Socceroos backed to beat Bahrain in tonights Asian Cup Match
The Socceroos are short-priced favourites to win tonight’s Asian Cup clash against Bahrain with online bookmaker sportsbet.com.au.
Australia is paying $1.50 to win the match, with the Draw at $3.75 and Bahrain the outsider at $6.50.
“Not surprisingly the early money for this match has been all for Australia,” said sportsbet.com.au’s Haydn Lane.
“More than 90% of the bets placed on the match have been on the Socceroos.”
Australia is the equal favourite with South Korea to win the Asian Cup at $4, with Japan a close third in the market at $4.33.
“Punters have got the field narrowed down to the top three, and that being the case, the Socceroos currently represent great value at $4,” said Lane.
Market courtesy of sportsbet.com.au
Asian Cup – Australia vs Bahrain
$1.50 Australia
$3.75 Draw
$6.50 Bahrain
2011 Asian Cup Champion
$4.00 Australia, South Korea
$4.33 Japan
$7.00 Iran
$8.00 Uzbekistan
$13 Qatar
$23 Iraq, Jordan
$34 North Korea
$51 Bahrain
$81 United Arab Emirates
