the best bet has to be over 2.5 goals with both teams possessing amazing talent in the attacking third and both teams perhaps not having the strongest of defences.