1. 06-12-14 04:22 AM #1
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    Who will be the first team to kick off Brazil - Croatia

    Hey guys, I heard a rumour that since 1986, always the away teams gets to kick off the game. Some bookies offering now 1.90 for Croatia to kick off first. Anyone has info about that? Or stats where we can check if the above is true?

    Think about it.
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  2. 06-12-14 04:28 AM #2
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    I read about it in another forum as well. He said something about fifa fairplay, hosts always giving the chance for away team to kick off.
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  3. 06-12-14 04:32 AM #3
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    Makes sense
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  4. 06-12-14 04:40 AM #4
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    What bookies offer this??!!
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  5. 06-12-14 04:54 AM #5
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    Quote Originally Posted by Rugby21 View Post
    What bookies offer this??!!
    Bet365 has it.
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  6. 06-12-14 05:44 AM #6
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    What if Croatia wins the toss? Nothing to stop them choosing to kick to a favoured end and thus relinquishing the kick-off.
    As far as I know the World Cup games follow the global procedure, so the winner of the toss can choose to EITHER kick to a certain end, or take the kick-off. If either team perceives an advantage in kicking to a certain end for the first half, then the opposite team will kick-off, and the bet is basically a 50-50 proposition at -EV odds.
    Usually, there is a bigger perceived advantage in taking the choice of ends, rather than choosing to kick-off.
    If the Home side has let the opposition kick off in every opening game since 1986, then that could just mean that the Home side has won the toss on each of those (7) occasions, which is certainly not beyond the realms of normal variance.
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  7. 06-12-14 07:17 AM #7
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    Quote Originally Posted by vasilli07 View Post
    I read about it in another forum as well. He said something about fifa fairplay, hosts always giving the chance for away team to kick off.
    May I have the link?
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  8. 06-12-14 08:15 AM #8
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    Quote Originally Posted by addictedto View Post
    May I have the link?
    http://forum.bettingadvice.com/showp...0&postcount=13
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  9. 06-12-14 08:48 AM #9
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    Just took some of it for fun. Croatia to kick-off first @1.90
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  10. 06-12-14 11:41 AM #10
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    This is literally a coin toss! Good luck!
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  11. 06-12-14 12:09 PM #11
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    On a coin toss you have 50% chance
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  12. 06-12-14 01:32 PM #12
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    Quote Originally Posted by AlexLx View Post
    On a coin toss you have 50% chance
    Exactly Einstein.
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  13. 06-12-14 02:03 PM #13
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    So why would you bet on a return that pays 1,90?? Just random chance with a 1,90 payout is just not worth it.
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  14. 06-14-14 04:55 PM #14
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    WHo had the kickoff now btw? didnt pay attention
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