Ladbrokes Free Bet and England vs Italy Betting Tips
- By Allan Pederson on June 24, 2012 16:26 GMT
The fixture looks to be nearly dead even as England and Italy are set to face off in just a few short hours. There is a lot to like about this one and many are expecting it to be extremely tight and very likely to be solved in extra-time or via a penalty shoot out.
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No quarter finals have gone to extra time yet and that's a bit of a rarity so you reckon a good portion of neutral punters will be looking in that direction.
England are getting a slim edge over Italy in the outright 90 minutes market with a 15/8 price tag over a 9/5 listing for Italy. The draw trades at 19/10.
In regards to outright qualification prices you will find both sides at a 10/11 listing. This one is really just that even. To make it look even more like a coin-toss, take a look at the correct score market – 1-0 to England pays out at 6/1 while 1-0 to Italy trades at 6/1. A 0-0 draw is listed at 6/1. 1-1 is the favoured scoreline at a slim 11/2.
Having four separate correct score margins all paying out around the same amount means that the only thing bookmakers know is that it's likely to be a low-scoring affair.
Wayne Rooney trades as the big favourite for man of the match with a 7/2 price tag putting him well ahead of Antonio Cassano, who is available at a 6/1 margin. Andrea Pirlo and Steven Gerrard are both priced at 6/1 as well.
Gerrard has a very solid series of performances under his belt in this tournament but you will have to wonder whether he's starting to tire a bit. Scott Parker and Steven Gerrard need to boss the midfield today if England are going to have any chance and a wager on Gerrard might just be the value play here in the man of the match market.
Rooney is priced at 5/1 to grab the first goal of the match with Mario Balotelli, Antonio Cassano and Antonio Di Natale trading at 7/1.
Ladbrokes has also listed a special bet on England to score the winning goal in second half injury time. You can back that shock outcome at a 6/1 price and that's not a bad wager if it stays as close as many assume it's going to.
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