Paraguay v New Zealand

Paraguay have proved they are a side to be reckoned with here so far at the World Cup 2010 and they top the group going into the final matches. Paraguay need only a draw here to secure qualification but they will want to win the group to ensure they don't come up against Holland in the next round.

Not many gave New Zealand a hope here yet they go into their third game unbeaten, can they go home having not lost at the World Cup?

Paraguay v New Zealand Match Odds

Match betting is a massively popular market and the first market most punters choose to look at as your decision in this market is likely to impact all other bets you place on the game.

BACK PARAGUAY TO BEAT NEW ZEALAND

Paraguay are a pretty short price to beat New Zealand as would be expected but it still looks just about value as the bookies could realistically have gone a bit shorter and got away with it. New Zealand have done really well to get this far without being beaten and it wasn't by luck but Paraguay look the best team in this group and therefore should get the best result against New Zealand.

Paraguay v New Zealand Asian Handicap Odds

The Asian Handicap is an interesting bet as it usually gives one team a lead that should be enough to cancel out any superiority the favourites for the game have.

BACK PARAGUAY -1.25

The performances of New Zealand in their last two matches have probably forced the bookies to rethink the asian handicap odds but Paraguay seem to have been a bit underestimated to be this price -1.25. Paraguay are a very good outfit and we should see them win by at least a couple of goals.

Paraguay v New Zealand Goals Odds

Take a look at recent results for the two sides to help decide what the best bets are in the over/under betting and also the correct score market.

Paraguay Recent Competitive Results

New Zealand Recent Competitive Results

BACK NEW ZEALAND TO WIN 2-0 AND TO WIN TO NIL

Paraguay appear to be very well organised and quite defensively minded so although New Zealand have snatched a goal in both of their matches so far this could be their toughest task to date and Paraguay should be able to win this to nil. Therefore we should only need to decide on how many goals Paraguay will get to predict the correct score, Paraguay don't attack in huge numbers and New Zealand don't look bad defensively so go for Paraguay 2-0 and you should at least go close.

Paraguay v New Zealand Player Odds

Some of the most fun markets to bet on are the player markets, such as first goalscorer and anytime goalscorer. They are usually relatively big odds and can give plenty of reward if you pick correctly.

Paraguay v New Zealand Team News

Paraguay have some great striking talent in their ranks and with Roque Santa Cruz having suffered his fair share of injuries in the past couple of years Paraguay will want to do everything to ensure he remains fit. If he was to miss out though Paraguay would still be able to call upon Oscar Cardozo who is more than capable in front of goal.

BACK ROQUE SANTA CRUZ TO SCORE FIRST

Paraguay have several players who can get amongst the goals but the best of them is probably going to be Roque Santa Cruz presuming he is fit for this game. He only scored three goals in qualifying but due to injuries he only played in five games. Roque Santa Cruz should be backed to score first and you could also back him to score anytime if you think Paraguay are going to be scoring quite a few goals. His recent match agaisnst Slovakia should have helped his match fitness.

Paraguay v New Zealand Half Time Odds

The latest tips that include the half time result in them, some of the most popular bets here are half time result and half time/full time.

BACK PARAGUAY / PARAGUAY IN THE HALF TIME / FULL TIME BETTING

Paraguay are by far the better team in this match and have so far held a lead at half time of both of their games so far which strongly suggests they will be winning at both half time and full time in this match and that rates a good bet.

Paraguay v New Zealand Best Bet

BACK PARAGUAY TO WIN 2-0

Paraguay look very likely to win this game with a clean sheet and both teams' tactics are unlikely to cause too many goals. If the game doesn't finish 2-0 to Paraguay it should finish very close to that score but the odds available on 2-0 make it look very nice value as there are very few other options in the correct score that make any appeal.