Portugal vs Ivory Coast World Cup betting

This game looks set to be one of the tightest at the World Cup and also one of the most important, a win for either side is likely to gift them second place behind Brazil and force the other side to play catch up in their remaining two fixtures.

The injury to Didier Drogba has been a massive blow for Ivory Coast and they may have lost their best chance of winning this match. With Ivory Coast having a slight advantage playing in Africa and Portugal looking far from their best in qualifying it could be that the match ends all square, although Ivory Coast are probably the most likely to win it.

William Hill odds for Portugal vs Ivory Coast - £30 worth of free bets

Portugal 2.1
Draw 3.2
Ivory Coast 3.6

Portugal vs Ivory Coast odds and tips

Despite Portugal having one of the best players in the world in the form of Cristiano Ronaldo, it seems they have been struggling to get his club form out of him, he failed to score in qualifying. There is a very good chance that this game will end a draw but with Portugal not fancied to win the match it should pay to sacrifice a bit of the price and back Ivory Coast in the +1 handicap, so that you only lose if Ivory Coast lose.

Despite a massive amount of attacking talent set to be on show this game may well end up very low scoring. Portugal failed to score two or more seven times in qualifying and also had a very tight defence that kept nine clean sheets in twelve games. Ivory Coast have as many high scoring games as low scoring games but the fact they started the African Cup Of Nations with a 0-0 draw against Burkina Faso goes to show this could be a bit of a disappointint encounter for neutrals. Under 2.5 goals looks a very good bet whilst 0-0 is probably the most likely of the correct score outcomes, although 1-0 would appeal if you are backing either side to win.

Portugal vs Ivory Coast best bets

We think this game is most likely to end up all square but there is a chance that Ivory Coast will end up with all three points so cover both outcomes with a bet on Ivory Coast +1 in the handicap. Back Ivory Coast with a one goal headstart at odds of 1.63 with William Hill where new customers get free £30 in bets.

Portugal vs Ivory Coast Next Best Bet

There is a distinct possibilty this game could end up 0-0 and even if there is a winner it will probably only be 1-0, this means under 2.5 goals is a confident bet and punters who follow us in should have few scares during the 90 minutes. The fact that there is so much attacking talent on the pitch helps make this good value. Back under 2.5 goals at best odds 1.53 with William Hill where new customers get a free £30 in bets.