Slovakia v New Zealand

Slovakia will be looking at this game knowing they need three points if they are to have a chance of qualifying and it could be the only three points they pick up at the World Cup 2010 so this is certainly a game they need to make the most of.

New Zealand have come to the World Cup written off as no hopers and they will want to put in a good performance to show that they can win games at the World Cup, but it may just be a case of keeping the score down.

Slovakia v New Zealand Match Odds

Betting on the result of each match is usually the most popular market, in a game like this it is often a case of deciding whether or not the odds are value, rather than whether or not the team will win.

BACK SLOVAKIA TO BEAT NEW ZEALAND

With Slovakia being one of the lesser fancied teams at the World Cup 2010 there was always a chance you might get a decent price on them to beat complete minnows New Zealand but it has to be said that the price is still surprisingly big and is worth a pretty substantial bet as there are few smaller teams that have been in a World Cup than New Zealand, who will probably be lucky if they score in the entire tournament. Don't forget that Slovakia are group winners from the European Qualifying section whilst New Zealand narrowly beat Bahrain in a playoff, Slovakia should probably be around 1/5 to win this game.

Slovakia v New Zealand Asian Handicap Odds

Asian Handicap is available on all games and offers slight variation on match betting, one team is usually given a lead to level the playing field and make it a more even contest and betting heat.

BACK SLOVAKIA -1

Slovakia seem to be a very generous price -1 in the asian handicap, this bet might not end up winning by an easy margin but the chances of it coming in seem to be pretty big and the bookies could have gone much smaller with the odds and got away with it. Slovakia -1 looks a decent bet in the asian handicap against New Zealand.

Slovakia v New Zealand Goals Odds

A look at how many goals are likely to go in and the best bets surrounding those goals.

Slovakia Recent Competitive Results

New Zealand Recent Competitive Results

BACK SLOVAKIA TO WIN 2-0 AND UNDER 2.5 GOALS

We are surely relying on Slovakia to score all the goals in this match and since they only managed to score twelve in the eight group games that weren't against San Marino you can be sure they won't score too many. Two goals looks most likely for Slovakia and that means the correct score should be 2-0 and a bet on under 2.5 goals is probably worthwhile.

Slovakia v New Zealand Player Odds

A look at all the best bets that involve the players from Slovakia and New Zealand, the most popular of which are the goalscorer odds.

Slovakia v New Zealand Team News

Slovakia have an opportunity to register a big World Cup win in this game but they will need their best players to be available to do that so look out for Marek Hamsik and Stanislav Sestak.

BACK STANISLAV SESTAK TO SCORE FIRST AND MAREK HAMSIK TO SCORE ANYTIME

Slovakia's top scorer in qualifying was Stanislav Sestak and he scored six goals in ten games, three times as many as the next prolific Slovakia player. He is the best bet in the first goalscorer market whilst star player Marek Hamsik is also capable of getting a goal or two and he looks a good bet to score at anytime in this match.

Slovakia v New Zealand Half Time Odds

The half time betting markets allow you to bet on what the result will be at half time, either on its own or together with the full time result. This can help to maximise profit from a game when you have studied the form carefully.

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

For this bet it should simply be a case of how long it takes Slovakia to score and considering they managed to put five goals past San Marino in the first half of that match in qualifying and although New Zealand are quite a bit better than San Marino Slovakia should be capable of being at least 1-0 up by half time, meaning they should be winning at both half time and full time.

Slovakia v New Zealand Best Bet

This should be a pretty comfortable victory for Slovakia and since we don't know quite how bad New Zealand are yet it should be best to stick to the anytime scorer market for the best bet. Six goals in ten games was a great return for Stanislav Sestak in qualifying and if he can't score against the weakest team in the competition here it would be a big surprise, so back Sestak to score at anytime.