ARGENTINA VS NIGERIA 2ND HALF LIVE WORLD CUP BETTING TIPS
Anybody who thinks Nigeria are going to get back into this one is looking at a whopper of a price with the live betting markets on Bet365. You'll find Obafemi Martins side trading at a massive 34.0 to turn this one around and get the unlikely result against the first-rate Argentines.
Truth be told, they probably should be up by more than just one goal, but Nigeria consolidated pretty early and, admittely, their defence has stayed about as organized as they need to. Gabriel Heinze's goal was a result of overloading the box- a typical Argentine tactic that the Nigerians should have planned for.
Angel Di Maria has looked lively and he knows there's lots of attention being paid to him with so many top clubs casting glances in his direction.
Argentina are priced at 1.5 to score the second goal with Nigeria trading at a lengthy 4.75. No 2nd goal pays out at 4.5. It would be something if Argentina only scored a single goal the entire match- some would question whether they could score consistently against higher class opposition.
Argetina to score at any point in the 2nd half pays out at 1.33 while Nigeria are trading at 3.0 to score anytime in the second half. You can bet against the two teams scoring and Argentina are 3.25 to not score again while Nigeria are priced around 1.3.
Leo Messi is the favoured player to score the next goal, not entirely surprising, and that's priced at 5.0 with Carlos Tevez and Gonzalo Higuain both available at 7.0 prices.
Nigeria's Ayegbeni Yakubu is listed at 15.0 while Chinedu Obasi Ogbuke is priced at 17.0.
The next goal is odds-on to be a shot at 1.72 while a headed goal would pay out at 5.5. A penalty isn't out of the question and that's available at 13.0 while a freekick is 13.0. AN own goal trades at 29.0 and that may be worth a shot as well.
The next ten minutes are absolutely crucial for Nigeria. If they can keep Argentina from scoring and start to retain possession a bit better then they could still have something to say here. Argentina have plenty of match winners but have looked slack when finishing chances. Nigeria could still pull off a surprise- you never know whats going to happen at this level.