Top Goalscorer

In today’s article, we will be covering all the potential top scorers of the FIFA World Cup 2018 which will take place in Russia in June to July.

Been thinking a lot about the World Cup recently? Well, that’s little wonder, given that it will be starting on 14th June which is only a couple of weeks away. You may even be thinking about placing a bet.

If so, then we may have just the thing that might be beneficial to you. While it’s fun to gamble on who will be the winner of the World Cup, it’s even more so to bet on more specific things, i.e.: who will be the top goal scorer of the competition?

Always best to inspect the odds in either case. Here they are for the top five goal scorers of the World Cup 2018.

All About the World Cup Top Goalscorer Odds

While top goalscorer World Cup 2018 odds are easily available to check, they depend solely on the sports betting sites putting them out. We have put together a list of figures that go into a lot of depth about who could potentially win this title.

There are a few things that we took into account:

  • The team: Taking the team of the top scorer into account is significant because it tells us how frequent the goals will be.
  • Goals: An awareness of how many goals the player’s scored so far so we know how likely it is they will score during the World Cup.
  • Shots on target: How many of their attempted goals were actually on target?
  • Playtime: How long has the player been playing in minutes?
  • Average goals: This should speak for itself; players average goal shows us how long we can expect before the player makes the first goal.
  • Assistance: Did the player get help in making their goals or was it all their own effort?

From all these factors, we can ascertain how likely it would be that they would be top goalscorer World Cup odds.

1) Robert Lewandowski

A rising young star, the Polish player Lewandowski has a potentially promising career ahead of him with a long list of achievements behind him already. He has all that it takes to beat the World Cup 2018 top scorer odds.

Here are all the things that you should know about him:

  • Team: Poland
  • Goals Scored: 16
  • Shots on Target: 74%
  • Minutes Played: 900
  • Minutes Per Goal: 56
  • Assists: 1

This in no way indicates that Poland will win the cup with Lewandowski on their side of the field. However, their chances are still pretty strong than they would be without him.

Poland are doubtlessly proud to have Lewandowski on their team. We think he’s one to keep an eye on, for sure.

TL; DR — If you want a completely safe bet for top scorer, Lewandowski is your man.

2) Cristiano Ronaldo

This renowned player has become almost legendary on the pitch. Ronaldo is an extremely high profile player that makes for an entertaining watch when he is in place.

Here’s what you need to know about him:

  • Team: Portugal
  • Goals Scored: 15
  • Shots on Target: 61%
  • Minutes Played: 765
  • Minutes Per Goal: 51
  • Assists: 3

Known as one of the best players in the world at one point, Ronaldo is considered to be prestigious for a reason. Betting on him will be a near-guaranteed way to make some cash.

For this tournament in particular, he may beat the World Cup 2018 player of the tournament odds. He might even beat all the odds and triumph over Lewandowski.

TL; DR — Ronaldo might make for another safe bet as well as Lewandowski.  

3) Christian Eriksen

Next up is Christian Eriksen, Denmark’s shining prodigy who will be one of the sport’s best players. Making good scores for the team to making a storm on the pitch, he has what it takes to make yet another good bet for your money.

Here’s what you need to know about him:

  • Team: Denmark
  • Goals Scored: 11
  • Shots on Target: 69%
  • Minutes Played: 1080
  • Minutes Per Goal: 98
  • Assists: 3

Denmark will be participating in their first match in the World Cup against Peru. The match is set to be a good one and we will be keeping a close eye on Eriksen here.

TL; DR — Eriksen is one of the better bets to make during your World Cup gambling ventures.

4) Romelu Lukaku

Top goalscorer World Cup odds dictate that Lukaku will be one of Belgium’s better players in the competition. They will doubtlessly be better off with him on their side than without it.

Here are his stats:

  • Team: Belgium
  • Goals Scored: 11
  • Shots on Target: 74%
  • Minutes Played: 630
  • Minutes Per Goal: 57
  • Assists: 1

Belgium will be formidable here with Lukaku playing on the pitch and we’re sure his World Cup 2018 top scorer odds will be good figures.

Not many consider Belgium to be a major threat, but they should with Lukaku playing. The reasons why are just too numerous to name.

TL; DR —Lukaku is quite the good midway with great figures. He’s just another example of a good free bet top goalscorer World Cup.

5) André Silva

One of Portugal’s other better players alongside Ronaldo, Silva is another participant to keep an eye on. Formidably athletic, he is like an artist on the pitch and keeps things lively.

Here are his numbers:

  • Team: Portugal
  • Goals Scored: 9
  • Shots on Target: 61%
  • Minutes Played: 783
  • Minutes Per Goal: 87
  • Assists: 1

So, with two strong players on their site of the field, it looks like World Cup 2018 top scorer odds are to be in Portugal’s pocket this year.

Either way, we have our fingers crossed that they will make a splash in the competition and give us some entertaining matches to watch.

TL; DR — Portugal has two strong players on their side and could be in for a strong chance of winning!   

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