Why there will be more goals in the second-half tonight

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Why there will be more goals in the second-half tonight

October 15th, 2008 · No Comments

Don’t rush home from work, England take a while to get going

Our friends at chickendinner have been looking at ways for you to make money on tonight’s England match and believe that betting on the second-half containing more goals than the first is a sound bet. Here’s why:

» In each of England’s last five competitive games there have been more goals scored in the second half than there have in the opening forty-five.

» The margin by which the second-half has outscored the first has increased as the run has gone on:

Russia (A)	1 first-half goal	2 second-half goals
Croatia (H)	2 first-half goals	3 second-half goals
Andorra (A)	0 first-half goals	2 second-half goals
Croatia (A)	1 first-half goal	4 second-half goals
Kazakhstan (H)	0 first-half goals	6 second-half goals

» Belarus’ last three competitive games, including their two in this group, have also seen more goals scored in the second-half than the first.

» It is also a theme that runs throughout World Cup qualifying UEFA Group 6. After nine games there have been:

Games with more first-half goals	2
Games with more second-half goals	6
Games with equal goals in both halves	1
Total number of first-half goals	8
Total number of second-half goals	20