The Betfair Football £10 Bet of the Day
Day 67: We're backing over 2.5 goals when England host France at [2.54]
After starting the week with two non-league wagers, we're focussing our attention on one of Wednesday's glamour games - the Wembley friendly between World Cup underperformers England and France.
The match outcome is difficult to call as both teams are expected to use the occasion to experiment, however given that there are so many trends pointing to it being a high-scoring affair, odds of [2.54] on over 2.5 goals are far too tempting for us to ignore.
The Three Lions were held to a goalless draw by Montenegro last time out but prior to that they were involved in a dozen consecutive home fixtures that contained over 2.5 goals - only two of their 15 under Capello in London have failed to fill the criteria.
In addition, seven of the last eight England friendlies have had three or more goals, regardless of venue, with the one exception being the clash with Brazil in Doha last November.
France have netted twice in each of their last three encounters and have the likes of Karim Benzema and regular Ligue 1 goal-getters Dimitri Payet and Kevin Gameiro to call upon, while every striker in the England squad has something to prove tonight.
Our bet: We're backing over 2.5 goals in England versus France at 2.54, meaning that - before factoring in commission - we stand to win £15.40. The same punt pays only £12 with 888sport. Sign up for a new account now and have losing bets up to a total of £30 refunded for a week.
Published: 17 Nov 2010
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