Bets and odds on Spain at 2022 FIFA World Cup: Will the Red Fury win Group E?

The Spanish team is the main favourite in Group E of the World Cup in Qatar, despite the fact that in this quartet, apart from the Spaniards, the German team is also present. Let's take a look at Spain's chances at the 2022 World Cup.

Spain and Costa Rica are high-scoring sides, with each head-to-head encounter having a TO 2.5, with two out of three involving a TO 3.5. The Spaniards probably cannot be called a top team; after all, the Fury regularly plays on nil. For example, in the last four games against Spain, only the Swiss have managed to score, which means that not all Spanish matches end with a result, but the Pyrenees themselves, however, regularly achieve two goals per meeting.

On paper, Costa Rica looks decidedly weaker than its arch-rivals, but there's no denying that they are a dangerous side. They have won eight of their last ten matches and failed to score in only one away game against Panama. So, the Spaniards will face a tough test.

Our bet: W1+TO (2.5) for 1.75 at 1xbet.

One of the central matches in the group stage will be played in the city of Al-Hour at Al-Bayt Stadium, where the Spaniards will take on the Germans. Visually, the opponents are of a similar level, but the results in their official matches tell a different story. Germany has failed to beat Spain in five previous head-to-head encounters.

And the current tone is not in favor of the Bundesteam. The Spanish team has won their group in the Nations League and will now play in the playoffs. At the same time, the Germans have struggled to keep their place in League A, winning only one of their six games in the competition and losing to Hungary on home soil. The Germans are a tough team to beat in the group stage.

Our bet: Handicap 1(0) for 1.890 at bet365.

On paper, Spain is the clear favorite. However, if we look closely, Japan isn't such an easy opponent. First, the Japanese have the necessary international experience, having played regularly in the finals of significant forums on a continental and planetary scale. Secondly, the Japanese team's current form can be described as good, as they have not conceded a goal in their last five games and have won three times.

However, the Spaniards had another vital group stage in the Nations League and won a difficult Group 2, beating Portugal, Switzerland, and the Czech Republic. Another critical point to note is that Spain has scored in 20 games, and the Fury has won most of their games in 2022, with a TO (3.5). Spain, as well as Japan, has often finished their matches without conceding.

Our bet: W2+TU (3.5) for 2.07 at betking.

1xbet offers odds of 1.092 for Spain to make the playoffs, which is a 91.7% chance. We think Spain should score at least seven points in Group E and make the playoffs. There is a German team in Group E that could potentially beat Fury. But we cannot deny that the Spaniards are stronger than the Japanese and Costa Rica. And the Spanish side's recent results in the Nations League make it clear that the Pyrenees are capable of a lot in Qatar and the playoff stage is hardly the final goal for the South.

The current generation of the Spanish team is not as rich in bright personalities as it was during Xavi's time. The current Spanish team is more like the Dutch, who are stronger as a team rather than as individuals. But from that, the Fury is no less dangerous than the most expensive team on the planet, England, or the French, the reigning world champions. The Spanish team's primary goalkeeper, Unai Simon, who, according to 1xbet, shares third place in the Golden Gloves chart with Neuer (7) and is second only to Thibaut Courtois (6) and Alison Becker (5.5), deserves a separate mention.

The young Barcelona talent Pedro González López also deserves a separate word. The Catalan club's attacking midfielder is second on the World Cup Young Player of the Year chart with odds of around 6 at 1xbet. He is second only to Bellingham (4). Pedro González López is Barcelona's central midfielder despite being 19 years old. He has played 20 games for Barcelona this season and scored three times. Admittedly, he is not as central to the national team as Bellingham is to the England squad, and that's the main difficulty. Therefore, if Spain and England have roughly equal success at the World Cup, we doubt he has a realistic chance of beating Bellingham in the opposition. The Briton is likely to play trivially more matches at the World Cup, consequently getting a higher score for the tournament.

For Germany, we predicted that they would finish second in Group E. It now makes sense to indicate that the Fury will win Group E. That might be expected both by the Spanish team's current form, which is better than the German and by the fact that Germany has had problems in their recent head-to-head encounters with the Spaniards.

Our prediction: Spain will take first place in Group E