Ivory Coast vs Portugal

gnolan

I think this will be dependent very much on whether Drogba will play. FIFA are due to announce in the morning whether they will allow Drogba to play with a cast. I'm guessing they will allow him to play; but i'm still wondering how well he'll perform given that he's not 100%.

Drogba aside, i wouldn't be too familiar with the Ivory Coast, but i would be wary of how well they would cope if Portugal show up.

I think its a given that Ronaldo is gonna be taking some long shots which have every chance of decieving the keeper, and Liedson up front is, perhaps, the striker that Portugal finally need.

Chances are i'll be going with a Portugal win, maybe over 2.5 goals. I'm really hoping for a good game tomorrow too

Devastator

I think Ivory Coast will win. They have a strong team, even without dogbreath they still have Kalou up front who I think could have a very good tournament

niginator

Anyone else think of backing C. Ronaldo at 16/5 as anytime goalscorer? Might do that as double with Brazil handicap win(-3.0). Thoughts?

Mezcita

Ronaldo has not scored for Portugal in nearly two years.

x PyRo

He will today.

Mezcita

Any particular reason?

Nuri Sahin

Avoiding this like the plague.

Do not trust this Portugal side(they drew 1-1 with Cape Verde!) whatsoever AND Ivory Coast without Drogba probably as well. Meh.

Kalou scoring and a draw look like the sensible bets if anything.

redroar1942

Mezcita wrote: »

Ronaldo has not scored for Portugal in nearly two years.

Fck me thats an amazing stat for such a good player. For me Portugal have been on a decline since Euro 2008 a lot of their players from the so called Golden Generation are gone and have been replaced by plods. They were fairly sh1te in the qualifiers and if the Ivory Coast weren't so average themselves I'd be opposing Portugal. Its easy to look at team sheets and see players like Kalou/Drogba/Ronaldo and think they're good teams but a lot of their team mates are rubbish in comparison. Look at Eto had to play with yesterday!

This one is a draw for me and under 1.5 goals.

jenno86

Drogbas on the bench.

x PyRo

Mezcita wrote: »

Any particular reason?

Sorry only getting back to you now, Ah just one of those feelings! Going to have a few quid on him scoring, He's due one.

Kod-box

niginator wrote: »

Anyone else think of backing C. Ronaldo at 16/5 as anytime goalscorer? Might do that as double with Brazil handicap win(-3.0). Thoughts?

13/8 is best price on oddschecker??

Kersh

Ivory Coast to win at 12/5 on PP.

Clemon

Ivory Coast v Portugal : Anytime Scorer Ronaldo, Cristiano 6/5
Ivory Coast v Portugal : Total Goals Under 2.5 4/7
Ivory Coast v Portugal : Double Result Draw-Portugal 4/1
Ivory Coast v Portugal : Draw 23/10
Ivory Coast v Portugal : Correct Score Draw 0-0 13/2
Ivory Coast v Portugal : Correct Score Portugal 1-0
Ivory Coast v Portugal : Correct Score Draw 1-1 5/1
Ivory Coast v Portugal : Correct Score Portugal 2-1 8/1

Suck It.

Kod-box

Ivory Coast 16/5 on Betfair, i'll have a small nibble at that.

Nuri Sahin

Caved in.

Ivory Coast to win

oppiuy

E4 0n a 2-2 draw. 14/1 with pp

Carroller16

I done Kalou to score first and CIV to win 2-1 at 50/1

digme

there#s a lot of money being put on overs the odds keep dropping

Gillington

digme wrote: »

there#s a lot of money being put on overs the odds keep dropping

I dunno if theyre watching the same match,or the same tournament for that matter!

Dave147

Have 70 on Ivory Coast altogether, looking much sharper in midfield.

El Horseboxo

This is the 7th game to be scoreless at HT. Unbelievable statistic. That's over 50% of the games. Wonder how long this trend will continue. Surely the second round of fixtures in the groups should be more open games where teams kind of know where the stand a little bit more.

Anyways this is the worst world cup that i have witnessed. A majority of the games have just been plain boring. Don't know whether it's the altitude, the new ball or them vuvuzelas. Or all of them. Players just don't seem to be able to run at speed with the ball. They keep knocking it too far. And the shooting has been ridiculous too. This tournament better start picking up.

digme

Gillington wrote: »

I dunno if theyre watching the same match,or the same tournament for that matter!

well the first 20 mins looked like there would be goals. not sure now

skeleton_boy

Just backed the Ivory Coast @ 4/1 in running.

El Horseboxo

Ivory coast are looking the most lively and likely to score in this half anyways. Pity Drogba picked up that injury because with him on the field i think they may have managed to convert one of their chances.

mailburner

cant bring myself to bet on this but id rather have 7/2 ivory than 23/10 portugal for sure

Dave147

Drogba has just come on and my bets on him have come live.

T-b0n3

Yea I put a small amount on IC at 4/1. Hoping Drogs can do the business now.

el diablo

a boring 0-0 FT. no goals in this game. This World Cup is rubbish, I agree.

Aidric

Just stuck a fiver on Ronaldo to nab first goal @ 9's.

gnolan

I HATE FOOTBALL

Cookie33

Boring game - not even 1 goal
I'm getting bored of WC now

digme

holy god

redroar1942

redroar1942 wrote: »

Fck me thats an amazing stat for such a good player. For me Portugal have been on a decline since Euro 2008 a lot of their players from the so called Golden Generation are gone and have been replaced by plods. They were fairly sh1te in the qualifiers and if the Ivory Coast weren't so average themselves I'd be opposing Portugal. Its easy to look at team sheets and see players like Kalou/Drogba/Ronaldo and think they're good teams but a lot of their team mates are rubbish in comparison. Look at Eto had to play with yesterday!

This one is a draw for me and under 1.5 goals.

One of the better 0-0 I've seen. Still been a pretty crappy WC viewing wise.

El Horseboxo

If the CIV players were to actually lift their heads while approaching the box they may have managed a goal. Don't know why they constantly wanted to run into the corner when they had unmarked players supporting them in the middle. Too much greed and not enough early passing.

Dave147

JESUS CHRIST, 94 ****ING MINUTES GONE AND THEY REFUSE TO TAKE THE CORNER PROPERLY.. ****ING RETARDS!!!

Clemon

Clemon wrote: »

Ivory Coast v Portugal : Anytime Scorer Ronaldo, Cristiano 6/5
Ivory Coast v Portugal : Total Goals Under 2.5 4/7
Ivory Coast v Portugal : Double Result Draw-Portugal 4/1
Ivory Coast v Portugal : Draw 23/10
Ivory Coast v Portugal : Correct Score Draw 0-0 13/2
Ivory Coast v Portugal : Correct Score Portugal 1-0
Ivory Coast v Portugal : Correct Score Draw 1-1 5/1
Ivory Coast v Portugal : Correct Score Portugal 2-1 8/1

Suck It.

SUCK IT.

redroar1942

Clemon wrote: »

SUCK IT.

Pity the other 5 bets lost. Were you putting equal stakes on each one?

seanhynes

paddy power dont refund in play win bets i assume for that bore draw offer? had a few quid on the ivory win in play

madma

to add to previous comment..

i had a few quid on ivory too with ladbrokes

anyone know if they had any money back specials?? highly doubt it but checking incase they do something like pp where if it finishes 0-0 you get the refund