NORTH KOREA VS IVORY COAST ODDS AND BETTING TIPS
Ivory Coast are the distinct favourites to win today against North Korea and if they are to progress, they will need Portugal to lose to Brazil while putting nine goals past Kim Jong-Il's boys.
Popular bookmaker Bet365 has listed Ivory Coast at a 1.4 price while North Korea is trading at 9.0. The draw can be backed at 4.5 and I think thats what the Asian side will be aiming for. They have played better than their scorelines have suggested and it would be nice to see them give the Ivorians a game here.
The favoured correct score is 2-0 and its priced at 6.0 while a 1-0 win for Cote D'Ivoire is listed at 6.5. 2-1 or 3-0 are both priced at 8.5 while a 1-1 draw also trades at that price.
You can back North Korea to beat Ivory Coast 1-0 at a 19.0 price while they are listed at 23.0 to win 2-1.
The bookmakers favour goals in this one, seemingly, and in the over/under at 2.5 goals we have the over favoured at 1.8 while the under is priced at even money.
Didier Drogba is odds-on to score a goal at any point in the match at a 1.66 price while he is listed at 3.75 to score first or last. Aruna Dindane, Seydou Doumbia and Yao Gervinho are all listed at 2.4 to score anytime while Salomon Kalou is trading at 2.5.
The North Koreans will be looking to Tae-se Jong at 4.0 anytime and Chol-Hyok An alongside Yong-Jo Hong at 5.5.
I think that the half-time score is key here and if Ivory Coast are up 2-0 at half-time then they could maybe go no to put together a Portugal-style rout. Personally, I think that North Korea are better than that and they may give Ivory Coast a game. 2-0 to Ivory Coast at half-time is priced at 6.0.