World Cup Betting Report – 20th June
England’s World Cup hopes stand severely threatened as Suarez scores twice. How did last night’s results impact the markets?
Yesterday’s Results
Group C – Colombia 2 – 1 Ivory Coast
The first match of the evening featured Group C rivals Colombia and Ivory Coast. Following a scoreless first half, Colombia took a 1-0 lead in the 64th minute thanks to a James Rodriguez goal. They extended their advantage to 2-0 just six minutes later, before Gervinho scored for Ivory Coast on 73 minutes to set up a tense finish.
Colombia headed into the match as 2.05 favourites, with the correct score 2-1 paying as much as 10.00 with William Hill. The HT/FT result paid a top price of 5.70 with Marathonbet with Nordicbet offering the best price of 5.35 for at least 3 goals in the second half.
Group C – Japan 0 – 0 Greece
The late match saw Japan and Greece fight out a scoreless draw. Despite enjoying 74% of possession and a +9 shot differential, Japan weren’t able to secure a much needed win.
Japan went into the match as 2.54 favourites with Pinnacle Sports, with the drawn result paying as much as 3.70 with Marathonbet. The 0-0 correct score paid a top price of 13.00 also with Marathonbet, while the HT/FT result was tops once again
