Bwin.com has recently annouced a new special market which will see people be able to take advantage of odds that say there is a 20/1 chance that Wayne Rooney will be sent off when his side meet with Liverpool this weekend.
The betting is 1/100 that he will be on the pitch for the entire match. He has made headlines recently as he was sent off in a qualifying match for Euro 2012 when England played against Montenegro. Rooney has a history with Liverpool on a club and personal level and it is expected that he will be prone to an outbreak on the pitch – something he has become known for in the sport.
With this history in mind, punters may well think it a good idea to take advantage of odds and say that he will find himself sent off for the second game in a row. It is also possible to bet on how many cards he will receive throughout the whole year and the odds are not good that he will remain red card free.
That said, the Premier League’s top goalscorer could react positively to his England indiscretion and put in a match-winning performance against Liverpool.
With nine league goals to his name already this season, Rooney is 7/5 to score at Anfield, 5/1 to score first, 15/2 to score two or more and 40/1 to score three or more.
Rooney is also priced at 14/1 to overcome the ban he receives for the red card against Montenegro and emerge from Euro 2012 as the tournament’s top scorer.
Looking ahead to the Liverpool – Man United game itself, the away side are 13/10 favourites to take home all three points in bwin’s 3Way football betting market, with a draw priced at 23/10 and a home win at 2/1.
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