GHANA VS AUSTRALIA PREDICTIONS AND WORLD CUP BETTING ODDS

This is a really crucial fixture for both teams as Ghana face off against Australia in the second match of Saturday's 2010 World Cup action. The African side are priced at odds-on to win with popular UK Bookmaker Ladbrokes and that is maybe more of a reflection of how poorly Australia played in their last match as opposed to how dynamic the Ghana side has been looking. 

You'll find Ghana priced at a 1.9 listing while Australia are a solid 4.0 to pull off the upset. The draw is trading at 3.4 and I get the feeling that Australia may be the surprise of the day if they can stay organized and play the style of game that suits them. 
I think the first goal in this fixture is absolutely crucial and you'll find Ghana priced as the favourite team to score first. Ladbrokes has listed them at an odds-on price of 1.61 to score the opening goal of this match and Australia can be backed at a 2.62 listing. 
No goals in the match is trading at 8.0. 
The correct score betting favours a 1-0 result to Ghana at a 6.0 price while a 1-1 draw can be backed at 6.5. A 2-0 result to Ghana trades at 7.0 while a 1-0 result to the Australians is priced at 8.0. That's the same listing as a 2-1 result to the African side. 2-1 to Australia pays out at 15.0 and if they are going to pull this off that is likely to be the margin. 
Asamoah Gyan is the favoured anytime goalscorer and you'll find him listed at 2.25 with Matthew Amoah just behind at a 2.5 price for Ghana. 
For Australia, they will be looking to Josh Kennedy at 3.5 while Harry Kewell is listed at the same price. Brett Emerton is priced at 5.0 to score a goal at any time. 
A red card in this match is listed at a 3.25 payout and I could certainly see a moment of madness here.
You would normally say that Ghana should stroll this one, but I think Australia may have just had an off day last time out. I think this is a winnable fixture for them and this could be the latest twist in a World Cup full of dramatic stories.