International Fixtures Betting Tips PT 1

With World Cup 2018 Qualification now well underway there is plenty of action and excitement unfolding all weekend and there is a lot to look forward to for punters from all over the world as they seek to stake their claim for a spot in the upcoming tournament taking place in Russia in just under two years time.

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At this stage in the competition there is usually plenty of lopsided contests every time the teams come together to play and England face off against European minnows Malta in a fixture that appears to be a foregone conclusion – and this is England we are taking – where there are very few foregone conclusions in the grand scheme of things.

As it currently stands, you'll be abl eto track down England as low as a 1/125 price tag to get the better of the Maltese in a home fixture. The visitors come into this one with a listing of about 33/1 top price. That's a lot of disparity in prices and you have to reckon that the value in this one is going to be in the goalscorer markets or the total goals market.

In a contest like this one, despite all of the problems that England have been facing as of late with the managerial departure of Big Sam Allardyce, you have to assume there is going to be goals and plenty of them. This makes the first goalscorer market a lot less appealing than the anytime goalscorer market – where you simply have more outs.

In a match-up like this you're going to struggle to get a decent price on one of the strikers that are favoured to start the contest. For instance, you'll find Daniel Sturridge, Marcus Rashford and Jamie Vardy all priced at around 2/5 or so to grab a goal at any point in the match. One of the best strategies to deploy here is to wager on one of the central defenders to grab a goal since you can expect a lot of desperate Maltese defending – which means a lot of set-pieces and corners.