2018 World Cup Betting Prediction: Panama vs. Tunisia Odds

When the Group G draw was announced, it looked like Panama and Tunisia would likely be on the outside looking in when the knockout stage rolled around and that’s exactly how it played out. The two sides will be battling to earn their first points of the World Cup, with Tunisia set as a -129 favourite.

World Cup 2018: Panama vs. Tunisia Odds and Betting Analysis

World Cup Betting Odds: Tunisia -129

Date: Thursday, June 28, 2 p.m.

Tunisia is seeing the majority of the early action and rightfully so. They were even with England until a late stoppage-time goal and they gained a lot of respect by going for it in a 5-2 loss. Wahbi Khazri has Tunisia’s best odds to score at +377.

Considering that this is Panama’s first trip to the World Cup, they didn’t come into this tournament with great expectations. Bettors knew that and haven’t given this team much support. Defender Felipe Baloy scored his squad’s lone goal of the competition against England and he’s at +4863 to strike again on Thursday.

Early action is backing this matchup to top the 2.5-goal total (-138).

Panama

They came, they saw, they played. That’s about the size of Panama’s first World Cup experience. This team just doesn’t have the quality to put other squads in danger just yet, so it’s more than likely that they’ll concentrate on trying to protect their goal again in this one.

“The experience in Russia has been top-notch, we hope that Panama can keep growing,” Baloy told reporters. “As a group we’ve had a good coexistence in which we’ve spent time with the youngest players, who will stay on.”

Tunisia

The tastiest carrot for Tunisia is the opportunity to end a winless streak at the World Cup that has now stretched to 13 games over the last 40 years.

This time around, defence has been a problem for Tunisia. They have allowed seven goals already, which is more than they’ve allowed in any of their last four competitions. On the bright side, they have looked better when they’re pushing the ball forward. Midfielder Ferjani Sassi, defender Dylan Bronn and Renne striker Khazri have been the goal scorers so far and Tunisia will be looking to add to their goal tally to end the tournament on a positive note.

Panama vs. Tunisia Prediction

Tunisia 2, Panama 0

This game finishes off World Cup group play and both teams are just playing for pride here. Overall, it’s been a disappointing tournament for Tunisia, but it may serve as a reality check moving forward. This is the match where they finally snap their World Cup winless streak that dates all the way back to 1978.