Golden Boot Odds

As the World Cup 2018 draws ever closer, there will certainly be many footballers with their sights set on not one but two prizes. In the World Cup 2018, in addition to the trophy for the outright winner, there will also secondary prizes and awards available for the individuals who have performed the best throughout the competition. One of these prizes is the Golden Boot, which is awarded to the one player who has racked up the most amount of goals.

Whilst, unless you’re reading this guide as a world-class forward, you probably don’t have much chance at walking away with the Golden Boot prize this summer, it could still be very lucrative and rewarding for you. This is because many UK bookmakers are already offering appealing odds on who will be the top goal scorer of the World Cup 2018.

So which prolific player should you back? In this guide we’ll be talking about the players who are favourites to win the prize, and what the odds on them winning currently stand at. We’ll also be weighing up each favourite’s chance of walking away with the Golden Boot, taking their current form and international team into consideration.

Favourites To Win the World Cup 2018 Golden Boot Prize

As we’ve just mentioned, ahead of the World Cup 2018, plenty of different UK bookmakers are already offering odds on who will walk away from the tournament with the most goals, and therefore bag the Golden Boot prize.

Below we’ve listed the top ten bookies favourites to the World Cup 2018 Golden Boot prize, the odds, which country they play for and how many matches and goals they have scored for their team in their career so far.

Advantages of Betting on the World Cup Golden Boot Winner

There are many advantages to making a World Cup top scorer bet this summer, not least because they’re highly profitable. Another good reason is because a player may be much easier to judge on his form than his team as a whole For instance, looking at the stats above, it’s clear to see which players have racked up the most goals internationally during their careers but it’s much harder to compare two different international teams, with completely different playing styles and World Cup records.

Betting on the World Cup 2018 Golden Boot Winner is also advantageous because a player may still be able to win the prize even if his team are eliminated from the competition. This gives you a higher chance of your bet paying off in the long run.

Disadvantages of Betting on the World Cup Golden Boot Winner

Whilst there are several interesting advantages of betting on a player rather than a team in this World Cup, there are some converse disadvantages too.

For instance, whilst a player may have a good record (for instance Cristiano Ronaldo or Harry Kane), his team (for instance Portugal or England) may not be likely to progress far in the competition. This means that they may not be able to play enough matches to have enough opportunities to beat out other players for the prize.

Another disadvantage of placing a World Cup Golden Boot or Top Scorer wager is that players can get injured or booked at any time. These events can, obviously, have a serious impact on their chances of racking up goals. For instance, you may have expected Mo Salah to be in the running for the prize after his formidable performances for Liverpool this season, yet due to sustaining injury in the Champions League final his odds have lengthened dramatically.

Another great example of this can be seen in the World Cup 2014, where Luis Suarez was one of the favourites to become top goal scorer. In hindsight, the more profitable bet would have been to back Suarez to bite someone, but that’s a story for a different day.