SPAIN VS CHILE PREDICTIONS AND WORLD CUP PREVIEW

The former tournament favourites are facing a must-win situation today as they take on Group H leaders Chile in the final Group Stage encounters of the 2010 World Cup. Spain are favoured to win the match and they will need the victory, as they are level on points with Switzerland. Should both teams win, it comes down to goal difference and you could fancy the Swiss putting a few more past the Hondurans than Spain might slide past Chile. 

It's going to be an interesting match to say the least. 
Popular bookmaker Stanjames.com has listed Spain as the 1.5 favourites to win the match with Chile available at a 7.5 price. A draw trades at 4.33 and that's a pretty solid bet if Chile play a solid match. 
The bookies don't favour a blowout, with the favoured correct score result being a 1-0 win for Spain at a 6.0 price. A 2-1 victory rewards at 8.0 while a 1-1 draw is priced at 7.0. Should Chile produce a result here, a 1-0 win pays out at 11.0 while a 2-1 victory rewards at 26.0. 
You can back Spain on a (-1.0) handicap at a solid 2.2 price tag, while Chile (+1.0) is priced at 2.63. 
The bookmakers have placed the over/under on goals at 2.5 with the over option just favoured at 1.83. Under is priced at 1.91. 
Spain are very short-priced to score the first goal at a 1.36 margin while Chile trade at 3.5 to get the scoresheet first. No goals in the match is listed at 10.0. 
David Villa is odds-on to score at a 1.91 price tag while Fernando Torres can be backed at a 2.1 price. Cesc Fabregas trades at 3.5 to score at any time. Xabi Alonso will likely get a few chances and he's trading at 5.0. 
For Chile, their favoured goalscorer is Humberto Suazo at 3.5 while Alexis Sanchez and Fabian Irellana trade at 4.5. I've got my eye on Mark Gonzalez, who paid a solid dividend when I backed him last time. He's priced at 5.5 and he tends to arrive late in danger areas- making him a solid bet to score.