David Villa Golden Boot betting

David Villa odds for 2010 World Cup

Spaniard, David Villa, is the current favourite to come away from South Africa with the golden boot. The best odds available are 8/1 with Bet 365. His goal scoring credentials at international level are unquestionable and with Spain looking likely to remain in the tournament until the very end, it is easy to see why he is the favourite with many bookmakers.

The 28 year-old has been at his current club, Valencia, since summer 2005 despite constant rumours linking him to a move elsewhere. In this time he has managed to score 129 goals, including 28 so far this season. He is currently on another great run of goals having scored 7 goals in his last 5 games. These stats clearly show that he is more than capable of finding the back of the net on a consistent basis.

He also has a terrific international scoring rate with 36 goals in 52 games, and was top scorer in Euro 2008 as Spain went on to lift the trophy. His scoring rate is seemingly only going to get better as well; he managed 7 goals in 7 games in qualification for the World Cup and has scored 12 goals in 13 internationals since summer 2009. Placing him as favourite for the golden boot award is further justified by the quality of the Spanish team as a whole and the draw they have received. They are in a group with Honduras, Switzerland and Chile. Considering the apparent lack of quality these sides have, it seems fairly likely that Spain will manage to beat each of them fairly comfortably and Villa will be hoping to build up a good goal tally in the group games.

Villa would certainly be my pick if betting on the golden boot winner. His goal scoring record at both club and international level is amongst the best in the world, and playing for probably the best team in the world means he should play more matches than most. I would probably choose him just ahead of teammate Fernando Torres on the basis of fitness, Torres being the more likely to suffer an injury.

David Villa Golden Boot betting odds

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