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Paraguay v Slovakia World Cup Odds: Rely on Roque Santa Cruz to Score First

Paraguay start this latest World Cup Group F game against Slovakia in Bloemfontein as warm order favourites to win with odds of 11/10 available via Bet365 Bookmakers. The same Bookmakers have Slovakia at 11/4 to win and they go 11/5 the draw.

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The two teams played out 1-1 draws in their opening encounters, Paraguay being pegged back by Italy and Slovakia being denied by a late injury time equaliser from New Zealand. This means of course that the 4 teams in the Group are all exactly level after one game, creating a perilous situation for the first team to lose.

Paraguay v Slovakia Match Odds Comparison

Most punters will be aware that it is Slovakia who will be under the most pressure in this match, due to the simple fact that they will be facing Group favourites Italy in the final game next week. A win against Paraguay therefore is regarded as vital to them and to that end they are likely to start with Stanilav Sestek playing in a more advanced role alongside Robert Vittek up front. It was Vittek in fact who scored the Slovakian goal against New Zealand and he is an 8/1 shot with Bet365to score the opener in this match. Sestek is also an 8/1 chance to do beat him to it.

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Paraguay, who played extremely well to draw with defending champions Italy in their first game last week, will be all out to go one better in this . A win here with a final game against the unfancied New Zealanders next week should see them safely through to the last 16. Coach Gerardo Martino is likely to start with Manchester City striker, Roque Santa Cruz up front which is a strong indication that his team are going out to win the match. Santa Cruz looks a good bet to us to be the first goalscorer on the night with great odds of 13/2 with Bet365

Like most games in the World Cup so far, it is a hard one to call, but we are going to go for a 2-1 Paraguay victory. The South Americans look like a very classy team in the making and on all evidence seen so far they look to have the edge over Slovakia. A 2-1 win can be backed at 17/2 with bet365. Please note other Correct Score Betting options below.

Paraguay v Slovakia Match Odds

11/10 Paraguay
11/5 Draw
11/4 Slovakia

Paraguay v Slovakia Correct Score Odds

1-0 Paraguay win – 9/1
1-1 Draw – 5/1
0-0 Draw – 11/2
2-0 Paraguay win – 7/1
1-0 Slovakia win – 7/1
2-1 Paraguay win – 17/2
2-1 Slovakia win – 14/1

Odds Courtesy of Bet365.com

Posted: Saturday, 19th June 2010
Author: Rodney Wise
Tags: world cup, bloemfontein, paraguay, slovakia, bet365,

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