Spain v Chile – Alexis Sanchez 9/1 Odds to Score First

Having suffered a heavy defeat to Netherlands, Spain will be under extreme pressure when they face Chile in their second group game since La Furia Roja are well aware they will be effectively out of contention for a place in the knockout stages unless they record a win on Thursday.

And while La Furia Roja can be trusted to attack from the off, their shaky back line will have to be wary of Chile’s swift counterattacks that have proved to be La Roja’s strongest weapon of late, with the likes of Alexis Sanchez and Eduardo Vargas proving very difficult to contain.

It is the Barcelona forward who is likely to cause Spain the biggest problems as he appears to be in great form having scored against Australia. With that in mind, backing Sanchez to score the first goal at enhanced odds of 9/1 might be worth a flutter.