England vs Algeria World Cup betting

We all know England are well capable of beating Algeria pretty easily as England are by far the better team. England also recently beat the African Champions Egypt in a friendly, and although that wasn't the most comfortable of successes, it still shows England have nothing to fear from the toughest African nations. The problem for England could come down to tactics with Algeria seeing them as a possible massive upset in their favour.

William Hill odds for England vs Algeria - Free £30 worth of bets

Nigeria 1.25
Draw 5.5
Greece 12.0

With Algeria likely to look for a 0-0 draw it is likley to take England plenty of time to break down Algeria and it could take something pretty special to open the scoring, there are likely to be too many defenders in the box to allow England to score any tap ins which may mean it is best to avoid the strikers in the first goal scorer betting. The winner of the match is very likely to be England but there are likely to be some nervous times and England may leave it fairly late before they manage to get in front, those expecting a high scoring game may be disappointed.

Betting on the overs/unders is normally popular with football punters and with many expecting England to thrash the Algerians there could be a nice bit of value in going for under 2.5 goals, it is not a cert but the longer England go without scoring, the better it will look. With England not expected to score for some time there is good reason to back a draw at half time and England to win at full time in the double result betting, most will be expecting England to be winning at half time and full time allowing a bit of value to be snapped up.

England vs Algeria betting tips

This may not be a game for the goal poachers, England's opening goal is likely to come from a set piece so look at Frank Lampard as a possible first goalscorer and also John Terry, who may be able to get his head on one of England's corners to get the first goal of the game. Once England do score Algeria will not have as much incentive to defend so stubbornly so England may find they got more chances to score. They are likely to take one of those chances which makes the 2-0 scoreline a pretty good looking bet.

England vs Algeria odds and tips

The best bet in the England v Algeria World Cup 2010 match has to be in the double result betting, where a decent price can be gained about England winning at full time but the half time result being a draw. Draw/England represents pretty good value and if the game is all square at half time you can be pretty confident you are onto a winner.

Draw half time, England to win at full time is best odds 7/2 (4.5) at Ladbrokes. Free £10 bet at Ladbrokes.

We make 2-0 the best bet in the correct score betting but there is always the chance that England might only get the one goal in this tie so play it safe for the second best bet of the England v Algeria game and have a stab at under 2.5 goals, which will be a fairly short price but should still offer some value going against the punters who think this will be a walkover for England.

England to win 2-0 is best odds 5.0 with William Hill where new customers get 3 x free £10 bets.

Under 2.5 goals is best odds 4/5 (1.8) at Sportingbet. Free £20 bet at Sportingbet.