This Saturday night, Wellington's Westpac Stadium will be full to capacity as the New Zealand All Whites take on Bahrain in their do-or-die clash for Football World Cup qualification.
After the first-leg of the two leg play-off in Manama ended in a 0-0 draw both sides go into the match with it all to play for. For Bahrain, thanks to the away goals rule, a score-draw would be enough to see them through, but such a result is far from a certainty.
Buoyed by 35,500 screaming Kiwis (the largest ever football crowd in New Zealand), the All Whites will be a formidable opponent for the 5th placed Asian qualifier. Furthermore, the predicted weather conditions for Saturday night's match (a brisk 11 degrees) couldn't be more different to what the Bahranian side will be used to.
The New Zealand TAB has the All Whites as narrow $2.40 head-to-head favourites ahead of Bahrain at $2.70. While a draw after 90 minutes is paying $3.20. There are also a raft of other special markets on offer including Half time/Full time double, Half-time result, 1st team to score, Time of 1st goal, Total goals in match, Goal Start. Exact Score, Winning team & Method, Number of corners, Double Chance, Penalty in match, NZ to score and/or Bahrain to score.
In other upcoming World Cup qualifiers this weekend, Greece ($2.05) takes on the Ukraine ($3.30); Portugal ($1.37) takes on Bosnia-Herzegovina ($8.25), the Republic of Ireland ($2.70) plays France ($2.40); and Russia ($1.35) meets Slovenia ($9.00).
After the first-leg of the two leg play-off in Manama ended in a 0-0 draw both sides go into the match with it all to play for. For Bahrain, thanks to the away goals rule, a score-draw would be enough to see them through, but such a result is far from a certainty.
Buoyed by 35,500 screaming Kiwis (the largest ever football crowd in New Zealand), the All Whites will be a formidable opponent for the 5th placed Asian qualifier. Furthermore, the predicted weather conditions for Saturday night's match (a brisk 11 degrees) couldn't be more different to what the Bahranian side will be used to.
The New Zealand TAB has the All Whites as narrow $2.40 head-to-head favourites ahead of Bahrain at $2.70. While a draw after 90 minutes is paying $3.20. There are also a raft of other special markets on offer including Half time/Full time double, Half-time result, 1st team to score, Time of 1st goal, Total goals in match, Goal Start. Exact Score, Winning team & Method, Number of corners, Double Chance, Penalty in match, NZ to score and/or Bahrain to score.
In other upcoming World Cup qualifiers this weekend, Greece ($2.05) takes on the Ukraine ($3.30); Portugal ($1.37) takes on Bosnia-Herzegovina ($8.25), the Republic of Ireland ($2.70) plays France ($2.40); and Russia ($1.35) meets Slovenia ($9.00).
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