2009 CONFEDERATIONS CUP SPAIN VS IRAQ BETTING TIPS

Spain, the reigning European Champions of football, go into a very interesting match-up tomorrow with Asian powerhouse Iraq as the very heavy favourites. In the outright betting market on Ladbrokes, Spain is listed at a very short 1/14 for the win with Iraq listed at 22/1. The draw pays 6/1. According to the bookies, 2-0 and 3-0 are the most likely scorelines at 5/1. If you're looking to back Spain, you'll have trouble finding a significant amount of value, but if Iraq manage to score against Casillas then your payout is going to get dramatically better. 3-0 Spain is 5/1 while 3-1 Spain is 12/1. 4-0 Spain is 6/1 while 4-1 Spain is 16/1. If Iraq pulled off a draw, it would likely be a 2-2 draw and that would pay out at 40/1. Spain to win both halves pays 1/6 while Draw/Spain pays 9/2. Iraq/Spain pays out at a whopping 50/1 while Iraq/Iraq pays 40/1. Fernando Torres is the favourite to score the first goal at 5/2 with David Villa listed at 11/4. Dani Guiza and Fernando Llorente are both at 7/2 while Cesc Fabregas is 7/1 and David Silva is 8/1. If Iraq's Younis Mahmoud opens the scoring, you're looking at 25/1. A number of Spanish players are odds-on to score with Torres at 1/3, Villa at 4/11 and Guiza and Llorente at 1/2. Spain are 2/1 to score a penalty while Iraq are 8/1 to score a penalty. I could actually see Spain conceding one here, especially late on in the match when they've got it wrapped up. If Iraq get a penalty and miss it, you're getting paid out at 50/1. This one is surely Spain's to win and a 3-1 scoreline isn't totally out of the question at 12/1. Torres with two and Villa with one. If this turns into a blow-out, I would back Cesc Fabregas to score in-play.