The 2018 World Cup is in its second week with hundreds of betting lines and markets available on individual match betting for the third and final set of fixtures in the Group stage. The third set of fixtures starts on Monday the 25th of June and runs to Thursday the 28th June. The second round (last 16) starts on Saturday 30th June.
Each final group game is played at the same time for example, Uruguay vs Russia and Saudi Arabia vs Egypt both kick off at 15:00 (U.K. time) on Monday 25th June.
At betplanet.net we have chosen three fixtures from the third round of fixtures in the group stage with match overviews, selected betting odds and some recommended bets on fixtures we think will be “Draws”. “Draws” are priced higher than wins on favorites and therefore can bring in greater profits if the result comes in.
Note: Odds provided are not always fixed and subject to change
Fixture 1 – Denmark vs France
Match day: Tuesday 26th June
Kick off: 17:00 (UTC+3)
Stadium: Luzhniki Stadium
Match Betting - 1x2
Denmark @ 6.00
Draw @ 3.75
France @ 1.60
To win the World Cup outright
Denmark are 81.00 and France are 8.50
Head to Head is: Denmark Won 4, France Won 8, Drawn 1
You have seen the first two round of games so you have an idea of which teams are performing well or not so well. What we are looking to choose fixtures where both teams have already qualified for the second round and so the result of the final group match is not so important.
In this situation, these countries will often select their team from their reserve players, they will always rest their star players and it also gives the reserve players match time for the later rounds.
We believe that the two countries do want to win the group outright of course but will often settle for a draw if the scores are level near the end.
Selected markets, odds and recommended
| 1x2 | Denmark @ 6.00 vs France @ 1.60 *[Draw 3.75] |
| Match result and both teams to score | Denmark @ 9.50, *Draw @ 4.60, France @ 3.60 |
| Correct Score | Draw 0-0 @ 9.50 *1-1 @ 6.50, *2-2 @ 17.00 |
| Other Correct Score | Denmark to win 1-0 @ 11.00, France to win 1-0 @ 8.50 |
| Total Goals | Under 2.5 @ 1.73, *Over 2.5 @ 2.00 |
| Double Result | France / Draw @ 15.00, *Draw / Draw @ 5.00, Denmark / Draw @ 19.00 |
| First Half Betting | France @ 2.30, *Draw @ 2.00, Denmark @ 5.50 |
| Come from behind and Draw | *France @ 8.50, *Denmark @ 8.50 |
| Highest Scoring Half | 1st Half @ 3.00 Draw @ 3.25 2nd Half @ 2.00 |
| Match Handicap | Denmark +1 goals Win @ 1.95, *Draw @ 3.60, Lose @ 3.00 |
| Insurance Bet | Draw no bet - France @ 1.30, Denmark @ 3.40 |
| Insurance Bet | *Both to score no draw @ 2.90 |
Fixture 2 – England vs Belgium
Match day: Thursday 28th June
Kick off: 20:00 (UTC+2)
Stadium: Kaliningrad Stadium
Match Betting - 1x2
England @ 2.80
Draw @ 3.30
Belgium @ 2.45
To win the World Cup outright
England are 13.00 and Belgium are 9.00
Head to head is: England Won 2, Belgium Won, 0 Drawn 4
As with Denmark and France, these two teams should have already qualified and therefore will be resting star players. They are also very familiar with each other due to a lot of Belgium players playing in the Premier League. If you follow stats then you can also see that this fixture produces more draws than wins.
Selected markets, odds and recommended
| 1x2 | England @ 2.80, *Draw @ 3.40, Belgium @ 2.45 |
| Match Result and both teams to score | England @ 5.00, *Draw @ 4.00, Belgium @4.50 |
| Correct Score | Draw 0-0 @ 10.00 *1-1 @ 5.80, *2-2 @13.00 |
| Other Correct Score | England to win to 1-0 @ 9.00, Belgium to win 1-0 @ 8.00 |
| Double Result | Belgium / Draw @ 15.00 *Draw / Draw @ 4.75, *England / Draw @ 17.00 |
| Handicap | England +1 goals win @ 1.50, *+1 goals draw @ 4.20, -1 goals lose @ 4.60 |
| Total match goals | Under 2.5 @ 1.73, *Over 2.5 @ 2.00 |
| First half betting | England @ 3.40, *Draw @ 2.00, Belgium @ 3.00 |
| Come from behind and draw | England @ 7.00, *Belgium @7.00 |
| Lead at half time and not win | *England @ 9.00, *Belgium @ 10.00 |
| Insurance Bet | *Both score no draw @ 2.62 |
| Insurance Bet | Draw no bet England @ 2.00, *Belgium @ 1.73 |
Fixture 3 – Uruguay vs Russia
Match day: Monday 25th June
Kick off: 18:00 (UTC+4)
Stadium: Samara Arena
Match Betting - 1x2
Uruguay @ 2.37
Draw @ 3.00
Russia @ 3.20
To win the World Cup outright
Uruguay are 29.00 and Russia are 41.00
Head to head is: One Draw (1-1)
Here we are looking at the Draw because both teams have already Qualified for the second round or one team only needs a draw to qualify. The odds are evenly spread and clearly the bookmakers think a draw is likely. Both teams have no reason to push themselves so they will rest star players and if the game draw is level with ten minutes left to play their will be little urgency to press for a win.
Selected markets, odds and recommended
| Match Result and both teams to score | Uruguay @ 5.50 vs Russia @ 6.00 *[Draw 3.90] |
| Both teams to score | *Yes @ 2.00, No @ 1.73 |
| Correct Score | Draw 0-0 @ 6.50, *1-1 @ 5.00, 2-2 @ 15.00 |
| Other Correct Score | Uruguay to win 1-0 @ 6.50, Russia to win 1-0 @ 7.50 |
| Total Goals | Under 2.5 @ 1.50, *Over 2.5 @ 2.50 |
| Double Result | *Uruguay / Draw @ 15.00, *Draw / Draw @ 4.20, Russia / Draw @ 17.00 |
| 1st Half Betting | *Uruguay @ 3.00, Draw @ 1.83, *Russia @ 4.00 |
| 1st Half Score | 0-0 @ 2.10, *1-1 @ 8.50, 2-2 @ 61.00 |
| Match Handicap | Uruguay -1 Win @ 4.75, *Draw @ 4.00, Lose @ 1.50 |
| Lead at half time and not win | *Uruguay @ 11.00, Russia @ 10.00 |
| Insurance Bet | *Both teams to score – No Draw @ 3.10 |
| Insurance Bet | Draw No Bet – *Uruguay @ 1.70 Russia @ 2.05 |
Final Word
Putting any of these bets or ones you choose in to doubles and trebles helps to increase the odds and your profits dramatically. You can also use doubles and trebles as insurance against larger bets on singles.
We will be posting more fixtures and betting information for the 2nd Round (Last 16) fixtures when the groups have been decided. Good luck!
